Activity Alliance
@activityalliance.bsky.social
We are a national charity and the leading voice for disabled people in sports and activities.
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Our vision is a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities. We will improve opportunities to be active, empowering disabled people to get involved in sport and activities in the way they choose. More about us here: www.activityalliance.org.uk youtu.be/GpG2QbqUuD8?...
A reminder about some exciting research we're doing with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social.
We're looking for people who work in sport and activity to take part in a research survey about intersectionality.
Full details and link to the survey on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
We're looking for people who work in sport and activity to take part in a research survey about intersectionality.
Full details and link to the survey on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
New intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University
New Activity Alliance intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University looking at disability inclusion.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A reminder about some exciting research we're doing with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social.
We're looking for people who work in sport and activity to take part in a research survey about intersectionality.
Full details and link to the survey on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
We're looking for people who work in sport and activity to take part in a research survey about intersectionality.
Full details and link to the survey on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
Some very exciting news from our good friends at Wheels For All. Chris Boardman CBE has been unveiled as a new patron!
Bringing his celebrated cycling expertise he will help to push forward the organisation’s mission.
Bringing his celebrated cycling expertise he will help to push forward the organisation’s mission.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Some very exciting news from our good friends at Wheels For All. Chris Boardman CBE has been unveiled as a new patron!
Bringing his celebrated cycling expertise he will help to push forward the organisation’s mission.
Bringing his celebrated cycling expertise he will help to push forward the organisation’s mission.
We're excited to be starting a new intersectionality research project with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social. We want to understand how intersectionality in relation to disability inclusion impacts disabled people's participation at a local level.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
New intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University
New Activity Alliance intersectionality research project with Leeds Beckett University looking at disability inclusion.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We're excited to be starting a new intersectionality research project with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social. We want to understand how intersectionality in relation to disability inclusion impacts disabled people's participation at a local level.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10208-n...
Last week we were joined by members, partners, and our Board for our AGM in Loughborough. It was a great opportunity to celebrate a fantastic year of impact for our charity. Find out more on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10203-a...
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Last week we were joined by members, partners, and our Board for our AGM in Loughborough. It was a great opportunity to celebrate a fantastic year of impact for our charity. Find out more on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10203-a...
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Paker as our new Chair. Adam brings over 25 years of leadership experience in the sport and physical activity sector, having driven transformation across national and international sporting organisations. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10204-a...
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Paker as our new Chair. Adam brings over 25 years of leadership experience in the sport and physical activity sector, having driven transformation across national and international sporting organisations. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10204-a...
For those that have completed Inclusive Activity Programme (IAP) training, we're hosting an exciting series of follow-on webinars. Next up is Rebound on 28 October. Discover how #ReboundTherapy can enhance physical and sensory development. All the details: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10093-u...
October 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For those that have completed Inclusive Activity Programme (IAP) training, we're hosting an exciting series of follow-on webinars. Next up is Rebound on 28 October. Discover how #ReboundTherapy can enhance physical and sensory development. All the details: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10093-u...
Sam Orde will step down as Chair of Activity Alliance after seven years. Here she reflects on her time with the national charity:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10188-s...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10188-s...
Sam Orde - reflections on my time with Activity Alliance
Sam Orde will step down as Chair of Activity Alliance after seven years. Here she reflects on her time with the national charity.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Sam Orde will step down as Chair of Activity Alliance after seven years. Here she reflects on her time with the national charity:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10188-s...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10188-s...
Very exciting news from Special Olympics Great Britain!
Their board has approved plans to stage a newly structured National Summer Games in 2026
Read all about it here:
www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/4377582...
Their board has approved plans to stage a newly structured National Summer Games in 2026
Read all about it here:
www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/4377582...
Special Olympics GB outlines new concept for 2026 National Summer Games
Special Olympics uses sport to empower children & adults with an intellectual disability to enhance their health and wellbeing
www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Very exciting news from Special Olympics Great Britain!
Their board has approved plans to stage a newly structured National Summer Games in 2026
Read all about it here:
www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/4377582...
Their board has approved plans to stage a newly structured National Summer Games in 2026
Read all about it here:
www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/4377582...
Dover has enjoyed the benefits of a successful GOGA project!
Your Leisure Kent Limited was the lead organisation for Get Out Get Active in Action Dover. They worked in the Dover district to provide classes, taster sessions and events.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10128-d...
Your Leisure Kent Limited was the lead organisation for Get Out Get Active in Action Dover. They worked in the Dover district to provide classes, taster sessions and events.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10128-d...
Dover reaps activity benefits of successful GOGA project
An activity program in Dover that has run for three years thanks to National Lottery funding hopes the positive impact will continue.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dover has enjoyed the benefits of a successful GOGA project!
Your Leisure Kent Limited was the lead organisation for Get Out Get Active in Action Dover. They worked in the Dover district to provide classes, taster sessions and events.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10128-d...
Your Leisure Kent Limited was the lead organisation for Get Out Get Active in Action Dover. They worked in the Dover district to provide classes, taster sessions and events.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10128-d...
