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28th November 2025

Lori Hoinkes appointed as Chair of the Board of Trafford Leisure

Trafford Leisure CIC has announced the appointment of Lori Hoinkes as Chair of its Board and non-executive director following the departure of Andy Worthington OBE, who stepped down in 2024 after nine years of exceptional service, and was succeeded by Eamonn O’Rourke as the acting Chair. Hoinkes is the CEO of Manchester Central, one of the UK's top event venues. Her vision for the venue extends beyond traditional event management to focus on generating economic, social...

18th November 2025

Sport England’s Quest updates for 2026

Sport England’s continuous improvement tool, Quest, is being updated for 2026 with two new and improved products designed to simplify the process – Quest for Facilities for individual sites and Quest Active Wellbeing for contracts and/or places. Quest was first established more than 20 years ago to measure how well a facility is operating and how effective organisations are across a range of topics. Previously aimed primarily at the management of sports and leisure facilities, it...

14th November 2025

Horizon Leisure partners with SEE Change Happen to champion accessible wellbeing for all

Horizon Leisure has announced a groundbreaking partnership with inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood, Founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen, which provides transgender awareness and guidance to organisations and businesses. The collaboration demonstrates the charitable trust’s ongoing commitment to removing barriers that prevent people from accessing their health and fitness facilities across the South of England. Horizon Leisure’s work in this area comes at a crucial time for the leisure sector following the UK Supreme Court ruling...

11th November 2025

Experiencing the GoodLife with CoverMe

Canada’s largest health club chain, GoodLife Fitness, has partnered with all-in-one team management app CoverMe Fitness to manage its 1,750 instructors, who are delivering more than 6,200 group fitness experiences every single week across its 198 locations. The CoverMe platform addresses some of the biggest challenges facing fitness operators, streamlining instructor recruitment and subs, team management, compliance and communication. By automating time-consuming tasks, CoverMe helps operators reclaim up to 15 hours every week, saving thousands of...

21st October 2025

Trafford’s Women of Inspiration Award winners experience luxury treatments at move Altrincham’s new spa The Cove

Exceptional women from across Trafford were some of the first to experience the luxury spa facilities at Trafford Leisure’s move Altrincham following its multi-million pound refurbishment. The women were winners of the leisure trust’s ‘Altrincham and Trafford Women of Inspiration’ campaign, launched for International Women's Day earlier this year, and received exclusive experiences at the brand-new The Cove Spa in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their communities. Trafford Leisure’s campaign invited nominations for local women who...

15th October 2025

Florence Roby reveals new shades for autumn

Leading British-based, family-run uniforms supplier Florence Roby has launched two bold new autumn shades, in on-trend seasonal colours. The newly launched deep Burgundy shade creates the ultimate refined look for the cooler months, while Chocolate is an elegant alternative to more traditional darker shades. “Innovating new colours that capture current trends has always been Florence Roby’s priority. Full-bodied burgundy is a forever classic and an instant elevator,” says Jan Roby, director at Florence Roby. “Burgundy is...

14th October 2025

BC SoftWear reveals new SilkSoft™ range

BC SoftWear has unveiled its newest range of spa linens, specifically developed for high-turnover spas and those in warmer climates. SilkSoft™ is a lightweight range of treatment bed linens designed to deliver both elegance and efficiency. Crafted from a smooth synthetic blend, allowing creases to be removed easily, the brushed top surface has a soft, matte appearance while the underside feels cool and silky against clients’ skin. Unlike 100% cotton linens, which are often used in...

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, Failsworth, Chadderton, Saddleworth and Royton, providing access to 150+ group exercise classes, state-of-the-art gyms, swimming pools, sauna facilities and racket sports. The Active Start programme is designed to support women...

6th October 2025

Everybody Health and Leisure tackles swim teacher absences with CoverMe

Everybody Health and Leisure has partnered with CoverMe to streamline staffing processes across their nine pools in Cheshire East. The sheer scale of Everybody Health and Leisure’s Learn to Swim programme - 1,833 swimming classes per week delivered by 159 regular swimming teachers across its pools - meant even a minor disruption due to staff absence had a major ripple effect. Following some process changes, including the implementation of CoverMe, the leisure trust’s 11,000 weekly learners...

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 lining began to fail, causing ongoing water loss. Oldham Active seized the opportunity to bring forward planned improvement works, investing £114,000 in upgrades that will benefit the community for years...