special needs news
18 Aug 2025
The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its
24 Oct 2023
Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to people with disabilities –
28 Nov 2020
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the winners of its 2020 Thea Awards. Winners
13 Jul 2020
Following its announcement that grassroots sport could restart on 11 July and that gyms and
12 Feb 2020
Six Flags will become one of the first theme park chains to earn Certified Autism
19 Dec 2019
Organiser of SPATEX 2020, Michele Bridle cordially invites you to attend the industry’s event of
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
08 Oct 2019
Morgan's Wonderland, the completely wheelchair accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans
22 May 2018
Sport England has revealed details of its latest funding round, which will focus on getting
03 Apr 2018
The SeaWorld-owned Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has become the first theme park
05 Mar 2018
An aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, has become the first in the US to be
05 Oct 2017
A Les Mills fitness instructor is helping widen the reach of the brand’s Born To
17 Jul 2017
Alton Towers has extended its relationship with the BBC following the launch of its new
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
06 Jun 2017
Matt Barton, 7thSense Design’s managing director, runs a scout group for children with special needs.
26 Apr 2017
Toronto Zoo has launched a special support guide designed to assist those with cognitive special
28 Feb 2017
The London Aquatics Centre – Zaha Hadid’s iconic London 2012 venue – will open its
26 Jan 2017
Community centres are no longer just places for recreation, they must also cater for the
20 Sep 2016
Everyone Active are proud to be the only operator to hold Amateur Swimming Association (ASA)
02 Jun 2016
The £15m Crewe Lifestyle Centre, designed to be accessible for people with special needs and
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
17 May 2016
The first virtual reality centre in the UK – opening next month in Lincoln –
01 Apr 2016
Legoland Florida has teamed up with Autism Speaks to cater the resort to the needs
17 Dec 2015
The government's wide-ranging sports strategy covers several bases within its 82-pages, from funding guidelines to
12 Nov 2015
Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to the disabled – has
17 Nov 2014
A Spanish company that runs day spas for girls as young as five are under
29 Jan 2013
DP Leisure (DPL), operator of the 360 Play family entertainment centre brand, has opened a
03 Oct 2012
AECOM's economics team will examine the viability of Russia's first destination theme park resort on
03 Sep 2012
Cheshire East Council is to provide a new home for the region's special needs and
04 Jul 2011
ACL has reached a milestone for swimming lessons at Newmarket Leisure Centre in the week
13 Apr 2011
Park Games Equipment has recently updated its Accessible Play Series (ACP) with new added items
24 Aug 2010
Cyber Coach launch a new dance mat at LIW, specifically designed for special needs players.
09 Aug 2010
Leisure trust Impulse Leisure is targeting physically inactive people in Thurrock as it takes ZigZag
05 Aug 2010
Thurrock residents, from eight to 80, are being encouraged to get interactive as Impulse Leisure
02 Aug 2010
The Yogathon, organised as part of the Yoga Show at London's Olympia on 30 October,
20 May 2010
Projects involving education, energy and music are to benefit from the latest round of grants
26 Nov 2009
Sportstada began life as a portable multi-sports stadium for children, but as the project developed,
14 Oct 2009
A project designed to transform the St Paul's Adventure Playground and St Agnes Park in
23 Jun 2009
A major new cricket coaching scheme has been launched by Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC)
08 Jun 2009
Coventry City Council (CCC) has approved plans for a £3.8m refurbishment of the city's War
05 May 2009
Barnsley Premier Leisure has appointed Edward Lim as swimming development manager. Lim's role will be
08 Apr 2009
Malta Tourism Authority's sponsorship of Sheffield United is to enable one of the city's best
31 Mar 2009
Innovative Leisure specialises in a range of climbing walls for both indoor and outdoor locations.
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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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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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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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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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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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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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.
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Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
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