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March, 2018
Umar’s Story: Helping to get ethnic minorities involved in tennis
Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:38
Umar Ahmed plays a key role at the heart of a programme that is changing the face of tennis in Great Britain – the Tennis Foundation's SERVES programme.
Umar is the National Projects Officer at Sporting... Read More »
nextbike chosen to deliver West Midlands bike-share scheme
Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:36
From: WMCA
The world's biggest bike-share operator has been chosen to deliver pedal-power to the West Midlands.
nextbike has been picked by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined... Read More »
Gymnastics World Cup hailed as major success for Birmingham
Posted: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:06
This week's World Cup has been hailed as major success in putting Birmingham back on the gymnastics map as the city begins the countdown to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Over 10,000 fans packed the Arena... Read More »
LimbPower and partners secure crucial funding to create Limbformation a website for children and families with limb difference.
Posted: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:41
Funded by Starworks, Limbformation will be a website, providing support to children and families living with limb difference. Limbformation will be designed as an easy to use one-stop shop, offering information,... Read More »
A lifetime of regular exercise slows down ageing, study finds
Posted: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:32
From: Kings College London
Researchers at King's College London and University of Birmingham have found that staying active keeps the body young and healthy.
The researchers set out to assess the health... Read More »
Gymnastics World Cup bronze for James Hall in Birmingham
Posted: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:32
Great Britain's James Hall (Pegasus/Kent) has won World Cup bronze in front of a home crowd at Arena, Birmingham with a stellar performance just weeks ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
James scored... Read More »
Sport England releases latest snapshot of the activity habits of the nation
Posted: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:27
From: Sport England
- 27.7 million people (61.8% of the adult population) do the 150 minutes of activity each week recommended by the Chief Medical Officer
- Walking remains the most popular way to get active,... Read More »