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25th January 2023

Active Nottingham Leisure Centre first in the country to be recognised for tackling inequalities

Active Nottingham’s Ken Martin Leisure Centre (part of Nottingham City Council) in Nottingham has become the first leisure centre in the country to achieve the Quest Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard, demonstrating its commitment to tackling inequalities. The Tacking Inequalities in Leisure accolade was bestowed on the centre as part of its Sport England Quest assessment, which measures how well a facility is operating and how effective organisations are across a range of areas. First established more...

18th January 2023

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority takes health and safety to a different level

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, which is responsible for a 10,000 acre park that is home to a variety of award-winning green spaces and world-class sports venues, is changing its health and safety management, with a new external partner to lead, develop and enhance its standards. Four team members from health, safety and quality management expert, Right Directions, will work across the Authority on a daily basis, guiding and advising the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority...

10th January 2023

Michels and Taylor puts guest wellness experience front and centre

Hotel management expert, Michels and Taylor (M&T), which manages a range of 20 hotels, from well known brands such as Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn and Best Western to a number of independents, has installed Peloton Bikes in the gyms at its Hilton hotel in Bournemouth, Welcome hotel in Stratford and The Abbey in Birmingham. The bikes, which have seen 250 hours of use by guests in just three months, have got off to a flying start,...

6th January 2023

Carers UK partners with 1FitLife to launch new online physical activity and wellbeing videos

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 for them participating in physical activities Only 16% of carers said that they use leisure facilities sometimes or often. The main barrier to using facilities was carers feeling that they...

6th January 2023

Doors close on Altrincham Leisure Centre as multi-million pound redevelopment begins

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 the community to enjoy. Branded move Altrincham, the centre will benefit from a 25m swimming pool, a 20m learner pool, a pool pod to improve accessibility, a combined lobby area...

6th January 2023

Swim England and the Institute of Swimming partner with Nottingham Swim School to boost and upskill its aquatic workforce

Nottingham Swim School is undertaking a third Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academy with Swim England and the Institute of Swimming following the successful recruitment of 24 Level 2 swimming teachers. Nottingham Swim School, which is part of Nottingham City Council, launched the first Recruitment Academy back in September 2021 to help boost its aquatic workforce and reduce swimming lesson waiting times across the region. Now, under an official partnership, Nottingham Swim School is starting a third Swimming Teacher...

6th January 2023

Oldham Active launches free hot shower initiative to support local community struggling with energy crisis

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has launched its ‘Shower and Go’ scheme to provide hot showers for people within the Oldham community who may be struggling to heat their homes and heat hot water. Shower and Go follows the launch of Oldham Council’s wider Warm Banks initiative in creating welcoming, heated, sheltered spaces for those who cannot afford to put the heating on. The move will see places like libraries turned into Warm Banks as part...

4th January 2023

Largest install of Precor StairClimbers in EMEA announced

Members of UAE’s largest indoor multi-sport centre, Wellfit in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, can now stay one step ahead of the fitness game thanks to the installation of innovative new Precor StairClimbers. The state-of-the-art club is the first in the Middle East to install Precor’s StairClimbers and has a total of eight, in the Black Pearl Colourway, to complement its other Precor kit. The 75,000 sq ft facility – which opened in November last year – also...

15th December 2022

BC SoftWear expands with new UK partnerships

Leading spa textiles supplier, BC SoftWear, has expanded its reach once more with a string of new partnerships at high-end UK spa developments. Already the spa linens company of choice for many of the UK’s most prestigious spas, BC SoftWear has now added Yorkshire Spa Retreat, Laceby Manor, Manor House Alsager, The Lowry and Breedon Priory to its growing list of spa partners. Karen Hesketh, Business Development Manager at BC SoftWear, says: “It’s an honour to have...

13th December 2022

Adidas and Peloton team up

Adidas and Peloton have teamed up to ‘own the game’ in corporate fitness. As a global sporting brand with a publicly declared business strategy to ‘own the game’, installing Peloton bikes at the Adidas UK headquarters in Stockport was a no brainer for the company’s Sports and Training Manager, Matthew Thompson. He says: “We’re a sport brand, so fitness is a massive part of who we are and our brand identity. We want to be owning corporate...

News

Active Nottingham Leisure Centre first in the country to be recognised for tackling inequalities

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority takes health and safety to a different level

Michels and Taylor puts guest wellness experience front and centre

Carers UK partners with 1FitLife to launch new online physical activity and wellbeing videos

Doors close on Altrincham Leisure Centre as multi-million pound redevelopment begins

Swim England and the Institute of Swimming partner with Nottingham Swim School to boost and upskill its aquatic workforce

Oldham Active launches free hot shower initiative to support local community struggling with energy crisis

Largest install of Precor StairClimbers in EMEA announced

BC SoftWear expands with new UK partnerships

Adidas and Peloton team up

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