Activity Alliance has teamed up with Rebound Therapy to promote the Rebound Therapy Practitioner course.
It uses trampolines to provide opportunities for movement, therapeutic exercise and recreation for disabled people.
Find out more on our website:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10169-b...
It uses trampolines to provide opportunities for movement, therapeutic exercise and recreation for disabled people.
Find out more on our website:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10169-b...
Book a Rebound Therapy Practitioner course
Activity Alliance have teamed up with Rebound Therapy to promote the Rebound Therapy Practitioner course.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
October 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Activity Alliance has teamed up with Rebound Therapy to promote the Rebound Therapy Practitioner course.
It uses trampolines to provide opportunities for movement, therapeutic exercise and recreation for disabled people.
Find out more on our website:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10169-b...
It uses trampolines to provide opportunities for movement, therapeutic exercise and recreation for disabled people.
Find out more on our website:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10169-b...
We are very proud to announce the appointment of Ian Mullane and Reena Parmar to our Board of trustees.
Appointed in September, their combined professional expertise and lived experience will help drive meaningful change.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10181-a...
Appointed in September, their combined professional expertise and lived experience will help drive meaningful change.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10181-a...
Activity Alliance welcomes two new trustees
Activity Alliance welcomes Ian Mullane and Reena Parmar to its Board of Trustees.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We are very proud to announce the appointment of Ian Mullane and Reena Parmar to our Board of trustees.
Appointed in September, their combined professional expertise and lived experience will help drive meaningful change.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10181-a...
Appointed in September, their combined professional expertise and lived experience will help drive meaningful change.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10181-a...
We all deserve the right to move, play sport or be active however we choose to be. Nobody must feel excluded or forgotten as we strive for a happier, healthier, more active nation. Read our #Manifesto and learn about our three asks for #Government: www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
September 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We all deserve the right to move, play sport or be active however we choose to be. Nobody must feel excluded or forgotten as we strive for a happier, healthier, more active nation. Read our #Manifesto and learn about our three asks for #Government: www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
Last year we launched our manifesto for change in the fight for fairness. Our manifesto still stands! Disabled people deserve the right to move, play sport or be active however they choose to be. Nobody must feel excluded or forgotten. #WeAllBelong. www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
September 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last year we launched our manifesto for change in the fight for fairness. Our manifesto still stands! Disabled people deserve the right to move, play sport or be active however they choose to be. Nobody must feel excluded or forgotten. #WeAllBelong. www.activityalliance.org.uk/get-involved...
Scottish Disability Sport is launching a four-point Call to Action that is calling on organisations across #Scotland to take urgent action to remove the significant barriers faced by disabled people in accessing sport and physical activity. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10152-s...
SDS calls for urgent action to remove barriers to sport and activity
Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is launching a four-point Call to Action.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Scottish Disability Sport is launching a four-point Call to Action that is calling on organisations across #Scotland to take urgent action to remove the significant barriers faced by disabled people in accessing sport and physical activity. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10152-s...
A big happy first birthday to our Learning Hub!
In just one year we have signed up more than 1700 users, with 92% agreeing the course they used was valuable and 95% said it was worth their time.
To find a course for you, head to the Learning Hub now:
learn.activityalliance.org.uk
In just one year we have signed up more than 1700 users, with 92% agreeing the course they used was valuable and 95% said it was worth their time.
To find a course for you, head to the Learning Hub now:
learn.activityalliance.org.uk
Activity Alliance Learning Hub
learn.activityalliance.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A big happy first birthday to our Learning Hub!
In just one year we have signed up more than 1700 users, with 92% agreeing the course they used was valuable and 95% said it was worth their time.
To find a course for you, head to the Learning Hub now:
learn.activityalliance.org.uk
In just one year we have signed up more than 1700 users, with 92% agreeing the course they used was valuable and 95% said it was worth their time.
To find a course for you, head to the Learning Hub now:
learn.activityalliance.org.uk
Get Out Get Active (GOGA), originally launched in 2016, will support four new areas with exciting innovation pots of funding.
Gateshead, Norfolk, Rotherham and the Swale will all become part of the hugely successful GOGA programme.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10144-g...
Gateshead, Norfolk, Rotherham and the Swale will all become part of the hugely successful GOGA programme.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10144-g...
GOGA expertise set to bring activity to new areas of the country
Get Out Get Active (GOGA), originally launched in 2016, will support four new areas with exciting innovation pots of funding.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Get Out Get Active (GOGA), originally launched in 2016, will support four new areas with exciting innovation pots of funding.
Gateshead, Norfolk, Rotherham and the Swale will all become part of the hugely successful GOGA programme.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10144-g...
Gateshead, Norfolk, Rotherham and the Swale will all become part of the hugely successful GOGA programme.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10144-g...
Yesterday ‘Outdoors For All’ was released by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Recreation and Access to Nature.
This powerful report gathered views from over 750 organisations and individuals.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10125-c...
This powerful report gathered views from over 750 organisations and individuals.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10125-c...
