Global technology expert, Bryan O’Rourke will open next year’s Retention Convention, which will take place in Birmingham on Thursday 26 April. The fourth Retention Convention, organised by world-renowned authority on retention, Dr. Paul Bedford, will focus on the use of technology to improve retention and will...
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Industry veteran, Dave Monkhouse has been commissioned to support and challenge Chesterfield Borough Council’s leisure service in delivering positive, sustainable and customer-focused outcomes. The six-month appointment will see Monkhouse working two days a week across the borough’s two local authority managed leisure centres, in a bid...
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Lee Valley Regional Park Authority continues its commitment to quality as one of the first organisations in the country to evaluate both its facilities and its Sports Development Team through Sport England’s quality assurance mark, Quest. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, with venues across London, Hertfordshire...
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Scottish-based group personal training brand, Beat Theory Fitness, has opened its first franchise site in Waltham Abbey, London. The 325 sq m club, owned by London-born 40 year old, Leon Chee-a-tow, has replaced a gym called Krunch Gym on the M25 Business Estate and will offer...
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Bigwave media has joined the DataHub as an official partner and licensed reseller of its modules. The agreement will see the sport and leisure marketing company inputting its knowledge and expertise – based on 10 years’ experience running campaigns for more than 450 leisure facilities...
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One of Britain’s greatest swimmers, Olympic medallist, Steve Parry, has been confirmed as active-net 2018’s after dinner speaker. Launched in 2014, active-net brings together leading operators and suppliers from the active leisure sector for business-focused, pre-selected meetings, together with informative educational slots, networking lunches and an...
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Jersey Sport’s Exercise Referral scheme is being brought bang up to date with the introduction of an online management programme, enabling 25% more efficiency for the 20 year old scheme. More than 1,000 residents go through Jersey Sport’s Exercise Referral scheme each year, and until now...
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Just one year ago running never really featured in Laura Jones’s life. Now the 29 year old from Dorset is halfway through an epic challenge to run seven marathons around the world within a year and raise £10,000 for The Jonny Wilkinson Foundation and The...
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Sevenoaks Leisure Centre is set to benefit from a £1 million investment, which will see a complete redesign of the fitness facilities over two floors, including the transformation of a large, underused toddler pool into a 104 sq m dry side multi purpose room, new...
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The University of Edinburgh has launched its first satellite gym at its Easter Bush campus. The 250sq m gym is part of the brand new £32 million Roslin Innovation Centre, which has been specifically designed to support research in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Agri Tech...
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