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Off-Duty Manchester Lifeguard Who Saved Toddler in River Rescue Returns to Work
East Manchester Leisure Centre’s Duty Manager Susan McDonald has used her life-
saving skills, learned on the job, to save a three-year-old from drowning.
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Swimming Lessons return to Better pools after five months
14th September 2020 will see swimming lessons restart at Better’s pools across
England and Northern Ireland following a five month hiatus due to the Coronavirus
pandemic.
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High Life Highland strike gold in Employer Recognition Scheme
The Board of Directors of High Life Highland have been informed that the Charity
has received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for their support of The
Armed Forces Covenant in the Highland area.
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New £500,000 3G artificial grass pitch opens at Broomfields Leisure Centre
LiveWire and Appleton AFC are celebrating more than just the resumption of
grassroots football this month after completion and handover of the new 3G
Artificial Grass Pitch at Broomfields Leisure Centre.
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Halo Leisure offers technological lifeline support to the digitally excluded
Social enterprise and registered charity Halo Leisure, is embracing digital
technology to ensure vulnerable groups are not left behind and can continue to get
physically active in the safety and comfort of their own home.
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Learn with Lorna series brings more people to Highland Archive
When the UK went into lockdown in March earlier this year it became clear that the
Highland Archive had to find new ways of engaging with people.
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High Life Highland is bouncing back
In a report presented to The Highland Council's Recovery Board on 24th August,
Steve Walsh, High Life Highland's Chief Executive, outlined the charity's road to
financial recovery thanks to its bounceback campaign.
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Adventure Aberdeen making a splash in the heart of the city
An exciting new outdoor water sports offering in the heart of the Granite City
will officially splash into action this month.
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Gym and swim added to highlife booking system
High Life Highland has released further details on what customers can expect when
returning to leisure activities over the coming weeks.
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Sport Aberdeen welcomes everyone back to fitness
Sport Aberdeen reopened gyms and other indoor venues on Monday 31 August after
being closed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Inverness Botanic Gardens bounces back and introduces "CafeBotanics" to returning customers
High Life Highland has opened the latest addition to its catering operation with
the introduction of CaféBotanics at Inverness Botanic Gardens.
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Sport Aberdeen shortlisted as finalists in the Northern Star Business Awards 2021
Registered charity Sport Aberdeen has been announced as a finalist for the
Northern Star Business Awards, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce's
celebration of business success across the region.
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Grow Project receives welcome donation
Inverness Botanic Gardens welcomed some good news earlier today when they received
a donation from a local business.
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Sport Aberdeen first in city to offer free bike maintenance scheme
A local charity has become the first in Aberdeen to sign up to the 'Scotland Cycle
Repair Scheme', a free bike repair and maintenance service funded by the Scottish
Government and delivered through Cycling UK.
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Community Leisure UK, CIMSPA and ukactive urgently request change to Welsh proposals
Community Leisure UK, CIMSPA and ukactive have jointly written to the Welsh
Government, urgently requesting a change to some of the proposed guidance for the
reopening of indoor gyms, leisure centres, fitness studios and swimming pools.
The letter states that the proposal for an upper limit of 30 people within any indoor facility will place
an unworkable restriction on many larger facilities.
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GL1 site celebrates 129th birthday
Thursday 30th July marked the 129th birthday of GL1 (Leisure Centre) in
Gloucester, which was once the original Gloucester Public Baths.
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New FREE Community app makes it easier to look after your health and wellbeing
SLT Group has a launched a new FREE community app to bring together a wide range
of health and wellbeing services while also creating a like-minded local, online
community.
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Dr Liz Cameron OBE joins Inverclyde Leisure board
Inverclyde Leisure has announced the appointment of Dr Liz Cameron OBE as Board
Director and Trustee.
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Explore outdoor summer activities
Abbeycroft Leisure has launched two exciting projects to help combat holiday
hunger and support disadvantaged children in the region.
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HLH welcomes provisional target date set for gyms and swimming pools to re-open
High Life Highland, the culture and leisure charity operating across the Highlands
and responsible for the operation of many gyms and swimming pools across the
region welcomed Scotland's First Minister’s recent statement regarding access to
sport, leisure and fitness.
