£3.4m Donyngs revamp to start PeTe hayman


A £3.4m refurbishment of Donyngs Recreation Centre in Redhill, Surrey, is to com- mence later this month – five months aſter the scheme was originally due to begin. Reigate and Banstead


Borough Council (RBBC) is working with operator Nuffield Health, with the local authority contributing £2m. The scheme will include


an enlarged 100-station gym with free weights area; a Kids Gym for 11-16-year-olds; and a purpose-built children’s play facility. An enlarged dance/fitness studio; treat- ment rooms; and improvements to the pool area are also proposed. Donyngs’ existing gym will open until its


Te long-awaited overhaul of Donyngs Recreation Ground is to start RBBC executive member for leisure and


new replacement opens in spring, while the later stages of the work will require phased closures to be announced in due course.


wellbeing Adam De Save said: “One of the aims of the refurbishment is to make the cen- tre even more family orientated. Te council and Nuffield Health regret the late start to the project but we are committed to getting the best value from our building contracts.”


Gyms ‘too expensive’ for third of Britons Tom walker


A third of Britons are shun- ning health clubs because of the financial cost, a survey for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has found. According to the YouGov


survey, 30 per cent of partici- pants revealed that the cost of gyms and leisure centres was preventing them from being more physically active. Younger people are most


likely to steer clear of gyms due to their expense, as 42 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds mentioned financial cost as a reason for not being more physically active. Tis compares to 19 per cent in the oldest age group, the over-55s. Dr Rachel Thompson, Deputy Head of Science at WCRF, said: “It is a concern that so


Health clubs have been accused of being too expensive by a charity


many people feel that financial cost is stopping them being more physically active. It is impor- tant for us to get the message across that being physically active does not have to mean signing up at expensive gyms or leisure centres.”


PayasUgym concept to launch Tom walker


A new service that allows users to visit a num- ber of gyms around the Greater London area is set to launch later this month. PayasUgym, the brainchild of entrepreneurs Neil Harmsworth and Jamie Ward, is an online


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