Sport Birmingham

03/09/2026

What does safe sport look like to you?

UK Coaching and Sport England want to hear from current and former coaches across the UK. Share your experience in a 90-minute online focus group and help shape the future of safe sport. Selected participants receive £50.

👉 Express your interest by 18 September
https://www.ukcoaching.org/safe-sport-focus-group/

02/09/2026

By taking part in the Sport Birmingham Corporate & Community Padel Championship at Connect Padel Birmingham, you’ll be supporting the vital work of our Make a Difference Programme. 🎾

Watch the video to see the impact!

👉 Click the link to find out more, discover how you can get involved and take part!
https://sportbirmingham.org/padel-championships/

01/09/2026

⚽️ Blueprint 2026/27 is OPEN!

Calling all grassroots football clubs across Birmingham! 💙

Following a fantastic first season, the Birmingham City FC Blueprint programme returns for 2026/27 - giving selected clubs the chance to connect with Blues Women through player appearances, video messages, Q&As, football activities and matchday tickets. 🙌

📅 Applications close 16th September.

🔗 For more info click here https://bit.ly/4dg03TJ

🔗 Register your interest click here https://bit.ly/4x0nrMa

27/08/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Fortune Packaging as the first official sponsor of the Sport Birmingham Corporate & Community Padel Championship! 🎾

With fantastic environmental credentials and a focus on eco-friendly food packaging, Fortune are a great fit for the event.

Interested in becoming an event partner? Find our more about the Championship here
👉 https://bit.ly/4wTtfHd

Find out more about Fortune Packaging here
👉 https://bit.ly/46uuim0

25/08/2026

24/08/2026

🏆 Know a coach who deserves recognition? There’s still time to nominate them for the 2026 UK Coaching Awards!

Celebrate the incredible impact coaches make across sport and physical activity. From grassroots to elite, every coach has a story worth telling.

⏰ Nominations close at 16:00 on 2nd September. Nominate now: https://bit.ly/4caxzdM

UK Coaching | The UK Coaching Awards is an annual celebration of Great Coaching across all sports and levels of participation

20/08/2026

A huge thank you to colleagues from , Sport England, Football Foundation, Active Black Country, Substance and London Sport for visiting some of the PlayZones in Birmingham yesterday. It was a fantastic opportunity for our community organisations to showcase the incredible work they are doing to engage local communities, as well as to collaboratively discuss challenges and identify ways to overcome them.

A special thank you also to our local partners, Aston Villa Foundation and Birmingham City Council, for supporting the day and sharing their valuable knowledge and insight.

For more info click the link below
https://sportbirmingham.org/news/celebrating-the-birmingham-playzones/

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19/08/2026

📣 Join us for the Active Birmingham Learning Exchange!

Connect with local partners, share ideas and explore how we can tackle inequalities and increase physical activity in Birmingham’s underserved communities.

📅 Monday 14 September | 9am - 12.30pm
📍 Foyle Studio, Midlands Arts Centre

Lunch included! Book your place via the link below or scan the QR code
https://bit.ly/4gEtTDr

19/08/2026

🍽️ Padel, anyone? We’ve got the food covered!

Our Head of Business Dan caught up with Taqi from Taqi's Grill, who we’re delighted will be catering for our hungry padel players at the upcoming Sport Birmingham Corporate & Community Padel Championship! 🎾

📅 24 September
📍 Connect Padel Birmingham

Fancy getting involved? Click the link for more info and to take part!
https://sportbirmingham.org/padel-championships/

18/08/2026

Young people belong at the heart of community sport. 🏅

‘Sideline to Centre’, is a new UK-wide initiative from Access Sport and disability sport partners, empowering 8,000 young leaders, transforming 500 clubs and reaching 80,000 disabled children and young people by 2032.

The ambitious programme will place disabled and disadvantaged young people at the centre of community sport leadership.

For more information about Access Sport’s work click the link below
https://www.accesssport.org.uk/