Call for reforms to advance outdoor recreation and access to nature
A new report claims a more active and healthy country can be achieved by improving access to England's natural spaces.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yesterday ‘Outdoors For All’ was released by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Recreation and Access to Nature.
This powerful report gathered views from over 750 organisations and individuals.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10125-c...
This powerful report gathered views from over 750 organisations and individuals.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10125-c...
The North West Recovery Games recently brought together recovery communities from Morecambe, Kendal, Blackpool, and Colne for a day of connection, fun, and celebration.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10129-n...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10129-n...
North West Recovery Games bring community together
More than 100 people were in Blackpool for or a day of connection, fun, and celebration.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The North West Recovery Games recently brought together recovery communities from Morecambe, Kendal, Blackpool, and Colne for a day of connection, fun, and celebration.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10129-n...
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10129-n...
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It's National Inclusion Week! 😁
Alongside @activityalliance.bsky.social, we are celebrating progress while calling for change to break down the barriers disabled people continue to face accessing sport and physical activity.
Read more here 👇👇
sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/celebra...
Alongside @activityalliance.bsky.social, we are celebrating progress while calling for change to break down the barriers disabled people continue to face accessing sport and physical activity.
Read more here 👇👇
sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/celebra...
Celebrating National Inclusion Week through sport & activity
This National Inclusion Week, we celebrate progress while calling for change to break down the barriers disabled people continue to face.
sportandrecreation.org.uk
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's National Inclusion Week! 😁
Alongside @activityalliance.bsky.social, we are celebrating progress while calling for change to break down the barriers disabled people continue to face accessing sport and physical activity.
Read more here 👇👇
sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/celebra...
Alongside @activityalliance.bsky.social, we are celebrating progress while calling for change to break down the barriers disabled people continue to face accessing sport and physical activity.
Read more here 👇👇
sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/celebra...
This National Inclusion week we are shining a light on three fantastic resources.
The EmployAbility Leisure group brings together key strategic partners in the leisure sector to champion greater workplace accessibility for disabled people. Find out more:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10130-e...
The EmployAbility Leisure group brings together key strategic partners in the leisure sector to champion greater workplace accessibility for disabled people. Find out more:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10130-e...
EmployAbility Leisure group continues drive for accessible workplaces
Key strategic partners in the leisure sector have come together to champion greater workplace accessibility for disabled people.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This National Inclusion week we are shining a light on three fantastic resources.
The EmployAbility Leisure group brings together key strategic partners in the leisure sector to champion greater workplace accessibility for disabled people. Find out more:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10130-e...
The EmployAbility Leisure group brings together key strategic partners in the leisure sector to champion greater workplace accessibility for disabled people. Find out more:
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10130-e...
A powerful new campaign from @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social is out today and we think it's great! They are rewriting the narrative of what getting active looks like for women who don’t feel they belong in the world of physical activity. More on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10123-w...
'We like the way you move' says This Girl Can
This Girl Can is reframing what getting active looks like for women who don’t feel they belong in the world of physical activity.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A powerful new campaign from @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social is out today and we think it's great! They are rewriting the narrative of what getting active looks like for women who don’t feel they belong in the world of physical activity. More on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10123-w...
If you worked or engaged with us over the past 12 months we want to hear from you! Please take 10 minutes to fill out our stakeholder survey so we can be our best, and aim for a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10116-w...
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you worked or engaged with us over the past 12 months we want to hear from you! Please take 10 minutes to fill out our stakeholder survey so we can be our best, and aim for a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10116-w...
For the first time, members of the public can take a tour of #Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, #Grimsby Leisure Centre and Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre from the comfort of their own home. Read the full story on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10112-v...
Virtual leisure centre tours set to give residents greater confidence
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Grimsby Leisure Centre and Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre introduce virtual tours
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
For the first time, members of the public can take a tour of #Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, #Grimsby Leisure Centre and Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre from the comfort of their own home. Read the full story on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10112-v...
Our August edition of Disability Sports News is now available. It features news from @limbpower.bsky.social, Special Olympics GB, @wheelpower.bsky.social and others.
Read the article on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10105-d...
Read the article on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10105-d...
Disability Sports News - August 2025
Latest Disability Sports News for August 2025.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our August edition of Disability Sports News is now available. It features news from @limbpower.bsky.social, Special Olympics GB, @wheelpower.bsky.social and others.
Read the article on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10105-d...
Read the article on our website: www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10105-d...
Lace up your trainers, our marathon places have been confirmed. We are looking for people who would like to run the London or Manchester Marathons in 2026.
If you are you looking for a challenge next year, come and help us by raising vital funds.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10104-l...
If you are you looking for a challenge next year, come and help us by raising vital funds.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10104-l...
London and Manchester marathon places available with Activity Alliance
Run a world-famous marathon and raise vital funds for Activity Alliance.
www.activityalliance.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Lace up your trainers, our marathon places have been confirmed. We are looking for people who would like to run the London or Manchester Marathons in 2026.
If you are you looking for a challenge next year, come and help us by raising vital funds.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10104-l...
If you are you looking for a challenge next year, come and help us by raising vital funds.
www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10104-l...