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29th June 2016

TMLT launches community fund to help local people get active

Tonbridge & Malling Leisure Trust (TMLT) has launched a new community fund to benefit local people and voluntary organisations committed to increasing health and wellbeing in Tonbridge and Malling. The not-for-profit organisation, which delivers sport and leisure facilities on behalf of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, has established the new tmactive Community Fund to assist local projects dedicated to encouraging physical activity. Derived from the trust’s annual profits, the Community Fund will award grants to individuals, formally...

6th June 2016

Lifetime Training and English Institute of Sport team up to secure athletes’ future in fitness

The English Institute of Sport (EIS) is working with Lifetime Training to assist athletes to qualify and develop careers as Personal Trainers via their award winning courses. Designed to provide qualifications that can potentially secure the athletes’ future, Lifetime Training is supporting all EIS athletes with access to discounted training. The project currently includes around twenty athletes, who compete in a wide variety of sports. Melanie Chowns, Senior Performance Lifestyle Adviser for Great Britain at the English Institute...

5th June 2016

Lifetime launches first Beauty Academy in Birmingham

Lifetime Training, the multi-award winning training provider, has launched its first Beauty Academy in Birmingham. Located in Church Street in central Birmingham, the Academy is part of an ambitious roll out to cities such as Manchester, London and Liverpool during 2016. The launch was attended by Academy suppliers Aston & Fincher, Your Salon Store, Monu Skin and Dermalogica, alongside bloggers, prospective students and members of the Lifetime Beauty Therapy Tutor team. The new state of the art...

4th June 2016

Falkirk Community Trust wins Refer-all Foundation award 2016

Falkirk Community Trust has won ReferAll’s 2016 Foundation Award. The Award gifts the trust a one-year exercise referral software licence worth over £2,000. ReferAll, which specialises in software solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from GP to leisure provider, created the Foundation Award in 2014 as an altruistic venture with a vision to provide the tools for organisations to help people to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Falkirk Community Trust, a leisure trust which manages four...

3rd June 2016

International basketball star Karl Brown to speak at active-net 2016

International basketball star and head coach of the England under 18 Men’s Basketball Team, Karl Brown, will be the after dinner speaker at active-net next month. The sportsman, who went from inner city Leicester to America and back again using sport as his ticket, will tell the delegates at the two-day event his inspiring story. active-net, now in its third year, will take place from 27-28 April at Loughborough University. As well as one-to-one buyer and...

2nd June 2016

Places for People partners with ReferAll to deliver its exercise on referral programming

Places for People Leisure has partnered with exercise referral software specialist ReferAll to deliver the programme across its group. The award-winning, not-for-dividend leisure management operator is expanding and developing its health offering by switching from paper-based systems to ReferAll’s software. This will be rolled out across its estate over the next twelve to eighteen months. Sarah Leonie, Head of Fitness at Places for People Leisure, explained: “We are very aware that a key weakness for the leisure...

31st May 2016

The Doctor will see you now…

ukactive’s Research Director, Dr. Steven Mann, will be hosting a series of one-to-one surgery sessions at this year’s active-net, which takes place at Loughborough University on 27 & 28th April 2016. The sessions will cover ukactive’s research agenda and look at how data driven decisions can create results for providers across the sector. Mike Hill, Director of Leisure-net Solutions, the leading customer insight provider for the active leisure sector and organiser of the active-net event said: “Following...

30th May 2016

Educational streams announced for active-net Australasia

The educational streams have been announced for active-net Australasia, a business-focussed networking event taking part at the Novotel St. Kilda in Melbourne on 27 and 28 July 2016. Similar to the UK event, active-net Australasia, managed by leading UK industry insight specialist Leisure-net Solutions, will comprise of 16 one-to-one business meetings between suppliers and operators, as well as a networking lunch and dinner and an educational thread with keynote speaker Paralympian John Domandl and workshops, including...

6th May 2016

Speakers announced for retention convention

Speakers have been announced for this year’s Retention Convention, organised by globally-recognised retention expert Dr. Paul Bedford - a two-day event that will focus on improving customer experiences. The world-renowned experts include Molly Kemmer, who is the Chair of IHRSA and only the third female to hold the position in 34 years. A thought leader with more than 20 years experience in the health and fitness industry, Kemmer is passionate about innovative programme solutions that contribute...

1st May 2016

Top compliance accreditation for Createability

Createability has successfully achieved Exor Gold Standard accreditation demonstrating the company’s ability to meet the rigorous pre-qualification requirements within the private and public sectors. The Hampshire-based firm recently received accreditation from Exor, whose standards are recognised as being amongst the highest in their industry. Ian Cotgrave, Managing Director, of Createability said: “As an expert in our field we look to ensure our standards are continually being improved and that we deliver customers with the first rate service...