Over the last eight years, the OpenActive data standard has allowed physical activity providers to publish information about time-based events, such as instructor-led classes or facility time slots. This has led to over 10 million activities being published monthly. However, as the focus was strictly on time-based activities, organisations like community groups or clubs – […]
In September last year, we announced further funding from Sport England for an extension of the project’s current phase, helping to align OpenActive with the ambitions of the 10-Year Health Plan for England. First launched in 2016, OpenActive aims to help people find local exercise opportunities more easily by making the data about these opportunities […]
by Molly Hrudka, Senior Digital & Data Strategy Manager, The FA One of the key objectives for The FA’s grassroots division is to improve playing choice and experience, creating more opportunities for people to play safe, inclusive football. Traditional 11-a-side football isn’t suitable or appealing for everyone, so this is where our sessional offerings come in. […]
OpenActive provides guides, tools and standards for publishing open data about opportunities to take part in sports and physical activities. The initiative’s mission is to foster a data ecosystem that ultimately makes it easier for more people to find and book activities, helping more people to get active. In terms of the nuts and bolts, […]
As OpenActive evolves, we want to refine the initiative’s approach to achieve greater social impact and meet the needs of a wider range of users. Over the past year we have been working to convene new, or existing, groups of people or organisations that are interested in exploring the potential of OpenActive within a specific thematic area […]
In July 2022 we embarked on the next phase of the OpenActive initiative with a mission to combat physical inactivity in the United Kingdom via data. The journey into open data-driven transformation in the physical activity sector continues and in this blog, we present a comprehensive summary of our impact, rooted in our monitoring, evaluation, and learning […]
OpenActive’s mission — to make booking sport and exercise as easy as booking a hotel room or cinema ticket — requires ready access to high quality data. As the initiative scales up, listing around a million opportunities from acroyoga to wheelchair tennis, it is the perfect time to move our focus from just trying to get data out […]
Michael Salmon, Head of Insight, Health and Wellbeing, Active Black Country The Black Country is the most inactive part of England. The most recent Active Lives data release shows that 35.9% of adults across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are doing less than 30 weekly minutes of moderate intensity activity. For our geography to just be on par […]
Tania Nadarajah is a Paralympic archer who competed for Great Britain from 2014 until her retirement from international sport in 2021. She now works in marketing and communications for Disability Assist, as well as staying involved in sport through the British Paralympic Association Athletes’ Commission and the Every Body Moves Lived Experience Advisory Board. She is […]
We share insights from Westminster and Manchester City Councils about how the OpenActive initiative makes it easier to get people active in their area. Being active is not only vital for individual health and wellbeing. It also helps to strengthen communities and revitalise local areas. Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity generates nearly […]
