Welcome to The Sport and Recreation Podcast, a brand-new podcast where we'll be delving into the important issues impacting the sports sector, asking the challenging questions and drawing on experts from across the sector to help drive best practice. In early episodes we'll be chewing over the implications of Brexit, exploring how we can encourage more of our youngsters to get active and also discussing how we can collectively demonstrate the economic and social value of sport ahead of the g ...
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Episode 17 - General Election Special: Part 6
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). The Brexit is back! The Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21) joins us one final time to look back at the General Election and how we will be helping the sector to move forward with the new Conservative government. We …
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Episode 16 - The Power of Volunteers!
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). With BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrating our wonderful volunteers this weekend, we take a look at why these unsung heroes are so important across the sport and recreation sector. We are joined by Sarah Webber, Outdoor and Adventure Project Co-o…
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Episode 15 - General Election Special: Part 5
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). It is polling day for the 2019 general election! The Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21) recaps what could lie ahead once the votes have been counted and recaps what was in each of the three major political parties m…
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Episode 14 - General Election Special: Part 4
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode was recorded live at the Kia Oval following the general election hustings event on 4 December. We are joined by the Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21) to review what was discussed as the physical activi…
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Episode 13 - General Election Special: Part 3
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode continues our series of special weekly general election updates from the Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21). We analyse the manifestos of the Conservatives and Labour Party, take a look at the latest po…
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Episode 12 - General Election Special: Part 2
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode continues our series of special weekly general election updates from the Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21). We sit down to discuss the launch of each Election manifesto from the Liberal Democrats and t…
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Episode 11 - General Election Special: Part 1
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode starts a series of special weekly updates from the Alliance's Parliamentary Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough (@RyMcCullough21). We sit down to discuss the launch of the Sport and Recreation Alliance's General Election Manifesto, how cross-part…
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Episode 10 - Increasing inclusiveness for sport and recreation
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode celebrates World Mental Health Day as we look at the issue of inclusiveness in the sector. We are joined by the Alzheimer’s Society ambassador Tracey Shorthouse and Programme Partnerships Officer for Sport and Leisure, Steve McFadyen. As some…
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Episode 9 - Introducing Lisa Wainwright
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). In this special episode we invite Tom Walker, contributing Editor at Sports Management magazine, to sit down with Alliance CEO Lisa Wainwright for a one-to-one chat. In this exclusive interview, the pair discuss Lisa’s background in the sector and her amb…
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Episode 8 – The Social Impact of Sport and Recreation
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode we welcome three organisations who are effectively targeting hard to reach communities in order to get children and young people active. Each has fascinating stories to share on their success, their challenges and their impact. It is a fantas…
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Episode 7 – Crowdfunding your way to success
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Hosted by Alex Sexton, Communications Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Alexx_Sexxton). This episode we take a look into Crowdfunding and how, when used effectively, it can help to supplement income generation among sport and recreation organisations. With funding being a very real and regular concern among a large proportion of our membersh…
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Episode 6 - Improve your club finances: Your 101 guide to the Community Amateur Sports Club Scheme
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Hosted by Rob Arnott, Communications and Member Engagement Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@RobArnott99). This week we dive into the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Scheme which allows local amateur sports clubs to register with HMRC and benefit from a range of tax and giving benefits, including Gift Aid. With the latest Sports Club Su…
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Episode 5 – Mental health and sport with Mind and England Athletics
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Hosted by Rob Arnott, Communications and Member Engagement Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@RobArnott99). To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we welcome a number of guests to the show. Ben Jessup, Policy Adviser at the Alliance, sits down with Hayley Jarvis, Mind’s Head of Physical Activity to discuss the Mental Health Charter for Sport a…
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Episode 4 – Andy Parkinson, CEO of British Rowing discusses the challenge of celebrating tradition while being relevant to the next generation
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Hosted by Rob Arnott, Communications and Member Engagement Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@RobArnott99). This week we welcome Andy Parkinson, CEO of British Rowing on to the show. Having led British Rowing through a period of significant change over the past four years we asked Andy: “A modern national governing body which celebrates the p…
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Hosted by Rob Arnott, Communications and Member Engagement Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@RobArnott99) Our recent Fit for the Future Convention brought senior leaders from across the sport and recreation sector together to discuss behaviour change and how we can collectively influence more people to be more active, more often. During the …
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The Sport and Recreation Podcast – Episode 2 – Brexit Hosted by Rob Arnott, Communications and Member Engagement Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@RobArnott99) Speakers: Leigh Thompson, Policy Manager, Sport and Recreation Alliance (@Leigh_DT) - Leigh is the Alliance’s resident expert on Brexit and its effects on the sport and recreation sec…
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Episode 1 - Introducing The Sport and Recreation Podcast
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In this mini episode, host Rob Arnott and Alliance CEO Emma Boggis introduce The Sport and Recreation Podcast and touch on what you can expect from us in the coming months. We'd love to hear from you about anything sport and recreation related; if you have an idea, some good practice to share, a question, or want to join us for a chat, get in touch…
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