New Opportunities Fund
Lottery distributor, responsible for the New Opportunities for PE and Sport Programme.
Sports Match
Sportsmatch is the government's grass roots sports sponsorship incentive scheme, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through grant aid from Sport England and administered in England by the Institute of Sports Sponsorship.
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts give grants to a wide range of projects to sports and arts organisations, information is available by telephoning 0151 259 5505. There is no website at present.
BSI
The website of the British Stands Institution
BTCA
The British Tennis Coaches' Association is an independent professional body, run by coaches, for coaches with the national office based at the Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club.
Business in Sport and Leisure
Business In Sport and Leisure is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of over 100 private sector companies in the sport, hospitality and leisure industry.
Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR)
The CCPR Promotes, Protects and maximises opportunities in Sport and recreation for society, by providing leadership, service and Support to its members.
Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS)
UK Government Department for sport.
Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG)
Representing groundsmen, and all others involved in the management of sports pitches in the UK.
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM)
The Institute exists to advance and promote public health for the benefit of the public in particular through the provision of education, training and advancing medical and other sciences and technologies and by encouraging active participation in sport and other recreational activities.
International Association for Sports Surface Sciences
An association of technical experts involved in the investigation, development & testing of sports surfaces.
National Playing Fields Association (NPFA)
National organisation with specific responsibility for acquiring, protecting and improving playing fields, playgrounds and playspace.
Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI)
The UK’s National Centre for consultancy in Sports and Amenity Turf
The CIBSE website
CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) is an international body which represents and provides services to the building services profession.
The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM)
A non-profit making organisation supporting and representing every aspect of leisure, cultural and recreation management and we are committed to the improvement of management standards.
The Quarry Products Association
The key national contact for every aspect of the UK quarrying industry.
Youth Sports Trust (YST)
Our vision is to create opportunities for all young people to receive a quality introduction to physical education (PE) and sport and structured pathways for them to continue participating and progressing.
Sports Management
The official magazine of SAPCA.
Tennis Today website
SAPCA's official tennis publication
Pitchcare
"Free on-line magazine featuring Groundsmen and Greenkeepers across the country, chat, barter, jobs, shop, message boards and much more..."
TurfPages
Classified Directory of over 800 companies supplying products and
services in 65 categories for UK sports and amenity turf.