22nd November, 2024
Sports clubs, charities, voluntary organisations and PTAs can receive up to £5,000 match-funding through Sport NI’s latest crowdfunding partnership programme – Creating Opportunities. Made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery, Creating Opportunities is focused on accessibility and inclusion, supporting clubs and other organisations to set up new initiatives to remove the barriers preventing…Continue reading this article →
19th November, 2024
The National Lottery is today (19th November) celebrating its 30th birthday by announcing £50 billion has been raised for good causes. This historic double milestone represents one of the largest ongoing funding programmes for good causes in the UK’s history. Thanks to National Lottery players, more than £30 million is raised every week for Good…Continue reading this article →
12th November, 2024
Bat & Chat is an integral part of the week for people with Parkinson’s disease thanks to an initiative by Table Tennis Ulster. Through our Sports Systems Investment, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, and support from Parkinson’s UK, Bat and Chat takes place at Lisburn Racquets Club every Tuesday from 11-12pm with time…Continue reading this article →
30th October, 2024
19 women from 13 sports have successfully completed the first phase of our Rise female leadership programme and will now receive six months of personalised mentoring to prepare them to make lasting impacts in the sports sector. Rise is empowering the next generation of female leaders in sport, providing tailored support for female coaches, officials,…Continue reading this article →
30th October, 2024
Sport is for everyone, regardless of age or ability, and Netball Northern Ireland’s Walking Netball is a prime example. For Positive Ageing Month, Netball NI and Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council worked together to setup a new Walking Netball group at Banbridge Leisure Centre as part of the Council’s programme of events for October.…Continue reading this article →
30th October, 2024
2 & 4 Wheel Motorsport Development Officer Niall Murray is encouraging sports to sign up to modules from the Sports Governance Academy (SGA). Bursary places are available across the four different modules which is how Niall originally signed up: “I would be relatively inexperienced in relation to Sports Governance so I thought it was both…Continue reading this article →
25th October, 2024
More than 80 representatives from governing bodies, local councils, and partner organisations gathered for the Sport NI, Sports Development Networking event to address key issues in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in sports. The event was an opportunity to discuss how participation in sport can benefit everyone, regardless of background or ability, and encouraged collaboration to make…Continue reading this article →
23rd October, 2024
A poignant poem recognising the contribution of seven inspirational people to sport has been revealed at four sporting locations, as part of The National Lottery’s 30th birthday celebrations. Created by world-renowned Scottish contemporary artist and poet Robert Montgomery, the moving work marks 30 years of The National Lottery and its support of sport and was…Continue reading this article →
22nd October, 2024
Glasgow 2026 has announced the ten sports that will make up the schedule for the next Commonwealth Games. The games, which will take place between 23 July and 2 August 2026, will include athletics (track and field only), swimming, artistic gymnastic, track cycling, netball, weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowls & 3×3 basketball. Six sports will form…Continue reading this article →
21st October, 2024
Derry City & Strabane District Council has received an investment of £1,845,000 through Sport NI’s National Lottery funded Multi Facility Fund. Melvin Sports Complex in Strabane is set to benefit from a dedicated boxing facility and multi-use three-court sports hall which will also accommodate gymnastics. The project will also deliver new changing accommodation, changing places…Continue reading this article →
