Few public services have such a cross-cutting impact as parks and green spaces. Helen Griffiths explains why
The Sport and Recreation Alliance examines the current state of sport and physical activity in England and outlines how the sector is responding to a rapidly changing landscape
Following the recent State of UK Public Parks 2016 report, the Association of Play Industries reports on the importance of play
There is a lot of pressure on local authority leisure facilities to combat and re-energise an inactive generation. Duncan Wood-Allum, of SLC, addresses the importance of facility development in local authorities to engage more residents in exercise.
Stacey Aplin looks at how the pocket park revolution is transforming our local spaces.
Held at the NEC Birmingham, Leisure Industry Week runs from 20-21 September and will cover a wide range of topics including Sport & Physical Activity, Play and Training & Nutrition.
Mark Hardy, chair of the Association of Play Industries, suggests a change to procurement practices could help local authorities to solve some of the issues affecting local play facilities.
The provision of high-quality public play facilities has a vital role in fighting certain societal issues, such as obesity and inactivity amongst young people, writes Michael Hoenigmann, chair of the Association for Play Industries
Local government officers and their contractors can now benefit from expert turf care advice for public sports playing surfaces in a £1.3 million programme funded by national governing bodies of sports, Sport England and the Institute of Groundsmanship
Sallie Barker of the Sport and Recreation Alliance talks us through the current state of publicly funded sport and the work her organisation does to promote fitness in the community
With a host of interactive features, a wealth of educational content and numerous networking opportunities, the UK’s key commercial leisure event, Leisure Industry Week, closed a success
