August 2022

Latest member news Care experienced young people project receives major funding boost The Scottish Children’s Lottery has awarded £10,000 to Edinburgh Leisure’s You Can project, which uses the power of sport and physical activity to support care experienced young people aged 14-26 to improve their health, wellbeing, and quality of life. read more... Vision raises the Green Flag once again as nine Redbridge Parks are named best parks across the UK A record breaking 2208 parks and green spaces across the UK reached the high standards required for a coveted Green Flag Award in 2022. read more... Love talking sport? Tackling dementia, depression and loneliness through the power of sport Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure will be running a weekly club, supporting older adults to stay active, connected within their local community, and build amazing friendships through their common love of sport. read more... 145 athletes supported by the GLL Sport Foundation head for Birmingham 2022 An impressive 145 past and present athletes supported by the UK’s largest independent athlete support programme will be competing at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. read more... Inverclyde Leisure outpaces the competition for customer experience Inverclyde Leisure is outpacing the competition when it comes to customer experience recording a Net Promoter Score (NPS) more than double the national average. read more... Havant and Waterlooville Horizon Leisure Centre celebrates its 25th anniversary Havant and Waterlooville, 23/05 – ONE of the region’s most loved charities has hit a major milestone. read more... Newport partnership wins national Levelling the Playing Field award A unique partnership of services in Newport has been given a national award for the life-changing support it offers local ethnically diverse children. read more... New youth leadership award focuses on environment High Life Highland is launching a new youth leadership award focused on the environment. read more... Ukrainian sisters skate their way to success thanks to Link Leisure Centre Two Ukrainian sisters who came to the UK in May have been able to resume their dream of figure skating success, thanks to a new refugee initiative that offers free skating memberships at The Link Leisure Centre in Swindon. Now the Riasna sisters have competed in their first national UK competition. read more... Housing Associations collaborate with Newport Live this Summer Newport Live have an extensive programme of fun activities and events this Summer for children, young people, and families to take part in! read more... Aura’s impact in Flintshire since 2017 As Aura Wales, home to Flintshire’s leisure centres, libraries and heritage services, approaches its fifth birthday we look back on the charitable organisation’s highlights and impact over the past five years. read more... Care Home on Ice Returns to Forum Ice Arena! Back in February 2020 White House Care Home became an overnight sensation thanks to their very special feature on ITV’s This Morning, which saw Dancing on Ice’s Matt Evers visit care home staff and residents as they took to the ice at Billingham Forum Ice Arena. read more... Campaign aimed at getting more young people more active more often wins national award… Halo Leisure have picked the prestigious Activation Award at the UKActive Uprising Awards for their programme supporting the health and wellbeing of young people in Herefordshire. read more... Redbridge Sports And Leisure Celebrates 50 Years of Serving the Community Redbridge Sports & Leisure is one of the UK’s longest-running sporting Charitable Trusts, celebrating 50 years of service to the sports and fitness sector in North East London. read more... NHS Health Checks now available at Abbeycroft Leisure Suffolk’s largest independent leisure provider, Abbeycroft Leisure, is now offering NHS Health Checks in three of their west Suffolk leisure centres. read more... Northampton Gym provider crowned UK Champion for commitment to young people. Trilogy Leisure has been crowned a national champion for its work with young people across the town at the ukactive Awards 2022 at Birmingham’s ICC. read more... Vision prepares spectacular summer programme for the young people of Redbridge Summer is when Redbridge comes to life as Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure host a range of events, activities, festivals, outdoor arts and sporting opportunities. read more... ‘We’re celebrating local heroes’ Nominations open for Hyndburn Sports Awards On your marks, get set, go: nominations for Hyndburn Leisure’s Annual Sports Awards 2022 are now open! read more... Urmston’s George Carnall Community Hub rebrands to BeActive Urmston Kingsway Park leisure centre, the George Carnall Community Hub, has