Top Five Reasons to Parkrun in 2026
If you’ve ever thought, “I really should get more active…but I don’t know how,” you’re not alone. For many of us, the idea of joining a gym, signing up for a fitness class, or suddenly “getting active” feels overwhelming. Maybe you’re worried you’ll be too slow, too unfit, or that everyone else will be miles ahead.
Our Big Push 2026: Building Momentum, Driving Change, and Empowering Movement
The Active Pregnancy Foundation (APF) have unveiled their new campaign Our Big Push – a bold and forward-looking strategy that builds on the progress and partnerships they’ve achieved so far.
Children’s Activity Levels Rising But Inactivity Remains Too High
The number of children and young people playing sport and taking part in physical activity in England is at the highest level since the Active Lives Survey started in 2017-18.
Mission to Get One Million More Children Active Sees New Guidance for Fitness and Leisure Facilities to Meet Growing Demand
Generation Alpha is driving demand for fitness and health services according to figures released by ukactive, as it publishes new guidance to support fitness and leisure facilities engaging children and young people.
Health, Wealth and Happiness – the £123bn Value of Activity
Community sport and physical activity generated an estimated £122.9 billion in ‘social value’ across England in 2023/24, new research from Sport England has revealed.
Nearly Three in Five Parents Expect Children’s Physical Activity to Drop this Winter as Stars Back New Campaign to Keep Kids Active
Almost three in five (57%) parents say their children’s physical activity levels are likely to suffer a seasonal dip during autumn and winter, with cold or wet weather (60%) and darker evenings (41%) highlighted as the key barriers in new research findings.
Closing the Attendance Gap with Sport and Enrichment
Ahead of the Department for Education’s forthcoming Enrichment Framework, the Youth Sport Trust explores the link between cocurricular participation, engagement, and attendance, with practical examples from schools and trusts.
This Girl Can Calls for Action on Women’s Freedom to Be Active After Dark
With the clocks now turned back and darker evenings setting in, Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign is calling time on the curfew that restricts women’s freedom to be active after dark.
National Trust Launches ‘Wild Senses’ Campaign to Reignite Nature Connection this Autumn
As the days grow shorter and colder, the National Trust is calling on the public to resist the seasonal retreat indoors and instead embrace the sensory richness of autumn through its new nationwide campaign, ‘Wild Senses’.
English Football League in the Community and Mind Join Forces to Champion Safe and Effective Practice in Sport and Mental Health
At an event focused on ‘Unlocking the Power of Physical Activity for Mental Health’ on 8 October 2025, English Football League (EFL) in the Community has announced a new collaboration with national mental health charity Mind. This will make EFL in the Community the first national organisation to roll out the Safe and Effective Practice support package across its network of 72 Football Club charities.