public leisure news
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
18 Dec 2020
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
06 Oct 2020
The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
02 Oct 2020
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
25 Sep 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the
27 Aug 2020
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
27 Jul 2020
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
25 Feb 2021
Over the last year, fitness and wellness organisations have faced challenges like never before. When
22 Jul 2020
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
30 Jun 2020
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
05 Jun 2020
The Beau Sejour leisure centre on the island of Guernsey has become the first public
08 May 2020
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
07 May 2020
ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
15 Jan 2021
Member engagement software provider The Retention People (TRP) has unveiled the winners of its annual
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
18 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
25 Jun 2019
Creating opportunities for older people to get physically active represents a major driver for growth
06 Jun 2019
Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in
04 May 2019
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
22 Feb 2019
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in
20 Nov 2018
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
06 Nov 2018
Inverclyde Leisure has become one of the first public leisure operators to add Technogym's new
23 Aug 2018
The Vanke Times Centre in Beijing, designed by architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL), has opened
21 Aug 2018
Rhyl Leisure Centre in north Wales has become the latest publicly-owned fitness facility to focus
10 Jul 2018
Indoor cycling has been identified as the most popular group workout in the UK –
25 Jun 2018
The first foundation stone has been laid to mark the beginning of construction of Hamburg
21 May 2018
Woodford Leisure Centre in Hull, East Yorkshire has reopened after undergoing an 18-month, £6m redevelopment.
21 Feb 2018
The RIBA Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier, designed by architecture studio dRMM, has been put up
15 Feb 2018
Construction work has officially begun on the new £10m Ingleby Barwick Leisure Centre in Stockton-on-Tees.
06 Nov 2017
A landmark study of the wider social value of public leisure facilities in Britain has
25 Aug 2017
Joanne and Christian Wilson, the husband and wife team behind Little Splashers swim school in
16 Aug 2017
An increasing number of local authority-owned leisure centres are being upgraded with spa facilities, as
12 Jul 2017
Stefano Boeri Architetti have won a competition organised by the Utrecht city municipality for the
05 Jan 2017
Leisure amenities and mixed-use building are the future of private developments, according to one of
09 Sep 2016
The future of an 86-year-old public leisure centre has been secured after the local council
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Creating spaces where exercisers feel both safe and inspired to return to the gym is vital, says James Anderson
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Although extensions to the UK government’s rent moratorium have
continued so far, when the end comes, it will represent a cliff edge.
Unless agreements can be struck with landlords, or the government
intervenes, some operators could be liable for a year or more of back
rent, which could be catastrophic, as Kath Hudson reports
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New research into Type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 is establishing the risks across different age groups, enabling policymakers to design interventions more effectively
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appeal to a diverse membership
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In addition to championing the health benefits of activity, the sector must now start to emphasise its power to drive the economy if we are to gain the policy support we need
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“The results were immediate. As well as a 30% increase in members, the improvement in the value of the offer led to a boost in staff morale”
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