Virgin Active teams up with Cap2 to take children’s programming online

Virgin Active has teamed up with Cap2 Solutions to take it’s children’s programming online. The health club chain will be managing all its 4,500 weekly swimming classes and 700 Active Aces weekly tennis lessons via the CoursePro course management software. Endorsed by the ASA, CoursePro removes...

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Retention Guru to launch second retention convention

Globally-recognised retention expert Dr. Paul Bedford is to hold a second Retention Convention in the UK next year, focused on improving customer experiences. For the second time, the international speaker and author of the world’s largest retention study will bring together a number of world renowned...

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Industry experts team up to offer insights at free seminars

Customer insight specialist Leisure-net Solutions has teamed up with marketing expert Bigwave media and payment solutions provider DFC to offer two insight seminars based on data and best practice. The one day events, which are free for all their clients to attend, will take place in...

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Right Directions launches new endorsed health and safety courses

Right Directions has launched two new endorsed health and safety courses aimed specifically at the health, fitness and leisure industry. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) four-day ‘Managing Safely Course’is designed for managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation, but Right Directions...

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Lifetime Training creates learner focused website

Lifetime Training has invested in its online presence with a newly developed website. Designed to enhance the learner experience, Lifetime Training adopted a collaborative and consultative approach undertaking user research with prospective learners. The company’s new digital shop window aims to improve engagement with both learners...

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Newcastle University owns the leaderboards in Precor AMT 3 Challenge

After a nail-biting finish, Newcastle University came top of the leaderboard in Precor’s AMT 3 Challenge, winning a brand new machine for the university’s fitness suite. The event, which ran for three weeks in September and culminated at Leisure Industry Week on Wednesday 23 September, saw...

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Leisure-net launches active-net Australasia

Leading industry insight specialist, Leisure-net Solutions is set to launch active-net Australasia on 29 October at the Fitness Australia Symposium, attended by 150 of the top Australian health and fitness names. The event, which will bring together operators from across Australia and New Zealand for a...

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Durham County Council invests £44m in leisure and education scheme

The second phase of Durham County Council’s £44m investment in leisure and education facilities has completed with the opening of the new Consett Academy campus. The facility joins the new Consett Leisure Centre, which launched at the site this summer. Located in the heart of Consett...

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Oldham Community Leisure switches to Gladstone

Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has switched to Gladstone Health & Leisure from its previous software supplier ahead of launching two new sites this autumn. The leisure trust, which operates 11 sports centres, swimming pools and synthetic pitches in Oldham, signed a five-year agreement with Gladstone earlier...

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