celebrated the launch of its rebrand to BeActive Urmston. read more... It’s Going to be Mayhem in Sandwell this Summer Back by popular demand, Air Mayhem is returning to Tipton Sports Academy this summer – opening Saturday 23rd July! read more... New rooftop exercise space and sensory garden set to elevate health and wellbeing at Tameside Wellness Centre Active Tameside has launched a stunning new rooftop gym, exercise space and sensory garden at Tameside Wellness Centre in Denton. read more... Northampton kids continue to benefit from FREE Holiday and Activity Programme A leading Northampton fitness and leisure provider has announced it will deliver a government initiative for holiday activities for a second year running across the town. read more... Finishing line in sight as Edinburgh Meadowbank announces opening date The City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Leisure have announced that the new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open to the public on Tuesday 19th July. read more... Immersive films from Spirit of the Highlands Islands come to Royal Highland Show Visitors to this week’s Royal Highland Show can enjoy a glimpse of the Highlands and Islands few get to experience. read more... New hearing devices at Mold Swimming Pool are an “amazing tool” to encourage water confidence The Aura Swim team, in partnership with Mold Swimming Club, is now able to offer hearing devices at Mold Swimming Pool suitable for children that are either struggling with their hearing or completely deaf. read more... New investment agreed for Doncaster leisure facilities Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust are pleased to confirm that Doncaster Council has announced further investment into the city’s leisure facilities. read more... New psychology programme launched to help support children and young people’s mental health Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has teamed up with Sport Aberdeen to develop a new ProActive Minds programme, designed to promote mental and physical health in children and young people across the city. read more... Impulse Leisure sponsors Thurrock Rugby Club for another year Impulse Leisure – who are operated by Thurrock Community Leisure; a community focused Leisure Trust and registered charity – have committed to sponsoring Thurrock Rugby Club for another year. read more... Abbeycroft Leisure: Reducing Isolation with Food Reducing Isolation with Food (RIF) was originally launched in December 2020 and repeated in April, May and June last year, delivering over two hundred and fifty heat at home meals, plus a doorstep chat to adults living alone in Bury St Edmunds. The initiative, driven by Abbeycroft Leisure in partnership with Bury St Edmunds Town Council, Tesco, West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw and West Suffolk Council, is now set to deliver around seventy meals every other month throughout the rest of this year. read more... Clayton Community Centre calls for locals to get involved after £250k investment Over the last year, Clayton Community Centre has gone from being council-owned to becoming a Hyndburn Leisure facility: a move that’s enabled a huge amount of investment into the Centre, and benefiting the surrounding area to boot. read more... Trilogy Leisure named as finalist for Generation Active Award at ukactive Awards 2022 Trilogy Leisure has been shortlisted for the Generation Active Award at this year’s ukactive Awards. read more... Halo Leisure welcomes the 200th participant to its Feel Good for Life programme in Bridgend County What started off as the Dementia Friendly swimming initiative in 2019 by Halo Leisure has been an overwhelming success for all involved. read more... Hainault Forest to be part of Queen’s Green Canopy Programme Hainault Forest has been selected as part of a UK-wide network of 70 Ancient Woodlands and 70 Ancient Trees dedicated for the celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. read more... Latest industry news from leisureopportunities.co.uk Edinburgh’s new £47m Meadowbank Sports Centre designed to transform lives Edinburgh’s new Meadowbank Sports Centre has opened after five-year, £47m build which saw the demolition of the original Meadowbank Stadium on the site. read more... 05 Aug 2022 Solar technology reduces swimming pool heating costs to zero in energy-saving pilot scheme Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating costs of its 25m swimming pool this summer. read more... 04 Aug 2022 Soneva Soul launches London Wellness Specialist Network Barefoot luxury hotel and wellness brand Soneva has announced the launch of the London Wellness Specialist Network as part of its new transformative wellness concept, called Soneva Soul. read more... 02 Aug 2022 Philips partners with Nowatch