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02-Feb-12
£100,000 has been invested into the new Halsa Health Club, which forms part of the brand new multi million pound Radisson Blu Hotel on Herald Way near East Midlands Airport. Aside from providing...
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02-Feb-12
2 February 2012: Leisure Connection, one of the leaders in the outsourced management of leisure, sports and the arts is bucking the trend and has announced an increase in like for like sales year on y...
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02-Feb-12
Leisure Connection announces energy saving agenda for the new financial year and is highest placed leisure operator in recently released CRC league tables.
Leisure Connection is working in partners...
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02-Feb-12
Leisure Connection yet again bucks the market trend and reports a growth in swimming, despite Sport England’s recent Active People survey of 28 major sports, which shows that, on average, public...
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03-Aug-11
Leisure Connection has signed up to the Department of Health’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, which aims to work with industry to improve the nation's health. There are five strands, which i...
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03-Aug-11
Leisure Connection is working in partnership with Lifetime to offer a new and improved Government funded apprenticeship programme that delivers qualified, work-ready, multi-skilled fitness instructors...
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03-Aug-11
Leisure Connection has retained its Approved Training Centre status for the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS), with the standard being set by the Institute of Qualified Lifeguards (IQL) following an ann...
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03-Aug-11
Mary Rodger has been appointed as Marketing and Communications Manager for leading leisure provider Leisure Connection.
Reporting to Head of Retention and Marketing, Mary will be responsible for ...
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17-May-11
Leisure Connection Statement following the Inquest into the tragic death of Michelle Gellard at Blackwater Leisure Centre in Maldon in 2008.
The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death on...
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24-Dec-10
From 4th January 2011, VAT in the UK is rising from 17.5% to 20%.
In line with these changes, from 4th January, Leisure Connections will also be increasing VAT to 20%....
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20-May-10
Wenlock and Mandeville were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for the Olympic Stadium. An animated film, based on a story by children&rsq...
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03-Feb-10
Leisure Connection continues to invest in local clubs and centres and recently re-launched three centres in time for the New Year sales rush.
More than half a million pounds has been invested into...
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14-Jan-10
Despite the snowy conditions and icy roads gym goers up and down the country have been finding it hard to get to the gyms and stick to those all important New Year’s resolutions this January.
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09-Dec-09
The 4th December marked 1,000 days to go before the London 2012 Paralympics. WheelPower, the owners of Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympics and Leisure Connection, the operator ...
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10-Nov-09
Harpers Fitness has successfully hosted its first ever member and customer awards, which recognised and celebrated the success stories and achievements of you – our valued members and ...
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03-Nov-09
Saturday 31st October marked the launch of a new initiative; with Leisure Connection and Sport England working in partnership to ensure the legacy of London 2012 continues long after the games.
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29-Oct-09
Harpers Fitness is supporting the NHS’ high profile Know Your Limits campaign to help raise awareness of the relationship between alcohol and their health.
Alcoholic drinks are n...
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29-Oct-09
Harpers Fitness is helping a major national initiative reach local people this year with vital winter warming advice.
Hundreds of “Keep Warm, Keep Well” leaflets will be distributed...
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07-Oct-09
Six months since the launch of the Government’s free swimming initiative Leisure Connection is reporting huge successes with over 400,000 people who qualify for the scheme swimming in their pool...
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05-Oct-09
Leisure Connection is encouraging more people to get active by offering free swimming classes, to those over the age of 11 years old, at various times throughout the year until March 2010, in line wit...
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29-Sep-09
Eleven staff from Leisure Connection, celebrated their graduation from the Leisure Connection Management Academy at an awards evening at one of our National Sports Centres.
Candidates gra...
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25-Sep-09
Leisure Connection staff from Riverside Leisure Centre in Norwich are pleased as punch with Contract Manager Phil Wright who successfully completed his 10,000 foot sky dive on Saturday 19th September ...
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24-Sep-09
“It’s fantastic to see more people enjoying exercise as part of their everyday lifestyle and testament to the impact the industry as a whole has had on the public. Fitness is no longer see...
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20-Aug-09
Leisure Connection and its members have donated a whopping £40,000 to their nominated corporate charity – WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport.
Since Decem...
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14-Aug-09
Leisure Connection hosted the year's biggest Government announcements about sport and physical activity at their flagship Willesden Sports Centre on Thursday 13 August.
The great and the good fro...
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28-Jun-09
Kevin Yates, National Health and Fitness Manager for Leisure Connection has won the FIA’s prestigious new award – the Future of the Flame.
Kevin, who has worked within the leisure indus...
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28-Jun-09
Leading public access leisure provider Leisure Connection has appointed Adrian Fisher as Human Resources Director.
Adrian joins Leisure Connection from construction company Kier where he was head ...
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28-May-09
Leisure Connection has announced that the Vale Farm Sports Centre has qualified for Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) accreditation following an extensive inspection by the IFI.
The Inclusive Fit...
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28-Apr-09
The Hub National Centre for Craft & Design in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, has been personally commended and congratulated on its outstanding performance by Francois Matarasso, Chair of Arts Council En...
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28-Apr-09
Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the home of British Wheelchair Sport has launched a brand new facility designed to unite education with disability sports.
The Stoke Mandeville Institute of Sport and Edu...
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28-Mar-09
Three of Leisure Connection's leisure centres have been highly commended in the National Benchmarking Service Awards.
Harpenden Sports Centre, Lord Butler Leisure Centre and the Great Dunmow Leisu...
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28-Mar-09
Harpers Fitness, Leisure Connection’s fitness brand is launching a new member awards programme, which will recognise and celebrate the success stories and achievements of the 20 million customer...
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28-Mar-09
Harpers Fitness, the national chain of community public access sport and leisure facilities has launched a new online shop www.harpersnutrition.co.uk, which specialises in offering lifestyle, weight l...
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28-Mar-09
Leisure Connection has appointed Richard Millman to the position of Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
Richard has been working within Leisure Connection’s parent Group – ...
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04-Feb-09
Leisure Connection, the UK’s leading leisure facility provider, has been recognised for its hard work in making its leisure centres more environmentally friendly.
The company, which operates...
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