An enjoyable day at the The Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) in Manchester speaking to delegates about the history and direction of Sport Policy in the UK for the The Sports Think Tank & Saje Impact.
💡Quite a bit to cover in 45 mins from Play to sport to physical activity and wellbeing policies through schools, community to elite! I hope the flavour of the changes in emphasis came through.
🗞️I was speaking as Sport England announced the next stage of Place Expansion partnerships. As part of that solution will be sport and physical activity facilities - but they might not look and feel like our current stock.
🏟️So it was a good opportunity to urge the sector to think differently and to continue to innovate if we are to tackle the inequalities in levels of activity - especially in these underserved communities. A little bit daunting knowing I was being followed by Olympic legend and Sport England Chair Chris Boardman CBE
So thanks to Karen Maxwell Richard Shaw and Tom Walker for the invite. And thanks to Kathryn Severn for her continued leadership and for a great hosting job by Gail Emms MBE 👏👏
