Member Re-appointments to the Board of Sport Northern Ireland
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Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has re-appointed Denise McElrea and Wendy Elliott Members to the Board of Sport NI from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029. Denise and Wendy have been Sport NI Board Members since 1 August 2021.
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.'
