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Neena Dhillon takes a look at three new leisure facilities in the UK that demonstrate how creative thinking can help to deliver value in these times of reduced government spending
HCM issue 7 2013
Local authority leisure services could see hundreds of thousands of pounds of
extra revenues thanks to a change in the VAT treatment of in-house services.
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18 May 2023
The row between parkrun and Stoke Gifford Parish Council about maintenance charges for
local facilities could inadvertently pave the way for more open dialogue between sports
providers and local authorities, according to industry experts.
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06 May 2016
Fitness equipment supplier Life Fitness and leisure management company Serco have extended their partnership contract for another five years.
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07 Apr 2010
The director of PSTax explains recent changes in the law related to VAT on gym membership for local authorities and how this will impact the sector
HCM issue 5 2023
A new collaboration betwen the national government agencies responsible for sport, arts, heritage, the built environment and museums and libraries in the UK has been launched to deliver creative, cultural and sporting opportunities.
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14 Feb 2006
SportEx 2003, a leading trade show supported by the Sports Industries Federation, and designed to target sports, fitness and health buyers in the leisure industry, is only four months away.
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09 Jun 2003
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has urged local authorities to partner with brands to maintain their
physical activity provisions in their communities amid funding cuts.
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26 Feb 2016
Halo Leisure is to upgrade six of the leisure centres that it operates on behalf of local authorities in Herefordshire.
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13 Nov 2008
A new report has recommended the prescription of leisure activities at council
facilities become widespread, as local authorities prepare to take over public
health responsibility from the NHS.
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04 Jan 2013
Property management and development group Places for People has acquired management contractor DC
Leisure.
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13 Dec 2012
Business In Sport and Leisure (BISL), the umbrella organisation for the sport, leisure and hospitality industry, is calling for more government funding for leisure-related Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes.
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09 Oct 2007
Ralph Riley, chief executive of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM), has welcomed the Chief Medical Officers report – but said it will take more than gardening to get the nation fit.
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19 May 2004
The DCMS has rebutted claims made by Roger Millward, chief executive of the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA), that the government's free swimming scheme would not benefit people who cannot already swim.
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28 Oct 2008
The new UK Leisure Framework has been set up to deliver £2bn of developments, as Paul Cluett, MD of Alliance Leisure explains
HCM issue 3 2022
ukactive’s latest report investigates best practice in the area of community wellbeing cross-sector partnerships. Executive director Steven Ward explains more
HCM issue 10 2015
Not-for-profit trust Freedom Leisure has acquired three gyms formerly owned by
LA fitness as part of an inaugural push into the private sector.
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19 Jan 2015
The creator of the UK Leisure Framework explains how he developed the concept and the impact it’s having
HCM issue 1 2024
Olympic gold medallist, Duncan Goodhew, has criticised the government for failing to do enough to secure the future of public swimming pools.
news •
04 Jan 2006
Swim England has warned that 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever unless the government
and local authorities "act immediately" and invest in replacing or refurbishing ageing facilities.
news •
22 Sep 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to
support the recovery of publicly-owned leisure centres and health clubs.
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23 Mar 2021
Sport England’s new monitoring and insight study will track the impact of the National Leisure Recovery Fund and its impact on communities, says Mike Hill
HCM issue 3 2021
As the UK’s first dedicated development framework
for leisure comes to the end of its initial four-year term,
Jamie Groves and
Sarah Watts discuss the impact
HCM issue 5 2021
Loughborough Leisure Centre has reopened following a £2.1m redevelopment.
news •
02 Nov 2012
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities –
including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts benefitting from up to
£78 million of VAT savings a year across the UK.
news •
08 Dec 2023
A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more
than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are failing to meet the minimum
recommended levels of exercise.
news •
22 Jul 2019
Pendle Wavelengths in East Lancashire is set to unveil its £3m redevelopment on 29 June, which includes the addition of the Inside Spa.
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05 Jun 2007
Activity providers may be missing out on funding because they don’t know how to demonstrate the value of their services
HCM issue 10 2016
ukactive has won the Trade Body Campaign of the Year award for its Turning the
tide of inactivity campaign at the Public Affairs Awards 2014.
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10 Dec 2014
A ukactive-led partnership - involving NHS Bedfordshire, teamBEDS&LUTON and local authorities - has
been selected as one of 14 pilot projects to receive support from a £5.8m Sport England fund designed to
support inactive people to get more active.
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28 Mar 2013
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innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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