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Charitable social enterprise and worker-owned co-op GLL has announced 78 athletes from Gateshead and Newcastle will benefit from the 2026 intake of its GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) – the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK. Now in its... (more)
25 Sep 26
Para dressage rider Flis Marriott, 44, from Bodmin, has just claimed fourth place in her first Grade 1 Gold (Grand Prix B) national final.   Flis has been tetraplegic since 2008 after suffering a traumatic spinal injury whilst working on a beach. A q... (more)
22 Sep 26
Vernon Thomas, aged 82, grew up in the North-West but moved down to London as a young man to study for a post-graduate teaching qualification  He went on to become a lecturer at the London College of Printing, as it was then known, sharing his knowle... (more)
22 Sep 26
The success of the GLL Sport Foundation is supported by our partnerships with local authorities, sponsors, SportsAid and National Governing Bodies. It's our ambition to bridge the gap in sports inequalities and support today's and tomorrow's athletes.

Support

We support 3100+ athletes per annum across the UK.

Develop

We support athlete development with a complete support package including financial, training memberships and sport science.

Achieve

We aspire to enable supported athletes to achieve success and use them to inspire the next generation of athletes and our wider communities.

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