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From Vision to Victory! The Story of Girls of BrumDriven by a bold vision, the team at Sport Birmingham set out to create a dynamic event that not only celebrated girls in sport but also aimed to inspire more girls to get active and involved in physical activity. After much careful thought and planning, the event came to life last month at the iconic Alexander Stadium. Check out the full story here.
Discover more about Girls of Brum in this video here. |
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Centenary Celebrations
Erdington Court Bowls Club celebrated it’s hundredth anniversary this month. The club is proud to be delivering a range of Bowl for Health sessions, which include sessions for young people, people with special educational needs, disabled people and people with health conditions. The club has a superb range of specialist equipment to support and enhance participation.
Erdington Court Bowls Club are eager to welcome new members from diverse communities across the city, and offer a welcoming and inclusive environment. Bowling is a wonderfully sociable game for all ages and abilities.
Check out Activity Finder for details their Bowl for Health and Summer Holiday sessions. Details of the Bowl for Health sessions can also be found on their website here.
For the full article click here. |
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Catch Some ‘Raise’ This Summer!
Your club is always on the go — and so is your community. With easyfundraising, you can turn everyday spending into free donations for your club, all summer long.
Whether your members are booking days out, doing the weekly shop, or picking up summer essentials, they can raise money simply by shopping online with their summer spends.
If your club is registered with easyfundraising, as parents book family days out, travel, buy BBQ essentials and more over the coming six weeks, they’ll collect a free cashback donation, courtesy of the retailer they shop with. Over 8,000 online retailers like Argos, B&Q, Tesco, John Lewis, Trainline, Booking.com, Boots, Ticketmaster, Alton Towers and thousands more are standing by to donate! No extra cost, no extra effort. Sign up today here. |
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Supporting Confidence and Connection Through Dance
Students from SEND schools were given the opportunity to explore dance, supported and guided by professionals from the FABRIC team at Birmingham Hippodrome. FABRIC is a Midlands based dance development organisation with a vision to inspire people through dance, transforming lives, communities and places.
With the help of FABRIC and School Games, Sport Birmingham launched the dance project last year aiming to help teachers within Secondary SEND schools to develop their understanding, confidence and creativity around delivering dance. This started as a CPD session for teachers held at the Dance Exchange at Birmingham Hippodrome. In April this year, following on from the CPD session, Sport Birmingham partnered with FABRIC to deliver a targeted free 6-week dance programme within 4 local secondary schools. The initiative aimed to promote physical activity amongst their students, increase teacher confidence in delivering movement sessions and raise awareness of the role dance can play in specialised educational settings.
For the full article click here. |
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Sport Birmingham Awarded £20,000 from The Eveson Trust to Support Young People Across the City
We are delighted to announce that Sport Birmingham has been awarded £20,000 from The Eveson Trust to support the delivery of our Make a Difference ( MAD) Programme - an initiative that empowers young people aged 11-16 from disadvantaged communities through mentoring, skills development, and sport-based activities.
The MAD Programme is a transformative, person-centred intervention designed to engage young people who may be at risk of social exclusion or involved in challenging environments such as peer pressure and community-based risks. It combines structured mentoring sessions, life-skills workshops, parental engagement, and inspirational sport-related experiences to provide a safe, empowering space for young people to thrive.
The £20,000 grant will contribute towards core operational costs and programme delivery, including one-on-one and group mentoring embedded in sport and physical activity, workshops on employability, financial literacy, leadership, parental engagement sessions to strengthen family resilience, and experience days designed to raise aspirations through exposure to new sporting opportunities.
This generous funding will enable us to support over 100 young people across Birmingham, helping them build resilience, reduce risky behaviours, and develop essential life skills. By using sport as a tool for social impact, we aim to promote mental wellbeing, improve community cohesion, and inspire the next generation of leaders.
We are incredibly grateful to The Eveson Trust for recognising the importance of this work. Their support not only contributes to immediate programme delivery but also enhances the long-term sustainability of our efforts to create a healthier, more inclusive city.
If you are interested in supporting or partnering with us on the MAD Programme or similar initiatives, please contact Dan Smith, Senior Partnerships Manager - Business Development at dan.smith@sportbirmingham.org |
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Check out this video about badminton at The Lighthouse Young Peoples Centre. The sessions are run by Legacy West Midlands - one of the Active Birmingham anchor organisations. |
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Funding and Training Update
Sport England Movement Fund
If your organisation and project are eligible for funding, and your project aligns with Sport England's goals, you could receive up to £15,000. The scheme provides funding as either a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant.
