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19th January 2018

In Createability

Luxury spa for Lancaster Council run leisure centre

A luxury 420 sq m spa has opened at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster following a £5 million redevelopment of the council-owned and managed building. Tranquil Spa is housed within a new 540 sq m extension to the side of the leisure centre, with its own dedicated reception and waiting area. The project was carried out by the leisure consortium Alliance Leisure Services, as development partner and leisure construction specialist, Createability, with Bignell, Shacklady, Ewing...

19th January 2018

In Quest, Right Directions

STA’s Pool Water Management Accreditation Delivered by Quest

Accreditation for the Swimming Teachers Association’s (STA) Swimming Pool Water Management Quality Mark can now be delivered as part of Sport England’s quality assurance framework Quest. The new award will be presented as one of the five modules operators can choose as part of the two-day Quest Plus assessment, enabling facilities with a pool to carry out their STA Swimming Pool Water Management Mark for free, as part of their overall Quest process. The agreement with the...

19th December 2017

In Createability

Createability completes work on Bounce Ipswich

Leisure design and build specialist, Createability, has completed work on its second Bounce trampoline park with the opening of Bounce and Billy Beez soft play centre in Ipswich. The 4460 sq m disused commercial site was transformed from an empty shell to a vibrant family entertainment centre in just 17 weeks. Building work created a series of different areas and separate rooms including a kitchen, party accommodation, a server room, management suites, a café and a...

8th December 2017

In Retention Guru

Technology theme sees global expert Bryan O’Rourke at Retention Convention 2018

Global technology expert, Bryan O’Rourke will open next year’s Retention Convention, which will take place in Birmingham on Thursday 26 April. The fourth Retention Convention, organised by world-renowned authority on retention, Dr. Paul Bedford, will focus on the use of technology to improve retention and will give delegates the opportunity to hear more about the use of artificial intelligence and chat botts in a gym setting, as well as location devices such as ibeacons. O’Rourke is President...

8th December 2017

In Leisure-net

Chesterfield Borough Council engages leadership support for its Leisure Service

Industry veteran, Dave Monkhouse has been commissioned to support and challenge Chesterfield Borough Council’s leisure service in delivering positive, sustainable and customer-focused outcomes. The six-month appointment will see Monkhouse working two days a week across the borough’s two local authority managed leisure centres, in a bid to move the sites to a zero subsidy within the next two to three years. As well as acting as a support service to the leisure centre teams on a day...

30th November 2017

In Quest, Right Directions

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority quantifies community impact with Sport England quality mark

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority continues its commitment to quality as one of the first organisations in the country to evaluate both its facilities and its Sports Development Team through Sport England’s quality assurance mark, Quest. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, with venues across London, Hertfordshire and Essex, has been on a continued journey with Quest for its facilities for 13 years, with three of the venues, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Lee Valley VeloPark and...

29th November 2017

In Precor

Beat Theory Fitness opens first franchise site

Scottish-based group personal training brand, Beat Theory Fitness, has opened its first franchise site in Waltham Abbey, London. The 325 sq m club, owned by London-born 40 year old, Leon Chee-a-tow, has replaced a gym called Krunch Gym on the M25 Business Estate and will offer heart rate-monitored, high intensity interval training (HIIT) designed to stimulate metabolism and increase energy, whilst providing group support and accountability. Chee-a-tow says: “Beat Theory Fitness is a unique brand offering heart...

23rd November 2017

In Bigwave media, DataHub

Marketing experts to feed into DataHub intelligence tool

Bigwave media has joined the DataHub as an official partner and licensed reseller of its modules. The agreement will see the sport and leisure marketing company inputting its knowledge and expertise – based on 10 years’ experience running campaigns for more than 450 leisure facilities annually – into developing the DataHub’s Marketing Intelligence module. The DataHub provides an automated, secure way for health, fitness and sports providers to aggregate physical activity data, allowing them to benefit...

22nd November 2017

In active-net, Leisure-net

Swimming great, Steve Parry, to address active-net 2018 delegates

One of Britain’s greatest swimmers, Olympic medallist, Steve Parry, has been confirmed as active-net 2018’s after dinner speaker. Launched in 2014, active-net brings together leading operators and suppliers from the active leisure sector for business-focused, pre-selected meetings, together with informative educational slots, networking lunches and an evening meal. active-net 2018 will take place at Eastwood Hall in Nottingham on 14 - 15 March. Parry, who retired from professional swimming after winning Bronze at the Athens’ Olympics in...