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In 2015, an unemployed actor caught the public mood when he launched the Crystal Maze Live Experience. Now the CEO of Little Lion is moving into the world of live video games

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New details and photos of the much-delayed and highly anticipated $1 billion museum of antiquities. Are we almost there?

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This Girl Can launches campaign to get women outdoors
This Girl Can launches campaign to get women outdoors   15 May 2024

Sport England’s This Girl Can team has launched a new campaign, Let’s Get Out There, which is aimed at getting more women active outdoors. While the .... more>>
Saga Holographic hits Kickstarter target to roll out holographic indoor bike
Saga Holographic hits Kickstarter target to roll out holographic indoor bike   08 May 2024

HoloBike, a holographic training bike that simulates trail rides in lifelike 3D, is aiming to push indoor cycling technology up a gear. A .... more>>
Active Oxfordshire secures £1.3 million to tackle shocking levels of inequality
Active Oxfordshire secures £1.3 million to tackle shocking levels of inequality
  02 May 2024

Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new programme for children. The funding has come from .... more>>
Mark Tweedie joins Miova to lead on pivot to active wellbeing
Mark Tweedie joins Miova to lead on pivot to active wellbeing   02 May 2024

Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had most recently headed up Brimham’s .... more>>
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>>
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