For more information and guidance and to apply click here.
Birmingham Community Matters Funding Advice Session
BCM are holding a free session 'Get to know: current funding opportunities for your small community group' on Thursday 7th August. For more information and to book click here.
The Archery Fund
Archery GB has launched the Access Archery Fund, a new initiative in partnership with The Fletchers' Trust. Created to break down barriers, enhance access, and support clubs and Archery Activity Partners (AAPs), the fund will support the delivery of improved inclusive archery experiences across the UK. Applications are expected to open next year. For the full article click here.
Tesco Stronger Starts
Tesco Stronger Starts is open to all schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations that support children and young people to apply for a grant of up to £1,500. Supported projects include initiatives that help sports clubs acquire equipment, as well as those that promote mental health and improve employment prospects for young people. For more information and to apply click here.
Get Grants
Get Grants are offering a range of free virtual events across August and beyond, offering advice around fundraising and networking opportunities. For more information click here.
BuddleBuddle have a fantastic range of free online training workshops for sport and physical activity clubs and organisations. Topics covered include community engagement, social media promotion and financial and legal matters.Check out their full range here. |
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New Padel Provision in BirminghamConnect Padel UK in partnership with the LTA, are holding their Grand Opening of Connect Padel Birmingham on Saturday 2nd August at Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club, Billesley Common. Members of the public are welcome to attend.The event will be a vibrant showcase of padel's appeal, featuring free court time across all four state-of-the-art covered courts - ensuring all-year-round play - alongside free professional coaching with LTA qualified coaches and free equipment hire. The pro shop and café will also be open, with various off-court activities planned, creating an engaging day for all attendees and demonstrating the club's potential as a thriving community hub.The programme for the day is as follows:- 9.00am - 12.00pm: Intro to Padel Sessions, Mix-Ins, Social Play
- 12.00pm - 12.30pm: Formal Opening Ceremony
- 12.30pm - 5.00pm: Padel Court activities resume including Beat the Pro challenges, Coaching Masterclasses and Social Play
You can find out more about padel here.
For more info you can contact charlie@connectpadeluk.com |
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Check Out This Upcoming Training Offered by Access Sport
In-person Disability Inclusion Training
When: Tuesday 19 August, 10am - 1pm
Where: Sense Touchbase Pears, B29 6NA
About: Are you a sports club, school or organisation interested in offering more inclusive sessions targeted at disabled young people, but you don’t know where to begin? This training session will explore the importance of disability inclusion through a community sport lens, covering both disability-focused delivery and being inclusive of disabled people in your existing sport sessions.
To book click here.
Discounted places are available for Birmingham based community organisations & clubs - please get in touch with Sophie.humphries@accesssport.org.uk to enquire about eligibility
Birmingham Disability Club Network: ‘Train & Talk’
When: Wednesday 3 September, 10am - 4pm
Where: IET Birmingham: Austin Court, B1 2NP
About: Are you a sports club provider who currently offers provision for disabled young people across Birmingham? Join us for a day of networking, learning more about how Access Sport can support your club, with two bespoke training sessions from British Blind Sport and UK Deaf Sport.
How to book: This event is only for those in the Birmingham Disability Club Network. If you are a sports club in Birmingham interested in or already delivering to disabled young people, but are not part of the Birmingham Disability Club Network, join us today! We have meetings every quarter, with focused topics of discussions (e.g. funding / sustainability / accessible comms), sharing best practice, challenges and learning together to create a more joined up Birmingham working towards making inclusion the norm.
Join the Birmingham Disability Club Network click here.
For more information about the sessions you can contact Sophie.humphries@accesssport.org.uk |
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Have Your Say: Help Transform Coaching for WomenWomen in Sport has launched a Women in Coaching Taskforce to tackle the deep-rooted barriers facing women in coaching - from gender bias to limited opportunities. To drive real change, they’ve launched the first national survey of its kind, open to both men and women, to better understand coaching conditions across the UK. Insights will shape future work and engagement into 2026.🔗 Take the Coach Working Conditions Survey here. |
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Sport Birmingham,
11th Floor, Cobalt Square, 83-85 Hagley Road,
Birmingham, B16 8QG Registered charity number: 1155171 |
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