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The National Attractions Marketing Conference will see speakers representing some of the UK’s top visitor
16 Aug 2023
Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking
22 Oct 2020
For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions –
05 Oct 2020
UK tourism and heritage minister, Nigel Huddleston, delivered the keynote speech during this year's Annual
26 Mar 2020
The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) has postponed its upcoming expo
19 Mar 2018
Britain’s visitor attractions are set to get a major boost, with investment into the sector
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
21 Dec 2016
The fledgling Visitor Attraction Expo (VAE) returns for its third year in January, again taking
05 Jan 2016
The Visitor Attraction Expo (VAE) has announced a series of seminars led with a session
20 Apr 2015
Wayne Hemingway MBE, the creative designer and visionary behind the £18m ($27m, €24m) restoration of
12 Dec 2014
Details of a comprehensive seminar and education programme at the Visitor Attraction Expo (VAE) have
01 Oct 2014
The attractions industry made its presence known at Leisure Industry Week, held at the NEC
03 Sep 2014
London’s EAG International attractions expo has confirmed that next year’s edition will be twinned with
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
12 Feb 2014
News is breaking that Martin Barratt has joined the board of Mark Pyrah's AIM-listed Paragon
28 Oct 2013
EAG International – the best possible start to 2014 Soon to celebrate its fifth anniversary,
22 Jul 2013
On the 11th July, award winning play centre Cheeky Monkey's in Chorley, Lancashire hosted CBeebies
24 Apr 2013
The newly established Family Entertainment (FEC) group at BALPPA will host its inaugural seminar event
19 Apr 2013
The newly established Family Entertainment Centre group at BALPPA is delighted to announce the agenda
18 Mar 2013
Burnham-On-Sea's MP has this week demonstrated her support for local tourist businesses during a visit
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
18 Mar 2013
The new Family Entertainment centre (FEC) subgroup at BALPPA reached the fifty (50) member milestone
13 Mar 2013
We are delighted to invite you to attend the BALPPA Summer Conference 2013 - an
08 Feb 2013
Dear member, We are delighted to invite you to attend our Parliamentary Reception which will
23 Jan 2013
BALPPA would like to give a big congratulations to our new Chairman Bob O'Connor. We
03 Dec 2012
BALPPA is delighted to announce that Livingstone Lodge (Howletts and Port Lympne) have once again
29 Nov 2012
Following on from its successful premiere at EAG International Expo this year, the British Association
06 Nov 2012
Knights Leisure, operator of Camelot theme park in Chorley, Lancashire, has announced that the park
06 Nov 2012
Knights Leisure today announced the closure of Camelot theme park. The theme park and its
25 Oct 2012
Former Thorpe Park boss Paul Kelly has been named the new chief executive of the
15 Oct 2012
Online Visitor Registration for EAG International Expo 2013 is now available on the show's website
18 Sep 2012
The countdown to EAG International 2013 has begun, with 1 October 2012 seeing the opening
12 Sep 2012
Preparations are well under way for a vibrant EAG International Expo 2013, scheduled for January
17 Jul 2012
Brother and sister Kerry and Michelle Michaels, owners of Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier have had their
17 Jul 2012
Visit England has produced a new Tourism Factsheet, which brings together all the most important
29 May 2012
BALPPA is pleased to confirm that we have secured a significant concession on the 20
28 May 2012
BALPPA is delighted to announce that Livingstone Lodge (Port Lympne) has won the prestigious gold
09 Dec 2011
Following the intensive lobbying campaign organised by BALPPA which culminated with a delegation of members
27 Jul 2011
The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) has named Jeremy Reed as
04 Apr 2011
Martin Barratt has left his position as CEO of the British Association of Leisure Parks,
01 Apr 2011
Marshall Hill, co-owner of Funland Hayling Island theme park, has been named second vice chair
04 Mar 2011
England and Wales' May Day bank holiday could be moved to another time of year
03 Dec 2010
Plans to move UK clocks forward during the winter months to ensure lighter evenings have
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
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