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26 Apr 2024 Sport, parks, & leisure: daily news and jobs
 
 
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Abbey Furnishings
Contract furnishers to the leisure industry.

Address
Unit 1A, The Distribution Centre, Stoke Road, Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 7RS

Telephone
+44 (0)1242 673555
(Please mention leisure-kit.net)

Fax
+44 (0)1242 673666

Website
www.abbey-furnishings.co.uk

Abbey Furnishings features

Interview
The legendary and much-loved CEO has forged a stellar career in finance and development, creating facilities that are changing lives and driving regeneration. She talks to Kate Cracknell

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People
On the aims of the new £26.5m Perth Museum

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Interview
Big changes are coming for much-loved Dutch theme park Efteling, with the launch of a Grand Hotel and major new attraction. Its CEO lets us into the plans

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Exercise referral
Quest has launched an Exercise Referral Standard which will enable operators to transact more effectively with the medical profession, as Abi Harris explains

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Interview
As the Gretna Green Experience opens in Scotland, Mather & Co’s CEO shares the highs and lows of almost three decades in exhibition design

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Research
As demand for growing honesty in relation to links to slavery and colonialism grows, should attractions be open about their history? Jon Young investigates

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Tourism
From globally-renowned art galleries to community-run attractions, a new breed of visionaries are reimagining tourism in this rural idyll

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Promotional feature
Inspiring better health and wellbeing for Suffolk communities

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Exhibitions
Kath Hudson looks at the potential of the pop-up and touring exhibition market

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Interview
The senior management team at Places Leisure discuss commercial diversification and reveal a new launch

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News headlines
Sport England’s Active Lives insight finds record activity levels, but enduring health inequalities
Sport England’s Active Lives insight finds record activity levels, but enduring health inequalities   26 Apr 2024

While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain with the same groups missing out, according to Sport .... more>>
Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise, finds new research
Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise, finds new research   24 Apr 2024

Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity, according to new .... more>>
Mytime Active calls a halt to dumping 432,000 pairs of plastic overshoes into landfill each year
Mytime Active calls a halt to dumping 432,000 pairs of plastic overshoes into landfill each year   21 Apr 2024

Charitable trust, Mytime Active, has removed all single-use plastic overshoes from its swimming pools and leisure centres, as part of ongoing .... more>>
Workers' Educational Association and CLUK team up to launch Carbon Literacy Course
Workers' Educational Association and CLUK team up to launch Carbon Literacy Course   21 Apr 2024

Community Leisure UK is helping the drive to Net Zero with the launch of a bespoke carbon literacy course. Offered in partnership with the Workers' .... more>>
Circadian Trust invests in wellness to support its NHS partnerships
Circadian Trust invests in wellness to support its NHS partnerships   20 Apr 2024

Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to support health and wellbeing across South Gloucestershire, UK. The .... more>>
US named world’s largest wellness economy, reaching US$1.8 trillion valuation
US named world’s largest wellness economy, reaching US$1.8 trillion valuation   18 Apr 2024

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released new data on the US’ wellness economy, valuing it at US$1.8 trillion. According to the .... more>>
Andy King launches The Conveners podcast to champion the pivot to wellbeing
Andy King launches The Conveners podcast to champion the pivot to wellbeing   18 Apr 2024

The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast, called The Conveners, and hosted by chair of GM Active and .... more>>
Everyone Active launches Everyone Golf – plans to link health and fitness and sport portfolios
Everyone Active launches Everyone Golf – plans to link health and fitness and sport portfolios   17 Apr 2024

Everyone Active has launched a golfing brand, Everyone Golf, after new contract wins made it the UK’s second-largest golf operator in the UK, with ten .... more>>
UK Active Awards for excellence open for nominations
UK Active Awards for excellence open for nominations   16 Apr 2024

UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which will take place in Birmingham on the evening of .... more>>
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Taylor Made Designs

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Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector

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