to create cortisol monitor to help people control stressful 'fight or flight' response Nowatch, a new contender in the expanding biometric fitness tracker market has developed a wearable device, in partnership with Philips, which measures cortisol levels and alerts users about their stress load up to 60 minutes in advance.. read more... 01 Aug 2022 Gymbox and Parkour Generations join forces to harness trends towards true movement practices Parkour Generations and Gymbox have joined forces to bring parkour into the UK’s mainstream fitness scene. read more... 01 Aug 2022 Altrincham Leisure Centre’s £22m revamp gets green light A £22m refurbishment of Altrincham Leisure Centre has been given the go ahead by Trafford Council. read more... 29 Jul 2022 Global fitness industry remains 'male dominated' according to new research Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in leadership roles – while for women, the figure is just 36 per cent. read more... 26 Jul 2022 Total Fitness reveals latest membership numbers Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. read more... 20 Jul 2022 UK Active and Nike’s Open Doors in-school holiday programme aims to keep kids active and away from food poverty UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children and young people with the opportunity to connect, be active, eat well and have fun at twelve selected schools across London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool during the summer holidays. read more... 15 Jul 2022 LITC splits with 1Life Community benefit society Leisure in the Community (LITC) and 1Life Leisure Management Solutions (1Life) have agreed to go their separate ways after a long-standing 20-year partnership. read more... 15 Jul 2022 UK independent gym sector valued at £625m LeisureDB has launched a new Spotlight Report series analysing the independent sector of the fitness industry. read more... more industry news >>

Events For more information about Special Interest Group and regional / national members meetings, please contact [email protected] Regional Meetings Single Sites Network 20 September 2022 Scotland Meeting 21 September 2022 North East and Yorkshire Meeting 22 September 2022 Special Interest Groups Scotland Health SIG 18 August 2022 Safeguarding SIG 6 September 2022 Sustainable Buildings Research Group 6 September 2022 Wales Health SIG 8 September 2022 iTrent Group 13 September 2022 Culture SIG 14 September 2022 Swimming & Aquatics SIG 21 September 2022 Environment and Sustainability SIG 22 September 2022 Scotland Health SIG 22 September 2022 Carbon Trust Workshops Workshop 1: Carbon Footprinting Fundamentals during a Climate Emergency 29 September 2022 Workshop 2: Practical Guidance to Saving Energy in Leisure and Cultural Facilities 10 October 2022 Workshop 3: Tackling Scope 3 Emissions and Promoting the Sustainability Agenda 20 October 2022 Further details... Job vacancies Exercise Therapist Salary: £28,837 - £31,539pa pro rata Location: Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ, UK Company: South West London & St.Georges NHS Read more and apply Fitness Instructor (part-time) Salary: £19,312 to £19,698pa pro rata Location: Southport, UK Company: Sefton Council Read more and apply Assistant Development Officer (Lifestyles) Salary: £19,650 - £20,444 Location: Netherton, Bootle, UK Company: Sefton Council Read more and apply Activity Manager Salary: £36,061 - £41,222pa + bonus + pension + benefits package Location: Company: Welsh Water Read more and apply Leisure Centre Manager Salary: £38,781 - £44,716 + 25% completion gratuity + relocation package Location: Falkland Islands Company: Falkland Islands Government Read more and apply Water Quality Engineer Salary: £33,513 - £37,236pa Location: Edinburgh, UK Company: Edinburgh Leisure Read more and apply National Volunteer Manager Salary: £25,000 - £27,000pa Location: Warrington, UK Company: Wheels for All Read more and apply Deputy Sports Centre Manager Salary: £21,943.00 - £24,184.00 Location: Frimley, Camberley, UK Company: The Prospect Trust Read more and apply Sports Coach Salary: £21,470 - £28,680pa + excellent benefits Location: Chelmsford, UK Company: New Hall School Read more and apply Lifeguards Salary: £19,294 - £20,043 pro rata Location: Trowbridge, UK Company: Wiltshire Council Read more and apply more job vacancies >> Diary dates 12-13 Sep 2022 2022 Salt Therapy Association Conference Lake Buena Vista, United States more 21-21 Sep 2022 National Fitness Day London, United Kingdom more 25-28 Oct 2022 Interbad Germany more 25-28 Oct 2022 Synergy - The Retreat Show Ibiza, Spain more 01-07 Dec 2022 World Leisure Congress 2022 Dunedin, New Zealand more 17-18 Mar 2023 PerformX Live 2023 London, United Kingdom more more diary dates >>

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