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As part of its new 2016-2021 strategy, Sport England has scaled back the number of
investment programmes it runs from more than 30 to seven, focusing on outcomes
emphasised in the government’s Sporting Future strategy.
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19 May 2016
Philip Newborough, co-founder of investment company Bridges Fund Management, has claimed that
capitalism "risks losing its mandate" – and that every business needs to start thinking about social
impact.
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30 Jan 2019
A £7m community leisure, lifestyle and day care centre has opened in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.
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28 Jul 2004
A mixed, public-private enterprise, Ravenscraig Partnership, in North Lanarkshire, has revealed multi-million plans to develop the region’s sports facilities.
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31 Mar 2004
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
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Management company Leisure Connection has announced a £9.3m re-capitalisation. According to a
statement, the cash injection from investors will fund the group's "ambitious growth plans".
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21 Sep 2012
Work has commenced on a new £12m leisure centre in
Darwen, Lancashire. The centre will feature a 25m
swimming pool with a moveable floor, spectator
seating, fitness suite and health suite.
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13 Feb 2009
The £7.5m Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre has opened to the public.
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08 Jan 2010
A new concrete skatepark and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) worth £315,000 has opened in Partington, Manchester.
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05 Jan 2006
The Stadium Health and Fitness club, based at the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield, has become the 150th and final fitness facility to be accredited by the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI).
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02 Mar 2006
In Scandinavia, the merger of SATS, Elixia and Fresh Fitness has been
completed following a year-long anti-trust process.
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12 Jun 2014
Edinburgh Leisure has announced a three-year plan to offer new leisure services for 17 to 24 year olds, thanks to a grant of around £250,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.
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11 May 2006
Angela Sarkis makes YMCA history as the first woman to be appointed national secretary in the charity’s 160-year lifespan.
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19 Sep 2006
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym
from Bridges Fund Management, which will exit as a shareholder. Financial terms have not been
disclosed.
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30 Apr 2024
The Gym Group aims to raise £31m from investors to fund 40 new sites around the UK.
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03 Jul 2021
Virtuagym, provider of a cloud-based fitness software platform and mobile apps, has
secured
€6m (US$7m, £5.3m) worth of financing to help fuel the international growth of the
company.
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23 May 2018
Budget chain Xercise4Less has secured growth investment worth £42m from Swedish
credit provider Proventus Capital Partners.
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15 May 2018
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £5m (US$6.2m, €5.5m) to restore and
redevelop Ireland’s surviving Victorian public baths in Ireland.
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11 Oct 2016
Sport England and Public Health England (PHE) have partnered up to fund a new pilot
aimed at upskilling healthcare professionals to embed physical activity in clinical care.
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11 Oct 2016
A mobile wellness centre has been launched in the Wear Valley to tackle the problems of inactivity in isolated and socially deprived areas.
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05 Jul 2005
The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has unveiled its latest round of funding for 82 School Sports Co-ordinator (SSCO) projects in England. The investment, which is part of the Young People’s Fund strand, is being made into School Sports Partnerships (SSPs).
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05 Jul 2005
Pent Valley Leisure Centre was officially opened last month by Olympian Colin Jackson and Paralympian Noel Thatcher.
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07 Jun 2005
A centre combining health and community services has opened to combat the poor health record in a deprived ward of Glasgow.
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04 Oct 2005
The North West Cancer Research Fund (NWCRF) is backing a bid to ban sunbeds in gyms and spas across the region.
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05 Jul 2010
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) and Finesse Leisure have finalised their merger, which
will see GLL take over the facilities operated by Finesse on behalf of Welwyn Hatfield
Borough Council (WHBC).
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04 Jun 2018
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure (NSA) has launched its new ActiveGraduates online service to help graduates of the Future Jobs Fund initiative gain employment.
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17 Aug 2011
Sunderland County Council has chosen Pelikaan construction company to build two 25m swimming pools in Wearside for £9.3m – one in the Coalfields area of Hetton and the other in Silksworth.
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22 Apr 2008
Argyll and Bute Council is to open a £7m new-build leisure facility in Campbeltown in Scotland this summer, which will include a fitness suite, a swimming pool, exhibition space, a library and a restaurant.
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27 Feb 2006
US fitness club operator Healthtrax has received investments totalling US$5.5m (£2.9m, 4.3m euro) to continue its work in preventative health.
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14 Aug 2006
Welsh sports minister Alun Pugh has announced that the Welsh Assembly is to invest a further £11.8m in sport and physical activity over the next two years.
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01 Aug 2006
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