As children go back to school – BBC Radio Stoke is asking for sports kit and equipment donations to help them to get fit and active. The aim is to give local children access to kit that they may not otherwise be able to afford or get hold of.
Recent research has found that thousands of children are not getting the recommended 60 minutes of daily activity a day. In July a DCMS select committee report- with data from Sport England, said 100,000, fewer children met the recommended level of activity in 2020 than in 2019. The situation has been compounded by the pandemic, access to facilities, and people not being able to afford the kit.
BBC Radio Stoke is working with a host of partners across Staffordshire and Cheshire to take in unwanted, good-condition sports kit and distribute it to children and teenagers who need it most.
The Make a Difference campaign is calling on audiences to donate spare kit and equipment, as well as calling on companies and charities willing to offer their premises for donations, collections, and distribution of the clean kit.
If you would like to get involved or have any good condition equipment, that would otherwise go to landfill or simply remain in cupboards, then you can click here to get involved or search for BBC Make a Difference and follow the links to West Midlands.
Please get in touch with BBC Radio Stoke if you’re a community group, school, or sports club that’s in need of the sports kit and we can tell your story and hopefully drive donations.
Drop off points in Staffordshire and South Cheshire are:
- Port Vale FC Foundation, Burslem
- Staffordshire FA, Stafford
- Stoke City Football Club, Stoke
- Motherwell Cheshire, Crewe
- Stoke on Trent Mother’s Support Network
- Uttoxetter Leisure Centre
