Tim Hollingsworth
@tphollingsworth
Chief Executive, Sport England. Previously CEO British Paralympic Association. May also tweet about Fulham FC, Bath. Views very much my own.
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“It’s great to see that older adults are leading the way. This group have traditionally faced many barriers from taking part in sport but – like all of us – have so much to gain from physical activity.” Tim Hollingsworth 🗣️
Read more in the The Guardian ✍️
theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr…
#TheBigHelpOut app has launched! 🙌
Thousands of charities do incredible work that is made possible through volunteers. Download the app, and #LendAHand for a cause you love in your local area on 7-9 June.
👉 bit.ly/Signup-BHO-App
'The evaluation report for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games is very heartening. It illustrates – done right – the legacy of major events can be positive for improving access to sport and physical activity.' - Tim Hollingsworth 🗣️
The positive impact of hosting major…
🏏 Department for Culture, Media and Sport are investing £35m into grassroots cricket facilities, with an aim of getting 900,000 young people playing cricket over the next five years.
Our CEO Tim Hollingsworth reacts to the funding announcement 👇
Read in full: sportengland.org/news-and-inspi…
Shout out to Sport England which has a 50/50 gender split on its executive leadership team & where 70% of its board are female. Walking the walk.
Putting women behind the winning wheel 🏎️
To mark #InternationalWomensDay , the CEO of More than Equal, Ali Donnelly, discusses their research, how they are planning the change and how there’s now a greater motivation than ever to help grow women's motorsport.
🔸 Safe
🤝 Inclusive
🔹 Accessible
The first PlayZone in Derby is now open! 🌟
PlayZone's will provide facilities to play football and a whole range of other sports and physical activities, and are a big part of our #UnitingTheMovement commitment.
‘Playgrounds to be more accessible as part of new Disability Action Plan’ - Pro Landscaper
The government has launched a new Disability Action Plan that will include online resources to help local authorities create accessible playgrounds.
prolandscapermagazine.com/playgrounds-to…
That…
Building on the progress we've made 🧱
Three years on our CEO Tim Hollingsworth reflects on the changes and impact already created by our #UnitingTheMovement strategy in a new blog 💬
👉 sportengland.org/blogs/creating…
Transforming lives and communities through the power of sport and physical activity 💫
Three years ago, we launched our ambitious strategy #UnitingTheMovement that seeks to tackle stubborn inequalities and help remove the barriers to activity.
Here's just a hint of the impact…
💪 Tackling inequalities
🤝 Collaboration with our partners
✅ Successes
👁️ What's to come
Hear from our CEO Tim Hollingsworth on #UnitingTheMovement and how, together with the sector, we're reimagining how we keep movement, sport and activity central to the lives of everyone.
#SportEngland 's Tim Hollingsworth & Chris Boardman joined the second meeting of Government's National Physical Activity Taskforce to discuss how to help more children & young people to be active.
Cross-government and cross-sector action is needed, and we stand ready to do more,…
💬 #SportEngland CEO Tim Hollingsworth reacts to the results of the latest #ActiveLives Children and Young People Survey, published today.
#UnitingTheMovement
A breakdown of our key findings in the latest #ActiveLives Children and Young People Survey 👇
🚶 Active travel contributed to overall growth in activity levels
️⚽️ 68,000 (1.5%) more girls playing football since Lionesses Euro 2022 win
🔻 Significant inequalities remain…
Our latest #ActiveLives Children and Young People Survey has been published 📣
Overall activity levels are stable as the initial recovery from the pandemic was maintained across the 2022-23 academic year, but significant challenges remain.
Read more: sportengland.org/activeliveschi…