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Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at the UK Active Awards 2025 on 31 October. The Swimming ... More

Elevate, the UK’s largest trade show for the physical activity, fitness and leisure sectors, has announced the 2026 event will take place on 17-18 June ... More

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical ... More

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE ... More

Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a drain on budgets, says LeisureDB founder, David Minton. Introducing LeisureDB’s ... More

Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14 categories will be revealed at a ceremony at the International ... More

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... More

A study by virologists at Imperial College London, which is awaiting peer-review, suggests the risk of COVID-19 transmission in swimming pool water is "incredibly low". ... More

Spa and wellness industry event SpaFest has announced industry legend Sue Harmsworth MBE will keynote its 2021 conference, hosted at five-star eco-resort, Gwel an Mor ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) have signed a partnership agreement for the delivery of lifeguarding courses for the next ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has confirmed it is extending its partnership with Leisure Opportunities, the jobs and training magazine and website ... More

The number of drownings in the UK's inland waters has risen in the last year. A survey carried out by The Royal Life Saving Society ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has appointed Robert Gofton as its new chief executive. He will take over from Rick Tazzini, the ... More

Swim England and the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) have entered into a new partnership to make it easier for swimming teachers and lifeguards ... More

Water safety charity The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has launched a new campaign which looks to create a more diverse workforce in ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is shuffling its top team heading into 2019. The water-safety charity has appointed Mike Owen as chair, ... More

Water safety charity The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has named Jo Talbot as interim director of its awarding body, IQL UK. Talbot ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and Leisure Media have announced a partnership, as they aim to bridge employment gaps in the lifesaving ... More

Kicki Carlsson, CEO and co-founder of Dröm UK, will take a "step back" from the day to day running of the company, with fellow co-founder ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) has announced Martin Symcox as the new director of its training subsidiary, IQL UK. Symcox has overseen IQL ... More

Tara Dillon was today (2 February) unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). Dillon, ... More

A drowning prevention campaign, which aims to cut down the hundreds of deaths caused by accidental drowning across the UK every year, is receiving huge ... More

The Royal LifeSaving Society UK (RLSS UK) and IQL have announced four additions to the RLSS UK qualifications portfolio, following a consultation with operators in ... More

There are just two weeks left to nominate lifeguards and other fitness professionals who keep Britain's pools safe at the first annual RLSS UK/IQL Awards ... More