HEALTH & FITNESS
Leisure trust takes over former Fitness First club
Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) has taken over the former Fitness First club at Lockwood Park, Huddersfield. Te club, which has been rebranded as
Lockwood Park Health & Fitness Club, was handed over to the trust on 1 December and all staff have been retained. Existing Fitness First members will be
transferred across to a KAL membership in stages, giving them access to gyms, pools and classes across all 12 KAL-operated sites. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=h1f6C
Low-cost fitness operator Te Gym Group is to partner bud- get hotel chain Travelodge as part of plans to find 10 new co-location sites in London and the south east. The two companies will
invest a total of £70m in the venture. As part of its expan- sion plans in London, The Gym Group has set itself the target of 20 new gyms in the capital by 2013. Meanwhile, Travelodge is
seeking to secure deals for an additional 50 hotels (5,030 rooms) by 2020. The deal is an extension of an existing partnership between the two companies - Gym Group currently operates four clubs at Travelodge hotels; in Plymouth, Guildford, Waterloo and Wembley. Travelodge’s managing director for development, Paul Harvey, said: “Te four co- locations have worked well for both parties so
Facilities include a 25m pool with a leisure flume
Fraserburgh leisure centre ahead of schedule
Fraserburgh residents are to be given the chance to have their say in the running of a new £9m leisure centre, which is currently ahead of schedule and will be ready to open in February. A public open day will give members of the community the opportu- nity to express their views on the facilities and how the amenities can be used to help as many residents as possible. Created as part of Aberdeenshire
Council’s Education, Learning and Leisure Plan, the new centre will replace an existing pool and community centre.
Broxbourne leisure centre gets £4m revamp
Facilities at Grundy Park leisure centre in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire are undergoing a £4m revamp. Construction firm Morgan Sindal is carrying out the development, funded by Broxbourne Council. Improvements will include a new health
suite featuring a sauna, steamroom and spa pools, an extended Fit&Well gym, a group cycling studio, a dance studio, wetside changing rooms and a new café. Construction is currently under-
way and the council estimates that the project will be completed in late 2013. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=7g6t8
14 DLL opens new club Worcester
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has launched an £8m club in Worcester. Located beside Worcester Warriors’ Sixways
Stadium, the club features three indoor and five outdoor tennis courts. Te 5,600sq m (60,278sq ſt) complex also
includes a 25m indoor pool, a children’s pool and a 20m outdoor pool. Two physiotherapy rooms and a wet spa
area, including a spa pool, two saunas, a steamroom, heated beds and an ice machine are also on offer. Te club’s 900sq m (9,688sq ſt) fitness space
includes three exercise studios. Gym equipment includes Power Plate
machines, free weight stations, ViPR equip- ment and aerobic studios. The club also of fers Gravity per-
sonal and small group training, featuring Total Gym equipment. Te studios host a range of group fitness classes including dance-fitness Bokwa.
Te 5,600sq m complex includes a 900sq m gym DL Kids club offers a dedicated activ-
ity programme that is synchronised with adult programmes. Other facilities include a Dlicious cafe/bar lounge, an outdoor play area and a crèche. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=y0j4n
Soho Gyms opens third club in Manchester
Independently-owned health club chain Soho Gyms has opened its third club in as many months. Opened in December 2012, the new Soho Gym Manchester is the company’s ninth in the UK and is located in a space previously housing a Fitness First club.
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leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital Te opening is part of London-based Soho
Gyms’ investment strategy, which has not only seen the opening of new clubs but will also see several gyms getting new kit and cafés as well as upgrades to their changing facilities. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=O7Z4D
ISSUE 1 2013 © cybertrek 2013 Gym Group and Travelodge will look to find development sites together
it makes sense for us to look for sites together. Tis really helps us with our growth plans for London and the south east. “Given the space requirements of both
companies, as well as our compatible busi- ness models, it really is the perfect fit.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=5I4d7
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