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Matt Roberts launches training academy

One of the country’s best-selling fitness authors, Matt Roberts, is launching a new fitness training academy in London. more



Junior Restaurant Academy course piloted

Compass Group has widened the repertoire of its Junior Chefs Academy (JCA) to include front-of-house staff training. The new Junior Restaurant Academy (JRA) programme is being piloted at Westminster Kingsway College and is set to be fully implemented as part of the existing JCA course in September 2008. more



London youths benefit from additional funding
The London Youth Offer – which aims to provide more activities and services for young people in the capital – is set to benefit from increased government funding. more

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ISPAL NEWS
09 September 2010

Exciting times for ISPAL as magazine and conference are launched
This week saw the first edition of INFORM, ISPAL’s new member magazine finalised for print – it will shortly be circulated to all members.
Jonathan Wilson, Head of Business Development, said: “This new publication will help support the repositioning of ISPAL in the market place.” more
 



 
Pancake race is tossed aside by health and safety rules
It is a theme that the ISPAL e-zine has, of late, returned to again and again, but overzealous regulation appears to have got in the way of another UK tradition this week, Shrove Tuesday. In Ripon, North Yorkshire a pancake race that goes back 600 years and has undergone a revival in the past decade had to be abandoned because of health and safety rules. more

INDUSTRY NEWS

No kidding, it’s a playground to keep over-60s swinging
It’s a contradiction in terms, isn’t it? There can’t possibly be such a thing as a playground for the over-60s, can there? There comes an inevitable time in life when the arthritic old joints become a bit too creaky for swings and slides. more
 



 
Join us on LinkedIn
ISPAL would like to invite all members who currently use LinkedIn to join our group entitled ‘ISPAL’. more



10 Mar 2010
£10m fund to increase student participation
Sport England has launched the new £10m Active Universities funding round - the third of the organisation's themed rounds - in a bid to boost the number of students playing sport. more

10 Mar 2010
London mayor unveils new cycling strategy
London mayor Boris Johnson has joined forces with Transport for London (TfL) to launch a major new strategy designed to improve the safety of the capital's cyclists. more

10 Mar 2010
£2m funding package for Scottish golf
The Scottish Government has announced that more than £2m has been made available as part of an investment package aimed at golfers of all abilities across the country. more

10 Mar 2010
New look for historic Edinburgh boxing club
One of Scotland's oldest amateur boxing clubs has undergone a £250,000 facelift as part of a wider scheme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Heritage Scotland. more

 
09 Mar 2010
Work starts on Leicester football scheme
Work has started on a £1.35m scheme to provide new football facilities for Aylestone Park Boys Football Club on the site of the former Mary Linwood school in Leicester. more

09 Mar 2010
Jowell: 2012's 'Olympic Movement' legacy
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has announced that London 2012 has "irreversibly altered" what it means to host an Olympic Games due to a focus on the event's legacy. more

09 Mar 2010
Trafford Council confirms final play scheme sites
Trafford Council has confirmed the 13 remaining sites that are in line to benefit from new or improved play facilities as part of the government's Playbuilder initiative. more

09 Mar 2010
New funding boost for grassroots sports
A new campaign has been launched by Sport England and JustGiving, which aims to pump an additional £22m into grassroots sports over the next five years. more


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Training news

09 Sep 2010
New initiative to help boost Scottish tourism
A new £100,000 initiative has been launched by the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland in a bid to help boost standards across the nation's hospitality and tourism sectors. more

09 Sep 2010
BMF launches Walkfit classes in London
British Military Fitness (BMF), the outdoor fitness training provider, has launched new Walkfit classes at eight venues across London. more

08 Sep 2010
Summer 'surge' in leisure job opportunities
Employer demand for new workers within the UK leisure and tourism sector reached "record highs" during August, according to new figures released by recruitment firm Reed. more

08 Sep 2010
Plymouth Pavilions completes safety training
Staff at Plymouth Pavilions swimming pool have completed a new management course to enhance their knowledge of the health and safety laws relating to swimming pools and managing serious incidents. more

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