Tags: Birmingham
Less than 1 in 6 children in Birmingham meet physical activity guidelines…
Posted: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:06
According to a new National Childhood Inactivity survey, only 15.5 per cent of children in Birmingham meet the recommended Chief Medical Officer guidelines of at least 60 minutes of activity each day of... Read More »
ECB to recruit 2,000 South Asian female mentors
Posted: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:06
ECB today announced £1.2 million in funding from the National Lottery awarded by Sport England to develop a network of 2,000 female role models to inspire the next generation of cricketers.
England... Read More »
Ditch the junk! Action plan to combat childhood obesity in West Midlands
Posted: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:37
Junk food adverts near schools could be banned under proposals to tackle childhood obesity in the West Midlands.
Figures from Public Health England show a quarter of reception children aged four to five... Read More »
Exercise, diet and wellness apps are powerful learning resources for young people – study finds
Posted: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 09:34
Research undertaken at the University of Birmingham has found that young people are able to judge which health related apps are relevant to their age and bodies, are able to source appropriate digital... Read More »
‘The question I’m asked most is: When will football get its own Moeen Ali?’
Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:14
From: Alison Rudd, The Times
Asians face the same barriers to stardom as Afro-Caribbean youngsters did in the 1970s, Alyson Rudd discovers...
Gareth Southgate's England team is largely successful, often... Read More »
Combined authority to review measures to combat obesity
Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:01
The West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) Wellbeing Board agreed to look at a number of measures to help reverse the rise in obesity levels.
Figures from Public Health England show a quarter of reception... Read More »
Birmingham Rowing Club secures funding to boost women’s rowing in the city
Posted: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:39
Sport England has awarded Birmingham Rowing Club a grant to fund a new women's boat which will enable more girls and women to take part in the sport of rowing.
Birmingham Rowing Club (BRC) has seen an influx... Read More »