Sports organisations

The Royal Borough provides links to websites maintained by other organisations as part of our service, but we cannot accept any liability for their accuracy or content nor do we endorse any externally linked sites.

• Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Governing Body for Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Open Water in Great Britain.
• Awards for All Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities. We award grants of between £300 and £10,000 in a simple and straightforward way.
• Badminton Association of England (BAE) Sports governing body in England and actively promotes and encourages its development from grass roots, through clubs, local leagues and county organisations to the National Squad. 
• Big Lottery Fund Simplify funding in those areas where the two bodies currently overlap, and to ensure lottery funding provides the best possible value for money. 
• British Cycling Federation Governing body of cycling in the UK 
• British Fencing Information about all aspects of fencing in Britain 
• British Heart Foundation (BHF) At the forefront of the fight against heart disease, funding research, education, care and much more. 
• Chelsea Football Club - Football in the Community Official website. 
• Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all. 
• Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Through the DCMS, the Government aims to provide better sporting opportunities at every level, from the playground to the podium. 
• Department of Health The aim of the Department of Health (DH) is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England. 
• Disability Sports Events This site has been developed to give you more active information on the number one events agency. 
• English Basketball Association (EBA) Dedicated to increasing access to sustainable, affordable and regular participation in basketball and developing a structure that will enable all players to achieve their full potential. 
• English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) We are the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England. 
• English Institute of Sport (EIS) The English Institute of Sport is at the forefront of the quiet revolution that will change the face of sport in this country.
• Football Association (FA) Official website - aiming to make football accessible to anyone and everyone who wishes to play the game. 
• Football Foundation A partnership funded by The F.A. Premier League, The FA and the Government - plays a key role in revitalising grass roots sport, investing in parks, schools and playing fields and harnessing the power of the game within communities, to promote education and social inclusion. 
• Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Commitment to growing the sport of tennis throughout the country at all levels. 
• London 2012 London will deliver an Olympic Games and Paralympic Games which will inspire young people and leave a lasting legacy. 
• National Health Service NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia.
• London Sports Trust
• Paralympics GB A world leader in the development of high performance Paralympic sport both on and off the field of play. 
• Queens Park Rangers Official website 
• Skills Active Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning.
• Sport and Recreation Alliance is at the forefront of sports politics, providing support and services to those who participate in and administer sport and recreation.
• Sport England Provides support for sports in England.
• Sport England Active Places Allows you to search for sports facilities any where in England
• Sports Aid helps aspiring young sportsmen and women where others cannot or will not.
• Sports Coach UK Dedicated to improving sports coaching in England. 
• Sports Match Sports Match is a government funded scheme set up to help fund grass roots and community sports in England. 
• Sports Leaders UK Inspiring people and communities through Sport
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• Table Tennis England is responsible for managing and distributing public investment (£29 million annually) and is a statutory distributor of funds raised by the National Lottery (9.2 per cent of sport allocation).
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• Volunteering England Volunteering England works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community.
• Westway Trust We support local voluntary organisations and help innovative new projects get established. 
• Walking for health Supports you to get active and stay active.
• Womens Sports Foundation (WSF) UKs leading organisation dedicated to making physical activity an integral part of live for women and girls in the UK.