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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...

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6th December 2023
In 1FitLife

Award success for 1FitLife’s work to support people living with Parkinson’s

Health and wellness content creator, 1FitLife, was Highly Commended at the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Awards for the creation of specialist activity videos developed to encourage people living with Parkinson’s to become and stay as active as possible.   The videos form the basis of a 10-week online ‘Get Started’ programme for people living with Parkinson’s, delivered in collaboration with Reach Your Peak, Neurological physiotherapists providing an online community for people using exercise to treat Parkinson’s.  1FitLife’s...

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6th December 2023
In Horizon Leisure

Horizon Leisure’s Havant Leisure Centre wins Local Authority/Leisure Trust Gym of the Year

Horizon Leisure’s Havant Leisure Centre was crowned Local Authority/Leisure Trust Gym of the Year at the UK’s National Fitness Awards on Friday 24 November at The Athena in Leicester.   The annual event, which is the UK’s largest free-to-enter fitness awards, recognises excellence and achievement in the active leisure sector across the country.  Horizon Leisure’s Waterlooville Leisure Centre was also shortlisted at the awards in the prestigious Regional Gym of the Year (South) category.   Havant Leisure Centre scooped...

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6th December 2023
In ReferAll

Barnsley Premier Leisure reports exercise referral successes

For Barnsley Premier Leisure working with data has transformed the way the Trust’s exercise referrals are managed and the popularity of its schemes   Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) runs two successful health referral schemes within its Barnsley contract and is soon to launch a third. Its focus is improving community health at the local level.   The exercise referral programme, BPL Health Referral, is aimed at improving the health of people with medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high...

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6th December 2023
In Uncategorised

Everyone Active teams up with ReferAll to manage its Health and Wellbeing projects

Everyone Active, a leading operator in the leisure industry, has partnered with ReferAll to manage all its health and wellbeing referral schemes. Everyone Active, which operates more than 200 leisure facilities across the UK, is now using ReferAll’s data management platform to collate real-time information for its community health and wellbeing programmes.   Everyone Active currently supports more than 13,000 people affected by health conditions, disabilities, inequalities and multiple deprivation to get active and stay active every...

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30th November 2023
In Trafford Leisure

Awards success for Trafford’s swimmers!

Trafford's Swimming Clubs enjoyed a successful evening at the Swim England National Awards, with Altrincham Swimming Club securing ‘Club of the Year’ and Trafford Metro's Head Coach, Bob Bolton scooping ‘Coach of the Year’. Swim England’s National Awards recognise the vast contributions made by individuals and organisations from all aquatic sports.  Both winning clubs provide coaching and competitive swimming for children, young people and adults across the borough at Trafford Leisure’s swimming pools. Bob Bolton, Masters coach...

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14th November 2023
In Horizon Leisure

Horizon Leisure launches free Active Play membership for vulnerable families

Charitable trust, Horizon Leisure, has launched an Active Play membership for vulnerable families in the Hampshire area, giving them 12 months free access to a range of leisure facilities.   The scheme will see 60 families benefit from free access to Horizon Leisure’s Adventure Play and Oceans of Play (soft play), plus pre-school bounce classes, pre-school gymnastics, public family swimming and even swimming lessons.   The Active Play membership, funded by Hampshire Council, aims to provide physical activity intervention...

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18th October 2023
In Pentathlon GB

Pentathlon GB launches Penta+, the new multi-sports brand to inspire athletes and sporting fans

Pentathlon GB, the national governing body for the Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon, has launched a new multi-sports sub brand, Penta+, for the next generation of athletes and sporting fans. The launch follows the recent announcement by the International Olympic Committee that Modern Pentathlon will continue to be part of their programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. The new brand, distinct from the governing body, is a combination and culmination of the organisation’s mission to modernise...

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16th October 2023
In Pentathlon GB

Pentathlon GB excited for the future as IOC announces Modern Pentathlon as Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sport

  Pentathlon GB, the governing body of Modern Pentathlon, welcomes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to include Modern Pentathlon in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games with its new discipline, Obstacle Course Racing (OCR).   The future of Modern Pentathlon as an Olympic sport was at risk due to concerns about its ability to meet the 2025+ criteria, which emphasised being accessible and inclusive.  To address this, the sport’s International Federation replaced the equestrian discipline with Obstacle...

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12th October 2023
In Pentathlon GB

Pentathlon GB announces partnership with British Obstacle Sports

Pentathlon GB, the national governing body of Modern Pentathlon, has accelerated its partnership with British Obstacle Sports in order to increase the number and variety of obstacle competitions and events being delivered across the UK.   The collaboration follows British Obstacle Sports’ volunteers supporting the successful obstacle engagement sessions held at the 2023 Modern Pentathlon World Championships at the University of Bath in August.   Pentathlon GB has also recently appointed British Obstacle Sports’ President, James Burton, as a...

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