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Jubilee Hall Trust: ‘It’s like training outside, but inside’
Jubilee Hall Trust (JHT) has re-opened three out of its four leisure facilities so
far, and trading is much better than expected.
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Inverclyde Leisure surveys lockdown activity levels
Inverclyde Leisure conducted a customer survey in June to establish individuals
current activity levels during lockdown and to also gauge reactivation results.
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Vision welcomes back customers during phased re-opening
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure are leading the way with regard to local
leisure facilities.
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Endsleigh reports on test case against insurers
The test case brought by the FCA against insurers is progressing on schedule and
after several weeks of preliminary exchanges of documents, started in the High
Court on 20 July.
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Hyndburn Leisure Centre reopens
After more than four months of closure due to the pandemic, Hyndburn Leisure is
thrilled to have opened Hyndburn Leisure Centre on the 27th July.
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Bigwave media showcases lockdown initiatives
It's been almost six months since the UK went into lockdown as a response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Trailblazing’ local volunteer finalist in national awards
A Sport Aberdeen volunteer who gave up over 1,000 hours of his own time to help
inspire others was selected as a finalist for a prestigious national award.
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Belper Leisure Centre re-opens
Neil Malenoir of Belper Leisure Centre says: “Finally, we re-opened the gym and
pool at 7.15am on Monday 3rd August. It was a fantastic feeling that the Centre
was being used again.
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Pendle Leisure Trust: Good to Go
Pendle Leisure Trust is good to go – and that’s according to VisitEngland!
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Community Leisure UK responds to the phased reopening of cultural services and facilities
This weekend saw the welcome reopening of many museums, galleries and libraries
across England with people queuing in some areas to return to these much loved
facilities. Across Scotland, preparations are well underway to reopen similar
venues next week, with Welsh libraries already operating a click and collect,
contactless service and preparations for reopening outdoor visitor attractions
from today.
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Covid-19 rehabilitation programme set up at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has established a new service at the Geraint
Thomas National Velodrome of Wales to help COVID-19 patients who had been
ventilated in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Respiratory High Dependency Unit
(HDU).
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All weekly HR and finance meetings have been ceased. Special Interest Group and regional / national members meetings up to the end of December have been scheduled as per the schedule below. This schedule may be added to and most meetings for this calendar year will take place online.
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Covid-19 Single Sites Meeting (England & Wales)
16th September 2020
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South West England regional meeting
25th September 2020
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SIG GDPR Compliance (All home nations)
29th September 2020
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Covid-19 Single Sites Meeting (England & Wales)
30th September 2020
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SIG Finance (All home nations)
6th October 2020
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SIG Culture (England & Wales)
8th October 2020
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SIG Safeguarding (England & Wales)
13th October 2020
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Central England regional meeting
13th October 2020
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SIG Health & Social Care (England & Wales)
15th October 2020
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SIG Chairs & Trustees
21st October 2020
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SIG Data & Social Value (All home nations)
27th October 2020
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SIG Culture (Scotland)
TBC
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Webinars SIG Swimming & Aquatics (England & Wales)
TBC: late October and into November
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South East England regional meeting
3rd November 2020
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Community Leisure Wales meeting
10th November 2020
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SIG HR (All home nations)
12th November 2020
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Community Leisure Scotland
TBC
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SIG Health (Scotland)
TBC
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Community Leisure UK AGM
1st December 2020
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Community Leisure UK Conference
8th December 2020
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North East & Yorkshire regional meeting
9th December 2020
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Single Sites Meeting (England & Wales)
9th December 2020
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North West England regional meeting
TBC
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The above schedule is supplemented by a weekly reopening knowledge share webinar (Fridays 1-2pm) which will continue for the remainder of September.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
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Fitness Club Manager
Salary: £25,000 to £30,000pa (dependant on experience)
Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire, UK
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Regional Sales Manager London and South East
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Location: South East, UK
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Duty manager - catering
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Location: Colchester, UK
Company: Colchester Borough Council
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Duty Manager - outdoor sports
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Casual Lifeguards
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Location: Marylebone, London, UK
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Gymnastics Coach
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Membership Consultant
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Membership Experience Team Member
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Location: Rugby, UK
Company: Xercise4Less
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Train as a Les Mills Instructor
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Assistant Manager
Salary: £20K Basic circa
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Company: Coach Gyms
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