Freedom Leisure news
16 Jun 2026
Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
18 Sep 2025
In response to strong consumer demand, Guildford Lido in Surrey, UK will stay open, and
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
23 Jul 2025
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
17 Jun 2025
Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services.
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
09 Apr 2025
More than 70 per cent of children are being taken out of swimming lessons before
08 Aug 2024
Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
01 Aug 2024
Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
18 Jun 2024
More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance,
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Speedflex, the fitness concept known for delivering HIIT Without The Hurt, has announced a number
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
09 Feb 2021
New Forest District Council in the UK has chosen leisure trust Freedom Leisure as its
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
23 Oct 2019
Latest figures from Swim England show that 14.2 million adults – 31 per cent of
01 Apr 2019
The Littlehampton Wave leisure centre has opened after more than seven years in the planning.
26 Jan 2018
Data and the use of technology to enhance participation will be the theme of active-net
30 Dec 2017
Freedom Leisure has signed a 10-year partnership agreement with Lichfield District Council to manage two
04 Sep 2017
Charitable social enterprise Wave Leisure Trust Limited will begin operating East Grinstead Sports Club (EGSC)
19 Dec 2016
A £10.5m leisure centre refurbishment project is nearing completion with the swimming pool and gym
01 Dec 2016
active-net 2017 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with only a handful of
21 Nov 2016
An £80m (US$99.2m, €93.2m) sports and entertainment complex could be built in Guildford to replace
27 Oct 2016
Leisure Trust Freedom Leisure has become the latest UK fitness enterprise to be awarded the
11 Jul 2016
Having taken the US by storm since its launch last week, and with UK users
26 May 2016
Freedom Leisure has become the latest operator to join the Dementia Friendly Swimming programme, with
11 May 2016
Freedom Leisure has taken over the management of four leisure facilities in Arun, West Sussex,
03 May 2016
Move's new partner network across the three cities includes hundreds of independent operators, as well
08 Mar 2016
Freedom Leisure has begun a new nine-site operator contract in Wrexham which came into effect
03 Feb 2016
Dame Kelly Holmes has been announced as the new ambassador for fitness supplier Physical Company’s
16 Nov 2015
Freedom Leisure has appointed Jeremy Rowe as head of operations for Wales & West as
08 Oct 2015
Operator Freedom Leisure has continued its recent momentum by securing the contract to manage three
01 Sep 2015
Freedom Leisure has further bolstered its presence in Wales and south west England by securing
17 Jun 2015
Freedom Leisure has secured a 15-year contract with Powys County Council to operate 15 sites
12 Jun 2015
An ambitious initiative to track the progress and development of the UK sports & leisure
14 May 2015
Vision Accendo has launched the 600W and 900W Vision Sphere LED Stadium Floodlight. It has
02 Mar 2015
Ensuring that Britain’s children are leading healthy and active lifestyles should be a top priority
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Stephen Price
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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If the health service is to
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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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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