Sport & recreation

Facts and figures

• Sport generates £4.7bn in annual turnover and £1.6bn in annual value-added.
• Approximately 683,000 people participate in organised sports clubs.
• Residents spend £1.8bn annually on sports-related goods and services.
• 327 private health clubs in the region (19% of England) with a further 171 planned.
• 336 public sports centres (11% of England) with a further 96 sports centres planned.

Working in the London region

Hannah Crane is the Development Manager for London. Working closely with the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure, Learning and Skills Council, National Apprenticeship Service, the Greater London Authority, the London Development Agency, sports coach UK, and the five PRO-ACTIVE Partnerships, SkillsActive engage with employers and training providers and to assist in delivering the regional objectives of key partners and the Sport England London region plan for sport.

London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will have a significant impact on the sport on the sport and recreation workforce, both paid and unpaid staff. SkillsActive is working closely with the London Development Agency and the Learning and Skills Council to identify how to address skills issues for the sector as they arise linked to the Games.

SkillsActive is a member of the 2012 Volunteer Strategy Group and is working actively to promote the skills and training requirements for volunteers to enable them to support the delivery of successful Games.

Contact Information

Hannah Crane

• SkillsActive
  Castlewood House
  77-91 New Oxford Street
  London
  WC1A 1DG
• T: 020 7632 2016
• E: hannah.crane@skillsactive.com