As part of the charity’s drive to get the North East ready for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is looking to partner with businesses to open up sport to even more young people in their local communiti...
The North of Tyne Athletics Network (NOTAN) has recently been successful in securing funding for the next 3 years from England Athletics. The new network has been created in partnership with Tyne and Wear Sport, The Tony Blair Sports Foundation, North Tyneside Council and Northumbria University to develop the sport of athletics. To assist NOTAN and drive athletics forward an exciting new position of Network Coordinator has been created. ...
Men’s Health Week 2010 will be the first-ever national campaign to encourage men to become more physically active....
If you’re still looking to secure yourself a place in this years Great North Run then here’s where we can help you and in return you can help more children and young peo...
Having undergone the training for his Level 1 basketball qualification in February, it was crunch time this weekend for Joe Keenan, the Community Engagement Manager at the Tony Blair Sports Foundation. Here he explains how his assessment for the qualification went. ...
Research shows that three months after we made our New Year's resolutions, more than 78% of us have let our good intentions slide - but - as we turn our clocks to summertime - the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is giving you an opportunity to make a fresh start, get fit and help local children at the same time. The ‘Be a Sporting Hero’ Campaign, launched this week, is targeted at community organisations and workplaces and aims to find and train volunteers who will help children play sport. ...
On Tuesday this week indoor rowers from the North East travelled to London to take part in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC). Senior Competition Manager, Rod Rogers, explains how the event unfolded. ...
The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is joining forces with one of the country’s top sporting initiatives to play a major part in creating a long lasting 2012 Olympic legacy by offering a new qualification in Leadership in Running and Fitne...
The Great North Run is one of the most famous and prestigious half marathons attracting athletes and fun runners from across the world. This year, organisers have received a record number of applications, with over 100,000 people applying to take part in what will be the 30th Great North Run across Tyneside on Sunday 19th September. The Tony Blair Sports Foundation is delighted and very proud that for the 3rd year Team TBSF will be taking part and raising funds on behalf of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and a limited number of places are now available for committed runners who want to sign up to make a difference. ...
Keen young rowers were put through their paces at the inaugural ‘Get Going, Get Rowing’ North East Regional Schools Indoor Rowing Final, held at Maiden Castle, Durham University on 2nd March, 2010. Heats had been held across the region since September with 1265 pupils from 96 schools across different age groups taking part. The 192 finalists – 48 from each county of County Durham, Tees Valley, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - competed on indoor rowing machines that are wired up to project their performances live on screen. Th...
