With the industry showing no slow down in the redevelopment of old, outdated leisure centres and the launch of boutique and low cost health clubs, Createability has bolstered its team of 39 with four new joiners. Mark Beckett has been appointed as Mechanical and Electrical Technical...
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A new app enabling Exercise on Referral (EOR) clients to fill out questionnaires online could collectively save operators millions of pounds, according to its developer, software specialist ReferAll. The app massively reduces staff administration, freeing up valuable time for them to concentrate supporting clients through a...
Read MoreA one-day conference to examine how operators and active communities teams can increase participation and reduce inactivity in line with the Government’s latest sports strategy will take place in October. Making it Happen, the third Active Communities Conference organised by Quest, Sport England’s industry improvement and...
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Gloucestershire’s Jumptastic has become the first trampoline park to undergo Quest, the sport and leisure industry’s leading quality scheme. In addition to Quest Plus status, Jumptastic also achieved Right Directions’ new Trampoline Park Quality Mark - the first of its kind to be awarded in the...
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In 1992 Life Leisure established one of the first Exercise on Referral (EOR) schemes in the country. Called PARiS (Physical Activity Referral in Stockport), it is a joint partnership between the trust and NHS Stockport. Following a conversation with a commissioner early in 2014, the...
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Community Interest Company (CIC), Brio Leisure has demonstrated the success of its Exercise on Referral (EOR) Smoking Cessation and Weight Management programmes with an impressive set of annual statistics. Over the last financial year, uptake rates are over 80% for both EOR and Weight Management programmes....
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Bigwave media will be helping clients to increase secondary revenue and tackle the obesity crisis on a local level through targeted food and beverage strategies and procurement. The new service offering comes as Theresa England is announced as the leisure marketing agency’s Contract and Partnerships Manager....
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Places at active-net 2018 are already filling up following the roaring success of the 2017 event in March, which saw 95% of delegates say they’d like to attend next year. The educational theme for active-net 2018, which will take place on 14 - 15 March at...
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Great Minds Met in Manchester for Dr. Paul Bedford’s third Retention Convention. The Retention Guru’s day-long event saw five world-class speakers give their take on retaining a happy workforce and the impact this has on member retention. Counter-terrorism specialist and leadership expert, Steve Jee, who spent...
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Oxford City Council has become the first local authority in the country to receive an ‘Excellent’ rating in Quest for Active Communities, the new assessment model from Quest, Sport England’s quality scheme for sport and leisure. Quest for Active Communities directly supports the priorities outlined in...
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