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A round-up of community projects being delivered by sporta members in the north-west of England
HCM issue 3 2013
In part four of our sporta series, we highlight some innovative projects from cultural and leisure trusts in the south-east of England
HCM issue 10 2013
Abigail Harris looks at three life-changing sporta community projects in the London boroughs
HCM issue 11 2013
As part of our continuing series reporting on sporta's unsung heroes around the country, we head north to Scotland to see how four leisure trusts are positively changing lives
HCM issue 7 2013
sporta reports on some life-changing community projects from the south-west of England
HCM issue 5 2013
The Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta) has been accepted as a national partner for the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign.
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26 Oct 2009
Mike McCardle has announced that he is retiring from his position as executive secretary at sporta, the representative body for UK leisure and cultural trusts, after five years in the role.
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25 Mar 2009
The Sports and Recreation Trusts Association (SpoRTA) has developed a Charter of Integrity to tackle the new threat of sham trusts.
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04 Oct 2005
Newly appointed Sporta chief executive Cate Atwater has admitted her members face a
“worrying landscape” as economic pressure mounts in the charity sector.
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08 Dec 2017
Speaking to 94 delegates at the Sports and Recreation Trusts Association (sporta) AGM in Leeds earlier this month, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said that sports trusts have a vital role to play in improving the health of the nation.
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30 May 2008
According to research commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Trusts Association (SPORTA), the number of trusts operating in the UK could double in the next 2-3 years.
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06 May 2005
Leisure Industry Week (LIW) has announced a new strategic partnership with Sporta to
support leisure industry operators.
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21 Jun 2016
Sporta, the national association of leisure and cultural trusts, has announced that its AGM
in Bournemouth next month will be expanded to feature a brand new awards show
recognising the achievements of members throughout the UK.
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26 Apr 2016
Members of the Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta) are finalising plans to create a nationwide chain of leisure centres and fitness suites.
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13 Jan 2011
Unlimited use membership packages at leisure centres, run by leisure trusts, are now exempt from VAT thanks to a decision made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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24 Nov 2008
Fitness operators in the public sector are more confident of their future prospects now than they were last year, according to a state of the industry report from sporta.
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14 Oct 2009
Aquatics training body STA has secured a 12-month partnership with The Sports
and Recreation Trusts Association (Sporta) – representing leisure and cultural
trusts – which sees STA become the organisation’s preferred aquatic training
supplier.
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04 Sep 2014
Leisure trusts are feeling the pinch, with confidence in the medium to long-term down significantly from last year to just 47 per cent, according to findings from the ninth sporta State of the Industry report, carried out by Leisure-net Solutions.
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02 Nov 2010
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community
Leisure UK, as part of efforts to "tackle a false perception of being a solely sport-focused body".
According to CEO Cate Atwater, the new name "better reflects" members’ focus on improving the
physical and mental health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. "The new name, brand and
proposition for the association came from bespoke research and is far more representative of our
members’ work," she said.
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20 Nov 2018
Results from the seventh annual sporta State of Industry survey show that confidence in the medium- to long-term financial position is down and expansion and development plans are less likely to take place.
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05 Nov 2008
A SpoRTA group encompassing four trusts from London, Essex and Kent has commenced an initiative with energy market consultancy John Hall Associates (JHA), to manage their exposure to rising energy prices.
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06 Sep 2005
The UK Fitness Network, which offers members access to not for profit leisure centres all over the country, was officially launched on 1 February.
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02 Feb 2009
The UK Fitness Network (UKFN), a marketing initiative involving clubs and leisure centres managed by members of the Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta), has reached 200 sites.
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08 Aug 2011
Former sports minister Richard Caborn has claimed that plans to increase sports participation in the UK as part of legacy plans for London 2012 are in danger of "failing completely".
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21 Sep 2011
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in Manchester on 22
May 2019.
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22 Feb 2019
Audit Commission Local Government Inspector, Peter Kilkenny, has taken up a six-month secondment with the Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust Link4Life.
news •
03 Jun 2008
Jubilee Hall Trust won two accolades at the Sporta UK Awards 2017 during a ceremony
which recognised the work of charitable enterprises that help improve the nation's health.
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26 May 2017
Can events like the Olympics really increase participation? Katie Lewis reports on the discussions at this year's SIBEC Europe
HCM issue 1 2013
Up to 95 per cent of people in the UK now recognise that exercise is an essential aspect to living a healthy life.
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10 Feb 2011
Physical activity sector representative body ukactive
is to elect a new board
early in the new year with fewer members, following a
formal review of the
organisation’s governance structure.
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16 Dec 2014
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