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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 government has earmarked £140m towards providing free swimming for all at the country’s 1,600 public pools by the 2012 Olympics, part of a legacy plan for the Games aimed at getting two million more adults involved in sport
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06 Jun 2008
A new Harpers Gym has opened at the National Water Sport Centre at Holme Pierrepoint in Nottingham, boasting £120,000 worth of new Technogym equipment.
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27 Feb 2008
WheelPower – the national organisation for wheelchair sport – has launched a Wheel Appeal to raise £6m towards the provision of 2,012 sports wheelchairs for young athletes with disabilities by 2012.
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13 Nov 2007
The new Willesden Sports Centre was officially opened by Culture Minister Tessa Jowell yesterday (20 February).
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20 Feb 2007
Fusion has invested £750,000 in three leisure centres after winning the contract to manage the sites in October.
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15 Feb 2007
The Learning Skills Council (LSC) has awarded Leisure Connection additional funding to deliver national vocational qualifications (NVQs) to its employees in 2007.
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03 Nov 2006
Lilleshall National Sports Centre has become only the second sports centre in the UK to receive a rating of ‘Excellent’ within the Quest benchmarking system.
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25 Aug 2006
Andrew Scraggs is the first personal trainer (PT) to take advantage of Leisure Connection’s recent PT licence initiative at its Harpers-branded gyms.
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14 Aug 2006
Sports Outreach NK, operated by Leisure Connection in North Kestevan, has become the first team in Lincolnshire to be awarded the Quest accreditation for sports development.
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16 Mar 2006
The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) has joined forces with leisure operators this week (12-18 March) to highlight the problem of obesity in the UK.
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16 Mar 2006
The refurbishment of the Willesden Sports Centre – a £16m project being funded by £14m of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits – has reached a major milestone.
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10 Nov 2005
A £16m sports, health and lifestyle centre is to be built as a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) consortium project in south-east London.
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19 Sep 2005
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, has teamed up with a local school in move designed to boost the health and fitness of its teachers.
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26 Jul 2005
SOLL Leisure will take over the management of two further leisure facilities in Oxfordshire this October, bringing its total number of management contracts to 12.
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26 Jul 2005
Stoke Mandeville stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is owned by WheelPower – the British Wheelchair Sport – and managed by Leisure Connection, has launched a new Inclusive Fitness Initiative gym.
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06 Jul 2005
Leisure Connection has secured another Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project, which will provide the London Borough of Brent with a £16m leisure and sports facility.
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23 Mar 2005
Leisure Connection has secured its second Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project, which will provide the London Borough of Brent with a £16m sports facility.
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15 Mar 2005
Health and fitness operators are pulling out the stops to help victims of the Tsunami disaster.
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18 Jan 2005
Leisure Connection has launched a disability inclusion policy as part of its commitment to customers and team members with disabilities.
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15 Oct 2004
Graham Farrant has been appointed chief executive officer of Leisure Connection.
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04 Oct 2004
Leisure Connection is offering Harrow residents discounted use of the borough’s leisure centres.
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04 Oct 2004
Dave Stalker, a former director of Leisure Connection and the Fitness Industry Association, has joined FitNation’s board of directors.
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01 Oct 2004
Leisure Connection will manage the £4.2m Parklands Leisure Centre in Okehampton when it opens in October 2004.
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15 Sep 2004
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) officially launched its Adopt a School initiative today at Brixton Recreation Centre.
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25 May 2004
The FIA has said its Adopt a School pilot schemes are running smoothly in health clubs, leisure centres and primary schools across the country.
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25 Feb 2004
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