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7th February 2024

In Oldham Community Leisure

Oldham Active in Greater Manchester launch new look gyms following a £750k investment

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), the charitable trust that operates leisure facilities in the borough, has launched its ‘new look’ gyms following a £750,000 investment. The refurbishments of Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, Failsworth Sports Centre, Oldham Leisure Centre and Royton Leisure Centre were successfully completed on schedule at the end of 2023. The works included a substantial upgrade to the gym space at all four of the leisure centres, including a total replacement of the cardiovascular equipment by...

7th February 2024

In Trafford Leisure

Partington Sports Village in Greater Manchester unveils new ‘all weather’ artificial grass pitch

A new artificial grass pitch (AGP) at Partington Sports Village in Trafford has officially launched with an opening ceremony attended by special guests, including Cllr Dolores O’Sullivan, Mayor of Trafford, Cllr Tom Ross, Leader of the Council, Cllr Catherine Hynes, Deputy Leader of the Council, Andy Worthington, Chair, Trafford Leisure, John Lamb, Chair of Governors for the West Trafford Learning Partnership (WTLP) and Broadoak School’s headteacher, John Knowles. The facilities at Partington Sports Village, based at...

30th January 2024

In Uncategorised

Mytime Active to open two new Changing Places Toilets

Independent charity, Mytime Active, has begun work on two Changing Places Toilets in the Borough of Bromley. Changing Places are fully accessible toilets, primarily designed for people with physical disabilities, which can also benefit people with learning disabilities who need support with their personal care. The new facilities will be at Mytime Active’s Pavilion Leisure Centre and Biggin Hill Pool and Library and are scheduled to open in March. Changing Places give disabled people and their...

24th January 2024

In Mytime Active

Mytime Active launches Musculoskeletal Health Hubs to help people living with chronic joint pain

Charitable leisure trust, Mytime Active, has launched its Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health Hubs to support people living with chronic joint pain. The MSK health hubs will provide exercise, rehabilitation and wellbeing support to help people maintain mobility and reduce pain, as well as improve the health of patients before and after surgery. The hubs will operate in Bromley at the Spa at Beckenham and Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, and at Hatchford Brook Golf Centre and Gym in...

10th January 2024

In ReferAll

ReferAll announces price cuts to help leisure operators struggling with budgets

The UK’s leading exercise referral and wellbeing services platform, ReferAll, is reducing its pricing this year, in a bid to help leisure operator customers who are finding it difficult to cope with spiralling costs. With the physical activity industry under immense pressure and budgets particularly tight, ReferAll has adapted its pricing structure for 2024 to ensure its exercise referral software is accessible to anyone who wants to use the system. It has introduced a new tiered...

8th January 2024

In Mytime Active

Give your body a free New Year MOT at Mytime Active

We wouldn’t dream of driving our cars for years on end without a regular service, so why do we expect our bodies to keep performing without getting the once over from a health expert? Mytime Active is now offering free Health Assessments for all its members – a 45-minute, full-body check, providing a confidential analysis of your overall health and fitness. Carried out by Mytime Active’s fully qualified fitness team, the Health Assessments include height, weight and waist...

3rd January 2024

In Oldham Community Leisure

Oldham Active partners with Oldham College to provide specialist support for local children and young people

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), which manages the leisure facilities in the borough, is partnering with Oldham College to upskill its staff to provide specialist health and fitness support for local children and young people looking to use the leisure facilities, ahead of the launch of new young people-only group exercise classes in the new year. The partnership will initially see 30 members of Oldham Active’s workforce completing the specialist Level 2 Qualification in Leading Physical...

14th December 2023

In BC SoftWear

BC SoftWear tackles sustainability, one bathrobe at a time

The hospitality industry remains focused on seeking new ways to meet sustainability targets and become ever more environmentally friendly, according to BC SoftWear. New figures released by the leading towelling supplier reveal that almost half (45%) the bathrobes selected by hotels in 2023 were from its eco-friendly SupremeSoft range, compared to just 17% in 2019. BC SoftWear’s energy saving ranges – SupremeSoft and SmartKnit – now equate to 20% of turnover; this figure was just 8%...

8th December 2023

In Fitter Stock

Fitter Stock launches new e-commerce platform offering instant access to on-demand fitness and wellness content

Fitter Stock, the white-label digital health, wellness and fitness content provider, has launched a revolutionary e-commerce platform, giving a range of health and fitness providers instant access to premium downloadable wellness content from anywhere in the world at any time. The ‘build your own’ subscription service enables immediate access to an extensive library of content, which extends beyond fitness, encompassing the worldwide health agenda and addressing holistic wellbeing, including sleep, nutrition, fitness and mental health, including...

6th December 2023

In Quest, Right Directions, Sport England

Join the Quest brigade

Sport England’s quality assurance scheme, Quest, which has been defining industry standards and good practice for more than 25 years, is on the look out for new assessors. With so many of the UK’s 2,000+ leisure centres now undertaking Quest, and the number steadily rising, opportunities for new assessors to join the team are currently available. Sarah Lobo is Head of External Accreditations at Right Directions, which manages Quest on behalf of Sport England. She says: “Pre...