Sport & recreation

Useful organisations operating in the sport and recreation sector.

UK Sport

Established by Royal Charter in 1996, UK Sport is the agency charged by the Government with responsibility for creating a strategy for developing high-performance sport in the UK.

Sport England

Sport England is an organisation committed to creating opportunities for people to start in sport, stay in sport and succeed in sport. They provide the strategic lead for sport in England and are responsible for delivering the Government's sporting objectives.

Active places

This website allows you to search for sports facilities anywhere in England by a number of different ways. You can browse an interactive map of the country, search for facilities in your local area, use the name and address of a specific facility to find out more information.

Sport Scotland

Sport Scotland is the national body for sport in Scotland, dedicated to increasing participation for sport by all, from primary school children trying sport for the first time to elite athletes seeking success on the world stage.

Sports Council Northern Ireland

Sports Council Northern Ireland is the organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and recreation.

The Sports Council for Wales

The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and recreation

Institute of Sport and Recreation Management

The Institute exists to advance and promote public health for the benefit of the public in particular through the provision of education, training and advancing medical and other sciences and technologies and by encouraging active participation in sport and other recreational activities.

CCPR

The CCPR is the representative body for National Sports Organisations.

The British Olympic Association

The BOA exists to develop and protect the Olympic Movement in Great Britain in accordance with the Olympic Charter.

Youth Sport Trust

The Youth Sport Trust is a registered charity established to build a brighter future for young people through sport. Their vision is to create opportunities for all young people to receive a quality introduction to physical education (PE) and sport and structured pathways for them to continue participating and progressing.

Sports Leaders UK

Sports Leaders UK believes that everyone has the potential to make a meaningful contribution to their local community – but not everyone has the opportunity or the motivation. Our Sports Leader Awards use the medium of sport to help people learn essential skills such as working with and organising others, as well as motivational, communication and teamwork skills.

sportscoachUK

sportscoach UK is dedicated to guiding the development and implementation of a coaching system, recognised as a world leader, for all coaches at every level in the UK.

London 2012 Olympic Bid

The official site of the London 2012 Olympic bid.

The Sports and Recreation Trust Association

The Sports and Recreation Trust Association (SpoRTA) is the major platform for Leisure Trusts in the United Kingdom. Membership is open to non-profit distributing organisations that manage sport and leisure centres that are open to the general public.

The National Association of Sports Development

The aim of the National Association of Sports Development (NASD) is to provide support, advocacy and professional development for those involved in the development of sport.

Coaching Wales

The purpose of this site is to point you in the right direction whether you are interested in becoming a coach or, if you are already a coach and want further information on how to refine those skills.

Active Devon Sports Partnership

Active Devon Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Active Dorset

Active Dorset is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Active Gloucestershire

Active Gloucestershire is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Active Surrey Sports Partnership

Active Surrey Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Active Norfolk

Active Norfolk is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Bedford and Luton sports partnership

Bedford and Luton sports partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Black County Sports

Black County Sports is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the West Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Bucks & Milton Keynes Sports Partnership

Bucks & Milton Keynes Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Cambridge & Peterborough Sports Partnership

Cambridge & Peterborough Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Cheshire Sports Trust

Cheshire Sports Trust is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Cumbria Sport Partnership

Cumbria Sport Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Derbyshire Sport

Derbyshire Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Durham Sport Partnership

Durham Sport Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Greater Manchester Sports Partnership

Greater Manchester Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Greater Warwickshire

Greater Warwickshire is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the West Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Herts Sports Partnership

Herts Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Humber Sports Partnership

Humber Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the Yorkshire Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Kent Sports Development Unit

Kent Sports Development Unit is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Lancashire Sport Partnership

Lancashire Sport Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Leicestershire and Rutland Sport

Leicestershire and Rutland Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Lincolnshire Sports Partnership

Lincolnshire Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Merseyside Sports Partnership

Merseyside Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

North Yorkshire Sport

North Yorkshire Sport is a County Sports Partnership in the Yorkshire Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Northamptonshire Sport

Northamptonshire Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Northumberland Sport

Northumberland Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Oxfordshire Sports Partnership

Oxfordshire Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Shropshire Sports Partnership

Shropshire Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the West Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership

Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

South Yorkshire Sports Partnership

South Yorkshire Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the Yorkshire Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Sport Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Sport Hampshire & Isle of wight is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Sports Essex

Sports Essex is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the West Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Sports West Partnership

Sports West Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the West Midlands Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Suffolk Sports

Suffolk Sports is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Sussex County Sports Partnership

Sussex County Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership in the South East Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Tees Valley Sport

Tees Valley Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Tyne & Wear Sport

Tyne & Wear Sport is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the North East Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

West of England Sport Trust

West of England Sport Trust is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

West Yorkshire Sport

West Yorkshire Sport is a County Sports Partnership in the Yorkshire Region. A County Sports Partnership is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality single system for people to benefit from sport.

Wiltshire and Swindon Activity Sports Partnership

Wiltshire and Swindon Activity Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.

Cornwall Sports Partnership

Cornwall Sports Partnership is a County Sports Partnership (CSP) in the South West Region. A CSP is a partnership of agencies committed to providing a high quality singe system for people to benefeit from sport.