Local lad and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Gold Medalist, Anthony Harding, 22, has unveiled a plaque from Golden Gateways at Oldham Leisure Centre to recognise his success as an athlete and to celebrate the part the leisure centre played in kickstarting his impressive diving career. Anthony, originally...
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Oldham Active’s Young Person's Memberships are booming, with 27% of new members signing up each month now Young Person’s Memberships and 15% of total members aged 11 – 18. Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), a charitable trust operating leisure facilities in the borough, first introduced its...
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Horizon Guildford, a new charitable health, fitness and wellbeing facility due to open in Guildford’s former Sports Direct gym in May, will be sponsoring this years’ Burpham Wellfest, a local festival promoting wellbeing within the local community. Burpham Welfest, taking place on the 9th July at...
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Swim England estimated the nationwide shortage of swimming teachers stood at 6,200 at the start of 2022, with demand for swimming lessons still increasing. But the Institute of Swimming is tackling the problem head on and, despite the pandemic, in the last three years has...
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Digital workout creator, 1FitLife, has partnered with Parkinson’s UK to create specialist activity videos as part of the charity’s ongoing work to encourage people living with Parkinson’s to become and stay as active as possible. 1FitLife has created six videos so far, with the intention to...
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Horizon Leisure, which currently manages Havant and Waterlooville Leisure Centres in Hampshire, has made its first acquisition of a private gym; the former Sports Direct site in Guilford. The move forms part of the charitable group’s long-term strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of people...
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Leisure operators across North Yorkshire have teamed up with the Institute of Swimming to launch a Swimming Teachers Academy in the area to address the shortage of teachers, which means local children are missing out on learning to swim. Leisure operators, Brimhams Active, Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles,...
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Horizon Leisure has made a number of senior leadership appointments including its CEO, a new Commercial Director and a new Marketing Lead. The award-winning, not-for-profit organisation, operating both Havant and Waterlooville Leisure Centres on behalf of Havant Borough Council, sees these new appointments as a strategic...
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75% of unpaid carers want to be more active than they currently are 88% of unpaid carers reported they don’t have the time to take part in physical activity 67% of unpaid carers said they struggle to afford costs, which acts as a barrier...
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The doors have closed on Altrincham Leisure Centre for the final time, as work starts on an exciting multi-million pound redevelopment; reopening as move Altrincham in 2024. Trafford Council’s investment into the scheme will transform the tired leisure centre into a state-of-the-art modern leisure facility for...
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