Three years of Uniting the Movement
How we’re progressing with our mission to tackle inequalities and keep sport and physical activity central to everyone’s lives.
![A group of women jump across an indoor sports centre](https://web.archive.org./web/20240301013730im_/https://sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_740px/public/2024-02/240118%20-%20002%20-%20740.jpg?VersionId=A6nfQ8DVJrzVmuQqgswviA4Tx.8pg_o8&itok=cpGz7vJY)
Further investment to build on impact of Commonwealth Games
The new memorandum of understanding see the Commonwealth Active Communities continued as well as support more volunteering opportunities and provide grant funding for community-led projects.
![Our chair Chris Boardman and the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, mark the further investment to improve access to sport and physical activity across the West Midlands surrounded by children and involved adults.](https://web.archive.org./web/20240301013730im_/https://sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_740px/public/2023-08/Impact%20Fitness%20Academy%20-%20740.jpg?VersionId=5ScA6XAeIhGjDK6CTE1inFGiF4jTGXn7&itok=MWUs1pGl)
Creating a movement for movement
Three years on from its launch, our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth reflects on the changes and impact already created by our Uniting the Movement strategy.
![A black girl practices ballet positions holding a pole on an indoor room.](https://web.archive.org./web/20240301013730im_/https://sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_740px/public/2024-02/221019%20-%20032%20-%20740.jpg?VersionId=y9APl2p064H1p5lXuaPy79ca489t6v.1&itok=RtpVgqfH)
The legacy benefits of hosting major sporting events
Following the surprise announcement that the Australian state of Victoria would no longer host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, our chief executive Tim Hollingsworth voices his opinion for Inside the Games.
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Calling all men: this is what we can do to help women feel safe exercising in the dark
Our chair Chris Boardman tells the Guardian newspaper why we have to break the cycle of misogyny that makes women feel at risk as This Girl Can’s guide sets out steps you can take to help.
Read the articleMore girls playing football is hard-won progress – but there is still a long way to go
Baroness Sue Campbell writes in The Guardian about why children must have a voice and a choice about sport - "it’s the key to helping more children enjoy sport and physical activity".
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