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DLL unveils tax break membership offer
David Lloyd Leisure has introduced a discounted health club membership scheme, offering UK companies a cost- effective way to give employees access to exercise through a payroll scheme. The DL Flex scheme can be run as an
HMRC-approved salary sacrifice scheme, either within a flexible benefits programme or as a separate salary sacrifice benefit. David Lloyd Leisure says employees
can save on average £120 (US$193, €143) to £300 (US$484, €359) a year on gym membership, while choosing from a range of membership schemes.
The government has launched a new All Party Commission on Physical Activity, expected to bring fresh impetus to the fight against physical inactivity in the UK. Gathering evidence from
a cross-party and cross- sector group of experts, the Commission will announce dir e c t, po lic y-b a s e d recommendations to tackle the inactivity epidemic in a report to be published in spring 2014. The new body will be run
by MPs and peers and has been set up in response to the ‘Designed to Move’ report, which found the lack of exercise in modern daily life means today’s children face a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Government officials from departments
The new gym at Ribby Hall offers more than 60 stations of exercise equipment
New £1m gym for Ribby Hall Village in Lancashire
The health club at Ribby Hall Village in Wrea Green, Lancashire, has launched a new £1m gym overlooking the golf course. The new 38sq m (413sq ft) gym at Ribby
Hall – named Club of the Year at the 2013 ukactive FLAME Awards – has more than 60 stations and has doubled the quantity of free weights on offer. Equipment includes Technogym’s Unity
– a swipe-screen cardio console that allows users to access websites and content during workouts – and Omnia, Technogym’s functional training solution.
Curtain raiser announced for Hampton leisure centre
Vivacity, the not-for-profit organisation which manages many of Peterborough’s culture and leisure facilities on behalf of the city council, will open a new Premier Fitness club in Hampton. The Vivacity Premier Fitness centre on
Hadfield Road is scheduled to open on 1 February 2014, featuring a 25m swimming pool plus a full range of fitness equipment fitted with Smart Centre performance monitoring technology. It will also offer two high-end studios, a sauna and steamroom, plus four beauty treatment rooms.
12 £2.5m golfing complex tees off in Sheldon
Hatchford Brook Golf Course, Driving Range, Gym and Clubhouse was officially opened by Birmingham Lord Mayor Mike Leddy at a launch ceremony on Wednesday 11 December, following a £2.5m refurbishment by social enterprise Mytime Active. First opened in 1969, the 18-hole course has
seen major renovations over the last year. Golf course amendments have been complemented by a new clubhouse offering a bar and café, high quality changing rooms and a new 100-station gym. The venue also includes a new 24-bay, all-weather floodlit driving range with a Power Tee system. This is Mytime Active’s second major
investment in the region since signing a 50-year contract to run Birmingham City Council’s seven golf courses last year: Pype Hayes Golf Course, Gym and Clubhouse relaunched in August 2013 following a £2m investment. Mytime Active CEO Steve Price says: “The clubhouse looks amazing and provides
Policy-based recommendations on tackling inactivity will be proposed
include Paralympic sporting legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Hailed by ukactive as a step in the right
such as health, sport and transport will give evidence to the Commission, which will
direction, CEO David Stalker says: “The target outcome has to be a cross-party physical activity strategy that can reduce levels of health inequality by tackling physical inactivity.”
UK NEWS Government seeks inactivity answers
The Hatchford complex now offers a 24-bay, all- weather floodlit driving range with Power Tee system
fantastic new facilities to help people of all ages and abilities enjoy getting fit and healthy. This site cements further the great relationship we have with Birmingham City Council in delivering top- class leisure facilities.”
Freedom Leisure sees opening of two revamped sites
A £3.1m, eight-month redevelopment of the Freedom Leisure-operated Hailsham Leisure Centre in Sussex has now been completed. The project, funded by Wealden District
Council, has seen the opening of two new exercise studios, including an indoor cycling
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facility fitted with the forward motion video- enabled Myride+ programme. Elsewhere in Sussex, Crowborough Leisure
Centre – also operated by Freedom Leisure – held its official opening on 6 December following a £3.2m redevelopment project.
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