Gary Lineker and Geva Mentor have joined forces to encourage people to volunteer in their local community and help boost the UK's grassroots sports
They attended a youth sports day at Connect Stars, a London-based community group who seek to tackle social exclusion among young people through the power of sport and physical activity.
Additional research from Sport England's annual Active Lives survey shows the sport and activity sector has a deficit of 2.1million volunteers compared with five years ago, with many clubs struggling to find the volunteers they need to survive and thrive. "To find out what is going on near you all you have to do is download the app, tell it what you're interested in and where you live and it will tell you all the activities that suit you in your area. So whether it's foodbanks in Falmouth or kids' cricket in Chiswick there are hundreds of thousands of ways to get take part."
The biggest barrier identified for people to get involved with sport in their local area is having the funds to do so, followed by a lack of funding for teams and clubs in the local area.
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