Really pleased to be able to offer colleagues working in the sport, leisure, fitness and physical activity sector the chance to find out about some incredible products and services all under one roof, in one day. Buyers meet Suppliers Our suppliers have products and services which could help you to develop new income streams, retail products for your customers, improve training, up-skill staff and find out about the latest wearable tech or support to make better use of your data. Attendance is free and space are limited.
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“We are delighted to invite you to Groop’s Annual Conference, which is taking place at Baden Powell House in London, on 21st November 2019.”
Our conference will explore the culture of volunteering in the UK, and how we can create change within the system.
We want to help organisations who work with volunteers to ensure they keep up with modern lifestyles and benefit from technological developments.
Hosted by Andy Reed, OBE, Director at Saje Impact & Founder of The Sports Think Tank, we have an impressive line-up of expert speakers from a broad range of backgrounds.
We’ll be welcoming DCMS, Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, Sported, and Essex Local Authority, to explore the culture of volunteering in the UK.
As a small business we try our best to look after the health and well-being of our team. After all that’s what we help others achieve. So as the Summer Holiday comes around for 2019 we have decided to really mean it when we say We are Out of Office.
See you all in Early August.
A new exciting campaign from Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport and asks – who says?
For far too long disabled people have faced misconceptions and presumptions on what is and isn’t possible, including in sport. Leading national charity, Activity Alliance, wants to move the conversations on, open people’s minds and shift out-dated views on disability. Who says? gives positive evidence that replaces these negative ideas.
Launched on 15 July, who says? was created in response to the charity’s recent research, which explored non-disabled people’s attitudes on inclusive activity. The findings show a lack of understanding could be causing long-lasting barriers for disabled people, leading to inactivity. For the least active audience in our country, people’s attitudes can make or break activity experiences.
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Whether to develop talent or pursue an active lifestyle, the National Junior Athletics Championships is about fun and friendship, as much as it is about competition. For the first time in its history, Moorways Athletics Stadium in Derby hosted the event, where more than 200 young hopefuls took part over the weekend (6-7 July 2019).
Sajeimpact are delighted to be working with Activity Alliance on raising the profile of the work they do with decision makers and the Junior Athletics was an ideal opportunity to showcase the event to local VIPs.
Director Andy Reed OBE joined forces with local politicians and private sector representatives this week to call for investment in the Midlands Rail infrastructure to help develop the local economy.
As Vice Chair of the LLEP Andy joined a Ministerial visit to Market Harborough to see the investment that has taken place to straighten the line and I provide line speed. he then joined the Minister at Leicester City Hall for a Round Table to convince the Rail Minister to back the calls for investment.
”The concept and planning for the Midlands Connect Rail Hub is vital for the future of the Region and Leicestershire. The £2bn we are seeking will unlock great potential for better routes East and West for the Midlands.
further details on the plans can be found
https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/
It’s a year of celebration and change for Saje Impact as we head towards 2020.
After leaving parliament in 2010 Director Andy Reed set up Saje Impact to continue working in and around many of the campaigns he has championed in Westminster. In June 2010 the concept of saje Impact was born.
Today as the company celebrates its 9th birthday Andy said he was proud of the work it had done in that time to support work around social justice, poverty, wellbeing, sport and physical activity.
“As we head into our 10th year the work pattern may change a little as I change the emphasis of my work pattern - but the causes will remain the same and Saje Impact will be there to help, mentor, coach, strategise, challenge and help clients think differently.
“I’d like to thank everybody we have worked with over the last 9 years. “When work is a pleasure life is a joy”
SajeImpact and the Sports Think Tank were at Elevate 2019 this week looking for the latest thinking and innovation across the Sport and Physical Activity Sector.
In his latest Opinion for the Sports Think Tank Director Andy Reed said that the innovations in tech were not being met by the same speed of change in policy and delivery.
“I just fear we are not being bold enough and much of the discussion is really not moving us on very far. I don't know if I have been around too long but the same old issues seem to dominate the debate - making our case better, convincing Treasury, getting the evidence together etc. Perhaps we need to refresh our thinking and messaging before making another concerted effort ahead of the next CSR about what is it we are asking for.!
Rugby mad Director Andy Reed took part in the annual Commons and Lords Charity game at the home of rugby this week.
Reed was involved in setting up the charity games at Twickenham originally for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The RFU have now kindly made Twickenham available every year since - apart from 2017 when the Prime Minister decided to call a General Election.
Over the years ten of thousands of £pounds have been raised for good causes. This year again over £10,000 was raised for the Injured Players Foundation and the RFUs Trys for Change programme.
