Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff has submitted plans to the council for a £2.5m redevelopment.
The scheme will include roof and structure repairs, a refurbishment of the existing cinemas, creation of a new space for theatre performances and an extended outdoor area.
Chapter’s director, Janek Alexander, said: “It’s a major investment in the south Wales arts community, made possible by the support we have received from the Arts Council of Wales lottery fund.”
The Welsh Assembly Government has also granted £200,000 towards essential repairs, under its Community Facilities and Activities Programme.
The centre will launch a fundraising campaign in June, and is due to hear whether its application for Heritage Lottery Funding has been successful.
Architects Ash Sakula designed the redevelopment.
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff has submitted plans to the council for a £2.5m redevelopment.
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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
Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
GLL, the charitable social enterprise operating Libraries and Leisure Centres across the UK,
has today (9 June 2026) announced that it will be supporting the National Year of Reading as
a major campaign partner alongside national organisations, including BBC Sport, Audible, DC
Thomson and Tesco.
When brothers Patrick and Kevin first approached BLK BOX, they had a vision and an unusual
space. Beneath a building in Embrach, Switzerland, sat an underground facility with huge
potential. What it needed was the right layout, the right equipment, and a partner who
understood functional fitness.
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff has submitted plans to the council for a £2.5m redevelopment.
The scheme will include roof and structure repairs, a refurbishment of the existing cinemas, creation of a new space for theatre performances and an extended outdoor area.
Chapter’s director, Janek Alexander, said: “It’s a major investment in the south Wales arts community, made possible by the support we have received from the Arts Council of Wales lottery fund.”
The Welsh Assembly Government has also granted £200,000 towards essential repairs, under its Community Facilities and Activities Programme.
The centre will launch a fundraising campaign in June, and is due to hear whether its application for Heritage Lottery Funding has been successful.
Architects Ash Sakula designed the redevelopment.
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff has submitted plans to the council for a £2.5m redevelopment.
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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
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
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
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
Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
GLL, the charitable social enterprise operating Libraries and Leisure Centres across the UK,
has today (9 June 2026) announced that it will be supporting the National Year of Reading as
a major campaign partner alongside national organisations, including BBC Sport, Audible, DC
Thomson and Tesco.
When brothers Patrick and Kevin first approached BLK BOX, they had a vision and an unusual
space. Beneath a building in Embrach, Switzerland, sat an underground facility with huge
potential. What it needed was the right layout, the right equipment, and a partner who
understood functional fitness.