Growing challenges such as waterlogged pitches and rising maintenance costs are making facilities harder to use and sustain. Recent research published by Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) assesses how climate change is affecting grassroots sport in the UK, both environmentally and financially. The project also explored ways to reduce the environmental impact of grassroots sport and identified adaptations to support the sector’s long-term environmental and financial sustainability. In particular, the report states that the prospect of declining participation is likely to have a “significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the population”, which could lead to an even greater burden on the public health costs. Read the report here.
SportEd’s Meet the Funder: Sport England – Green Initiatives held on 11 September was the second most popular webinar in SportEd’s history. You can watch the recording and access the slides.
Additional resources:
- Movement Fund guidance and previous webinar on the Movement Fund
- Sport England Every Move strategy
- Environmental Sustainability investment prioritiesfor the Movement Fund
- Sport England contact details for funding enquiries
- By phone: 0345 8508 508, Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.
- By email: funding@sportengland.org
- Sported Hub – environmental sustainability
- Sport England Buddle – environmental sustainability
Please do also share your experiences of how climate change impacts participation in sport and physical activity at grassroots level with Sport England, as well as how it impacts your group and workforce and the places and spaces you use.
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