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31st July 2024

Horizon Leisure has been shortlisted in the ukactive Awards 2024 in the ‘Healthy Communities’ category

Horizon Leisure’s Wellbeing Hub, located in a shopping mall in Havant, has been shortlisted in the prestigious ukactive Awards for being a trailblazer for its community’s health and wellbeing. Mike Lyons, CEO at Horizon Leisure, says: “We are thrilled to be named as one of the finalists by ukactive. Their prestigious awards focus on recognising and celebrating excellence and innovation across health, wellbeing and fitness in the UK. I’m delighted to see our team's efforts being...

30th July 2024

Bromley’s young stars WIN coveted London Youth Games trophy

The London Youth Games Foundation has announced that young people from the borough of Bromley have won the Jubilee Trophy at this year’s London Youth Games (LYG), affirming their fantastic performances across the season. The coveted Jubilee Trophy was awarded at the LYG Finals Festival, which took place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. A celebration of sport, culture and community, the LYG Finals Festival is the culmination of a vibrant and competitive season comprising more...

10th July 2024

Mytime Active offers discounted golf on referral this summer

Social enterprise Mytime Active is offering significantly reduced-price Golf on Referral sessions at its Hatchford Brook Golf Centre in Sheldon, Birmingham this summer. The self-referral programme has been created to encourage anyone who is inactive and at risk of chronic conditions to become more physically active outdoors. Developed in partnership with England Golf and ukactive, and supported by the Shared Prosperity Fund, the Golf on Referral programme aims to introduce golf as a fun way to...

9th July 2024

Oldham Active Announces Executive Restructure Following Retirement of its COO

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has announced the promotion of Simon Blair to a pivotal new role as Deputy CEO, overseeing all commercial facets of the business, customer experience and marketing. Blair’s promotion from Business Development Manager follows Oldham Active’s strategic review of its Executive Management Team. The new role was created due to the recent retirement of Oldham Active’s esteemed Chief Operating Officer, Glenn Tolan, and is designed to ensure the continued growth and success...

4th July 2024

Black Book Leisure Consultancy finishes work on four star health club offering for VOCO Hotel

Black Book Leisure Consultancy has completed work on a stunning refurbishment of Elevate Health Club at the VOCO Hotel in Reading. The massive, two-phase project saw the health club and spa space close on New Years’ Eve 2023 for a month-long initial renovation, which included a fully fitted gym with nine cardiovascular stations, five fixed resistance machines and two free weight stations from Freemotion, plus a large functional space. New for the health club was an upgrade...

1st July 2024

Mytime Active and The Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum join forces to support young mums

Mytime Active is working in partnership with Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum (BCFF) to deliver twice-weekly free swimming lessons for young mums aged 15 - 24 and their babies. In a recent survey, 90% of participants that responded reported an improvement in how satisfied they are with their life since joining the group, with 90% also saying they have made friends at the Swim, Splash and Support classes. Originally financed by Sport England’s 'This Girl...

27th June 2024

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association partners with CoverMe Fitness to deliver real-world solutions for fitness professionals across the globe

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association and CoverMe Fitness are proud to announce a strategic partnership to address some of the biggest challenges facing fitness professionals and the industry at large, which will launch at IDEA® World Convention in the United States next month. Combining their extensive expertise and experience, the two organisations are set to revolutionise the global fitness sector by providing an effective solution to the industry’s perennial recruitment issues, enhancing opportunities for fitness professionals. IDEA...

26th June 2024

Horizon Leisure’s Wellbeing Hub celebrates first Birthday

Charitable leisure trust, Horizon Leisure is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first-of-its-kind Health and Wellbeing Hub based at a shopping mall in Havant. The Hub offers a range of health services, including free health checks for early detection of various conditions and health interventions including its weight management programme, Flourish and an eight-week 'Foundations' exercise orientation programme. The Hub also offers specialist beginner group exercise classes, six-week rehabilitation sessions with NHS physiotherapists and NHS smoking cessation...

4th June 2024

Mytime Active delivers £17 million worth of social value in just one year

Local social enterprise, Mytime Active, generated a social value in excess of £17 million for its neighbourhood economies last year. That’s almost £100 of social value – the term used to describe the health, wellbeing, educational and social benefits experienced through physical activity – delivered back to the boroughs for every person that used Mytime Active’s services between April 2023 and March 2024. Social value is a key measure of how charitable and leisure operators contribute...

23rd May 2024

Horizon Leisure reveals plans for multi-million pound refurbishment of Waterlooville Leisure Centre

Horizon Leisure, the charitable trust that operates leisure facilities in Havant, has secured funding for an extensive overhaul of Waterlooville Leisure Centre. Following a public consultation on the refurbishment plans, the leisure and wellbeing facility will undergo a substantial upgrade this summer. At the heart of the transformation lies a bold expansion of the gym facilities, promising state-of-the-art equipment and new innovative health and fitness concepts designed to cater to the diverse needs of local residents. Horizon...

21st May 2024

Everyone Active achieves Learn to Swim Accreditation across all 140 swim lesson programmes

Everyone Active has been awarded Swim England’s Learn to Swim Accreditation for all 140 of its leisure centres delivering swimming lessons in partnership with more than 65 local authorities across the UK. The new two-year accreditation means the charitable leisure trust will have held the quality mark for ten years in a row. The accreditation recognises excellence in governance, sustainability and effectiveness for swim schools and operators delivering Swim England’s Learn to Swim programme, and can...

15th May 2024

Mytime Active open two new fully accessible Changing Places Toilets

Local social enterprise Mytime Active has officially opened two new Changing Places Toilets in the Borough. The new facilities, opened by the Mayor of Bromley, Mike Botting, at Mytime Active’s Pavilion Leisure Centre and Biggin Hill Pool and Library, will help to bring major, life-enhancing freedoms those who need Changing Places Toilets - more than 250,000 people across the country. Changing Places are fully accessible toilet facilities, primary designed for people with physical disabilities, which can...