disability sports news
07 May 2025
Studio You, the digital exercise platform for teenage girls, has teamed up with Nike to
14 Nov 2019
Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled
14 Sep 2018
An inclusive multi-sports centre has opened at the St Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, Berkshire. Developed
06 Mar 2018
Management company Parkwood Leisure has named Andy Farr as its new business development director. Farr
23 Feb 2018
More Leisure Community Trust and its managing agent Serco Leisure have been awarded a 10-year
16 Aug 2017
The official reopening of the redeveloped Westway Sport & Fitness Centre in North Kensington has
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
05 Dec 2016
Leisure operator Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) has signed a deal with Disability Sports Coach (DSC)
13 Sep 2016
The architect behind the Rio 2016 Olympic Park masterplan has encouraged the organisers of the
02 Sep 2016
Actor Will Mellor has been in Birmingham to raise awareness of the Together We Will
15 Jul 2016
Eight national disability sports organisations (NDSOs) have joined forces to launch a campaign to get
07 Apr 2016
London Sport – the capital’s County Sports Partnership (CSP) – has merged with disability sport
16 Feb 2016
Milanese architects Vittorio Grassi + Partners have designed a fluid multipurpose building for the Italian
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
14 Jan 2016
Physical activity providers should reach out to supporters of disabled people through effective marketing to
09 Dec 2015
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for
28 Oct 2014
The Ashes-winning England cricket team, the world cup-winning rugby union team and European champion Jo
11 Aug 2014
Special Olympics GB has confirmed its 2017 National Summer Games will be held in Sheffield
07 Oct 2013
Nominations are now open for this year’s Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the
28 May 2013
According to new figures more disabled people in Wales are taking part in sport than
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
04 Oct 2012
Brandon Leisure Centre will be throwing open its doors on the weekend of 26 to
05 Sep 2012
Image: The park will offer a number of opportunities The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
05 Mar 2012
Sally Gunnell OBE has opened a new £0.25m gym at Abbeycroft Leisure's Bury St Edmunds
02 Nov 2011
Senior pupils from eight Border's secondary schools came together on 21 October for an Olympic
14 Oct 2011
Charles Reed has been named as the new chair of The English Federation of Disability
04 Oct 2011
More than 7,400 schools across England have signed up to participate in the government's new
18 Jul 2011
Consisting of six trainers, Keiser UK has created a new Education Team which will deliver
17 Jun 2011
More than 1,000 young people in Hertfordshire are taking part in a School Games Festival
01 Jun 2011
London 2012 Paralympic hopeful, Jonny Peacock, will be attending the second annual Disability Sports Day
10 Feb 2011
The Leisure Database Company, Splashpath and DisabledGo have teamed up to create a service allowing
26 Nov 2010
Plans for a new £10m sports arena on the site of a former fruit and
08 Jul 2010
Newmarket Leisure Centre is opening its doors to the exciting world of disability sport and
05 May 2010
The first British Mountaineering Council (BMC) Climbing Competition for Disabled People was held in Rochdale
18 Mar 2010
A major new plan to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics for 10
17 Mar 2010
An assessment day has been held in Plymouth, Devon, to give aspiring young Paralympians the
10 Feb 2010
Wheelchair users in Manchester are set to be given the opportunity to learn ballroom and
26 Nov 2009
Sportstada began life as a portable multi-sports stadium for children, but as the project developed,
03 Sep 2009
DC Leisure is to establish a new Activity Buddy Scheme in partnership with the English
27 Jul 2009
The fifth World Dwarf Games have begun in Belfast, Northern Ireland this morning (27 July)
18 Jun 2009
Winners of the 2009 FLAME Awards have been announced at the Fitness Industry Association's (FIA)
28 May 2009
A parliamentary select committee has expressed concern at the uncertainty that still remains over how
30 Apr 2009
A new facility which unites education with disability sports has been launched at Stoke Mandeville
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People
Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People
Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
HCM magazine
HCM People
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”
HCM magazine
Read the latest issue
Opinion
promotion
“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
Featured supplier news
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
Featured supplier news
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
Power Plate's range of products include whole body vibration platforms, targeted vibration products and the ...
Company profiles
CoverMe Fitness, an app for seamless, on-demand management and cover solutions for sports and fitness ...
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Directory
Fitness tracking platform
Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
22-23 Jun 2026
WX Wakefield , Wakefield, United Kingdom
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
Search news, features & products:
Find a supplier:
