EFDS news
12 Jun 2018
The Activity Alliance has launched a new initiative as part of efforts to offer disabled
11 Jan 2017
Former Change Foundation executive Andy Dalby-Welsh has been appointed as deputy chief executive of the
31 Aug 2016
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is publishing a guide for journalists and providers
15 Jul 2016
Eight national disability sports organisations (NDSOs) have joined forces to launch a campaign to get
10 Jun 2016
Physical activity providers need to be more “proactive” in trying to appeal to the disabled
23 May 2016
Sports and physical activity projects bidding for Big Lottery Fund money may be subject to
The BLK BOX team is thrilled to unveil its design and construction work on the
19 May 2016
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five
18 Jan 2016
A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a
14 Jan 2016
Physical activity providers should reach out to supporters of disabled people through effective marketing to
09 Dec 2015
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for
31 Mar 2015
Sport England has given a boost to grassroots sport with £12m being awarded to specialist
24 Feb 2015
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has launched a new Charter for Change, designed
04 Nov 2014
The English Federation of Disability Sport has published a new set of guidelines for sport
25 Jun 2014
UK leisure centres are not doing enough to ensure their facilities are accessible for older
08 May 2014
Disabled people are more likely to respond to activities which connect to their everyday values,
07 Oct 2013
British Gymnastics has launched a new disability gymnastics programme, designed to create more opportunities for
10 Sep 2013
An advert for beer brand Guinness, depicting a group of friends playing wheelchair basketball, has
09 Sep 2013
Seven out of 10 disabled people in England want to get more active - but
15 Jul 2013
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has launched a strategic plan to guide its
08 Jan 2013
Sport England has announced it will invest £2m over the next two years to encourage
20 Aug 2012
Image: The campaign aims to boost participation A new campaign to promote participation at all
21 Jun 2012
A leisure centre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has become the latest facility to be awarded Inclusive
14 Oct 2011
Charles Reed has been named as the new chair of The English Federation of Disability
07 Jul 2011
Efforts to increase the number of disabled people participating in sport and help ensure that
18 Mar 2010
A major new plan to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics for 10
03 Sep 2009
DC Leisure is to establish a new Activity Buddy Scheme in partnership with the English
19 Mar 2009
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the strategic development and delivery
07 Aug 2006
The English Federation of Disablity Sport (EFDS) has gained endorsement from the Register of Exercise
08 Jun 2006
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is investigating the potential delivery of the scheme in Europe,
08 May 2006
Nationwide building society has become the first organisation to receive the English Federation of Disability
12 Jul 2005
Impulse Leisure is set to relaunch Blackshots Gym in Thurrock as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative
30 Sep 2004
The English Federation of Disability Sport’s (EFDS) Inclusive Fitness Initiative officially launches the first nine
20 Sep 2004
Earlier this month, sports minister Richard Caborn launched a new English Federation of Disability Sport
24 Oct 2003
Government ministers headed for the gym yesterday to launch the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI). Home
9 Dec 2002
The pilot Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) run by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS)
5 Aug 2002
The first inclusive fitness suite in Nottinghamshire has opened at the Oak Tree Lane Leisure
9 May 2002
Leisure Connection has launched the third official Inclusive Fitness Initiative at its Swan Centre for
10 Oct 2001
The first fitness suite to install inclusive fitness equipment for the disabled was opened earlier
28 Jun 2001
YMCA Fitness Industry Training has won the contract for the English Federation of Disability Sport's
Minister for Sport, Kate Hoey, has launched the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) scheme,
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