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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
09 Aug 2022
Mark Sesnan, CEO of GLL, has pushed back on Tower Hamlet Council’s decision to take
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
10 Aug 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
05 May 2020
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
06 Jan 2020
Swim England's Learn to Swim Programme has been adopted by a Lithuanian swimming club –
23 Oct 2019
Latest figures from Swim England show that 14.2 million adults – 31 per cent of
09 Jul 2019
People see swimming as lacking relevance to their lives, and lacking visibility in comparison to
17 May 2019
Swim England and the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) have entered into a new
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
26 Mar 2019
With the availability of qualified swimming teachers an issue nationally, leisure management trust Stevenage Leisure
15 May 2018
The number of accidental drownings in the UK fell by 15 per cent last year.
27 Dec 2017
European Swimming Federation LEN has released new minimum Learn to Swim standards to ensure young
23 Aug 2017
The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has promoted Kaylë Burgham as its head of aquatics. In
15 Aug 2017
Virgin Active is teaming up with children's television characters The Octonauts as part of an
22 Jun 2017
Active IQ and Right Directions have launched a Level 2 qualification for court monitors in
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
26 May 2017
The Bannatyne Group has teamed up with Becky Adlington’s SwimStars to offer children the chance
29 Mar 2017
An increase in demand for children’s swimming lessons in China has opened the door for
17 Feb 2017
The Neptune Nauticals, SRS Leisure’s own brand of learn-to-swim products, has introduced two new characters
06 Jan 2017
Les Ormes resort on the west coast of Jersey has signed a deal with SRS
20 Sep 2016
Everyone Active are proud to be the only operator to hold Amateur Swimming Association (ASA)
22 Aug 2016
Virgin Active has opened its Siam Discovery leisure club in Thailand. The club is the
02 Jun 2016
Leicester will invest in increasing the number of teachers and time slots for swimming as
05 Apr 2016
Schools will be able to take advantage of a free swimming programme provided by the
01 Feb 2016
Leisure operator BH Live has made another high-profile acquisition as it continues its strong start
11 Nov 2015
British swimming greats Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Steve Parry joined sports minister Tracey Crouch
23 Mar 2015
More than one in five adults in England are unable to swim, according to statistics
08 Jan 2015
Nuffield Health and the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) have announced an ongoing partnership to deliver
17 Nov 2014
Leisure-net Solutions will soon kick off its physical activity management training scheme having become –
13 Nov 2014
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has urged primary schools and politicians to get behind school
30 May 2014
Health and safety management specialist Right Directions – the company which delivers Quest on behalf
09 May 2014
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has given its
26 Nov 2013
Redbridge Council in east London is to provide two new swimming pools in the Borough
15 Aug 2013
Swimming Teachers Association (STA) is re-launching its International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP) in September
14 Aug 2013
Come join the revolution at LIW 2013. LIW 2013 will play host to a number
03 Jun 2013
The Duke of Cambridge has backed a campaign by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) which
08 Apr 2013
A new disability swimming academy has been launched at Barry Leisure Centre in an effort
20 Feb 2013
Representatives from five leisure organisations have met with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and technology
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
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musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
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sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
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