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cancer charity backs sunbed ban in north-west The North West Cancer Research Fund (NWCRF) is backing a bid to ban sunbeds in gyms and spas across the region. The charity is offering its support
to a regional campaign which aims to encourage all gyms and spas to introduce a ban on sunbeds. Anne Jackson, chief executive
of NWCRF, says: “Our goal is to remind fi tness clubs and spas in the region that they are in the health business, and that offering the use of sunbeds is a complete contradiction in terms. “We are encouraging operators
across the north-west to sign up to our campaign and join the battle against skin cancer.”
new study uncovers staff health ‘failings’ New research has revealed that two thirds of UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the leisure industry have no schemes in place encourage staff to exercise or eat healthily. Finance provider GE Capital
found that more than half – 54 per cent – of SME owners or managers believe the provision of free health checks could make a difference in promoting healthy workplaces. However, fewer than one in 10
businesses encourage workers to take a lunch break, while only 25 per cent have implemented schemes designed to encourage healthy eating and exercise.
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djanogly leisure centre opens Djanogly Community Leisure
The £6.4m Djanogly Community Leisure Centre, in the centre of Nottingham, has opened to the public. Facilities at the centre, designed
by Archial Architects and built by ISG Regions, include a six-lane, 25m swimming pool with a moveable fl oor, a changing village, a 50-station fi tness suite supplied by Technogym, sauna and steamrooms and a dance/activity studio. The new building has been designed
to sit within the site, without imposing on the residential properties backing onto it. Justin Ashworth, senior associate at Archial, adds: “As Djanogly Community Leisure Centre is situated within the grounds of the Norman Foster Associates-designed Djanogly City Academy, certain aspects of its design – such as the overhanging eaves and the colonnade – take their cue from the Academy in order to complement the existing architecture.”
Centre is part of Nottingham City Council’s £32m wider Leisure Centre Transformation Programme to improve the city’s sports provision.
work starts on bilston centre The centre includes a 50-station
fi tness suite supplied by Technogym
York-based contractor Shepherd Construction has started excavation work at the site of Wolverhampton City Council’s (WCC) new £15m leisure centre in Bilston, West Midlands. The fi rm is moving around 10,000 cubic
metres of soil from the site ahead of the main build phase of the development, with 6,000 cubic metres being donated to the WCC’s Bowmans Harbour project to create attenuation ponds. When complete, the new 5,600sq m
When complete, the £15m centre will include a 25m swimming pool
(60,278sq ft) Bilston Leisure Centre will incorporate an eight-lane, 25m swimming pool, a learner pool, a health and fi tness suite, four squash courts and a sports hall.
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