Oldham Community Leisure Archives

4th September 2026

Oldham Active partners with Oldham College to inspire the next generation of sports and fitness professionals

Oldham Active and Oldham College have developed an innovative Workforce Academy, designed to bridge the gap between education and employment. It offers sports and fitness students from Oldham College the opportunity to gain work experience through structured placements alongside industry-specific qualifications. With similarities to an apprenticeship...

26th May 2026

Oldham Active’s ‘lifesaving’ REACH programme hits 20-year milestone

A pioneering partnership between Oldham Active and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care is celebrating a monumental landmark as its REACH exercise referral programme enters its 20th year of transforming lives across the borough. Since its launch, REACH (Referrals Encouraging Activity, Confidence and Health) has supported 3,906...

9th December 2025

Oldham Active launches specialist exercise referral pathway to support people using GLP-1 weight loss medications

Community leisure trust, Oldham Active has launched an exercise referral pathway for people using GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Oldham Active is one of the first leisure providers in the UK to offer this specialist service, in line with the latest...

7th October 2025

Get parenthood off to a healthy start with Oldham Active

Oldham Active has launched a special discounted programme, Active Start, offering pregnant and postnatal women a monthly, no-contract membership for just £9.99 a month – a significant saving from the usual £36 monthly fee. Active Start is available at Oldham Active’s five leisure centres in Oldham,...

19th September 2025

Royton Leisure Centre swimming pool to reopen with major improvements following £114,000 upgrade

The swimming pool at Oldham Active’s Royton Leisure Centre will officially reopen on 22nd September 2025 following a comprehensive refurbishment programme that includes significant improvements to water quality, safety features and environmental sustainability. The pool closed in August for essential maintenance after the existing pool tank...

13th August 2025

Oldham Active celebrates new Precor gym equipment at Royton and Oldham Leisure Centres with exclusive master coach training sessions

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), the charitable trust that operates leisure facilities on behalf of Oldham Council, has launched ‘new look’ gyms at Royton and Oldham Leisure Centres following a £250,000 investment. The investment includes a substantial upgrade to the gym equipment, including the total replacement...

20th June 2025

Lauren Connis promoted to Oldham Active’s Executive Management Team

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has promoted Lauren Connis to the new role of Head of Health and Wellbeing, joining the Executive Management Team of the Greater Manchester-based community trust. Connis originally joined Oldham Active in July 2023 as Group Health and Fitness Brand Manager, and...

11th June 2025

Oldham Active’s fitness team upskills to support customers using GLP-1 medications

Oldham Active is the first leisure provider in the UK to officially train and qualify its fitness team to deliver advice and guidance on GLP-1 medications. Thirty members of the community leisure trust’s wellbeing and fitness team completed Future Fit’s new Navigating GLP-1 for Sport and...

3rd March 2025

Oldham Active launches ‘Women’s-Only’ Gym at Chadderton Wellbeing Centre

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has opened a Women’s-Only Gym at Chadderton Wellbeing Centre. The gym was formally launched on 26th February at a special event attended by Cllr Peter Dean, Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities and Culture, Deputy Mayor of Oldham, Cllr Eddie Moores,...

22nd January 2025

Fitness Pilot Scheme Launched To Support Young Care Leavers in Oldham

Oldham Council has partnered with the charitable trust Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) on a pilot scheme offering free three-month memberships to its leisure centres for local care experienced young people. The Oldham Active funded memberships have been awarded to 12 young care experienced people aged...

9th December 2024

Oldham Active urges local employers to sign up for free workplace NHS health checks

Oldham Active has joined a Government pilot to expand the NHS health checks by offering free workplace health checks to local businesses and encouraging more employers to join the scheme. From October 2024, Oldham Active’s trained advisors have been delivering health checks for people aged 25...

31st October 2024

Oldham Active makes finals at inaugural Seriously Social Awards

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Employment and Skills category at Community Leisure UK’s first ever Seriously Social Awards, with winners being announced in November this year. The Seriously Social Awards celebrate the social value and social impact community...