Appointment to the Board of Sport Northern Ireland
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Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Stephen Reid as the Vice-Chair to the Board of Sport NI from 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2029. Stephen has been a Sport NI Board Member since 1 June 2024.
Sport NI was established in 1973 to develop sport and physical recreation in Northern Ireland, in line with the Recreation and Youth Service (NI) Order 1986 and is an Arm's-Length Body of the Department for Communities (DfC). Its' main objective is the furtherance of sport and physical activity in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Strategy for Sport and Physical Activity - 'Active Living' - sets out a vision of: 'Lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity will deliver an active, healthy, resilient and inclusive society which recognises and values both participation and excellence.'
