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. […]
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 […]
In April, Sport England and the Open Data Institute issued a call for proposals for organisations to implement the Open Booking API specification to help us understand and demonstrate its impact. We’re pleased to announce we’ll be working with four organisations between now and the end of June. Across these four organisations, we hope that this testing […]
We share how Badminton England are making it easier for badminton players to find and book courts. How committed are you to your favourite sport? Would you ring up a leisure centre at 6:00am to make sure you could book a court to play that day? For many, the answer would be no. But that […]
Last month, Sport England published “Uniting the Movement”, its vision for the next ten years. It outlines Sport England’s mission, why it matters, what they’ll do, and how they’ll do it. We’re exploring how OpenActive could support this vision, and what sustainability for the initiative might look like. The Sport England strategy highlights the vital […]
On the International Day of People with Disabilities, we share some of the work we’ve been doing to improve accessibility information. Research from Sport England has shown that almost one in five people in England have a long-standing limiting disability or illness, and that you’re twice as likely to be inactive if you have a disability. Alongside that, the […]
We explain some of the most common misconceptions we hear about the OpenActive initiative. OpenActive has grown considerably since it first received funding from Sport England in 2016. Each month, over 220,000 opportunities to get active in over 1,000 locations are published using OpenActive data standards. We have over 100 organisations from the sport and […]
In August, the Open Data Institute (ODI) announced that it had procured six projects to help people stay and get active during the pandemic, using open opportunity data. As one of the stewards of the initiative, the ODI wanted to support organisations to show the impact and value of specific tools developed as part of the OpenActive […]
OpenActive is a community-led initiative for the sport and physical activity sector. We want to break down the digital barriers that stop so many people from getting active. Research from Sport England shows one fifth of adults have been put off doing a physical activity because it was too difficult to find or book online. The […]
