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General Manager, The Needles
Salary: c£70,000pa + benefits + relocation support
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Company: Heritage Great Britain



Operations Manager - Brentwood School Enterprises
Salary: £32,000 - £34,000pa + pension + benefits
Location: Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Company: Brentwood School Sports Centre


General Manager
Location: Sheffield
Company: Everyone Active
General Manager
Location: Sheffield
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Manager
Salary: Competitive salary
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon
Company: Everyone Active
Membership Advisor
Salary: Competitive salary plus commission & benefits
Location: Harborough
Company: Everyone Active
Sports Coach
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Company: Everyone Active
Sports Coach
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00
Location: Berkhamsted
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Teacher
Salary: Competitive
Location: Scarborough
Company: Everyone Active
Party Leader
Salary: Competitive
Location: Scarborough
Company: Everyone Active
Group Exercise Instructor - Aqua
Salary: Competitive
Location: Aldershot
Company: Everyone Active
Membership Advisor
Salary: Competitive salary plus commission & benefits
Location: Aldershot
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Manager
Salary: Competitive salary
Location: Melton Mowbray
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Teacher
Salary: Competitive
Location: Bristol
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Teacher
Salary: Competitive
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon
Company: Everyone Active
Activity and Wellbeing Instructor
Salary: Competitive
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon
Company: Everyone Active
Swim Teacher
Salary: Competitive
Location: Fareham
Company: Everyone Active
GP Exercise Referral Instructor
Salary: £33,000pa + benefits
Location: Harrow
Company: Everyone Active
Duty Manager
Salary: Competitive
Location: Bedminster
Company: Everyone Active
Self Employed Personal Trainer
Salary: Competitive
Location: Middlesbrough
Company: Everyone Active

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Padel Tennis Lease Opportunity
Location: Stratford, East London. Company: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Greenwood Family Theme Park for sale
Location: Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN Company: Newmark
South Coast Beach Restaurant To Let
Location: Newhaven, Sussex Company: EiA Real Estate
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News headlines
Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick to build £60m wellness flagship in Basingstoke   Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick to build £60m wellness flagship in Basingstoke


By Kath Hudson

Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and wellness destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. This will be the biggest investment in wellbeing the borough has seen for decades.

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Steve Nelson promoted to MD of Serco Leisure   Steve Nelson promoted to MD of Serco Leisure


By Kath Hudson

Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July 2026), following 18 years with the company where he has progressed through many roles, most recently director of leisure.

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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB rebrands to Evolve   As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB rebrands to Evolve


By Kath Hudson

The 20th State of the Industry Report from LeisureDB has revealed a resilient, expanding and competitive sector, the importance of differentiation and the ongoing challenge of tackling inequalities.

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Everyone Active opens £33.9 million next-generation leisure and wellbeing hub  
By Kath Hudson

The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the local .... more>>

Bromley’s £17m Walnuts revamp adds EGYM, rehab and recovery  
By Kath Hudson

Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the public leisure asset and .... more>>

Sea Lanes opens following a partnership between The Eden Project and Canary Wharf Group  
By Kath Hudson

Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural water of the dock, offers year-round open water swimming in an iconic location. 

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FaulknerBrowns designs sustainable new wellness centre for Newcastle  
By Kath Hudson

After some delays, work on Newcastle’s £28.9 million wellness centre at West Denton is underway and scheduled for completion in late 2027. 

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Ebbsfleet Healthy New Town celebrates the opening of the Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion  
By Kath Hudson

Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion – a new community wellbeing and sports facility.

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Brio reopens historic Chester Northgate leisure centre after a £12 million investment  
By Kath Hudson

Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following a £12 million refurbishment. When built in the 1970s, it was the .... more>>

Everyone Active appoints Harry Aikines-Aryeetey as celebrity ambassador for You+  
By Kath Hudson

Everyone Active has partnered with Team GB sprinter and TV personality, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, to be the first ambassador of its You+ wellbeing membership.

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The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows the fitness sector has achieved record growth  
By Kath Hudson

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.2 million members.

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Free gym membership for 11- to 16-year-olds in Manchester  
By Kath Hudson

Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access to fitness classes for 11- to 16-year-old secondary school pupils.

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Myzone says it's adding strength training to the mix with HFA announcement  
By Kath Hudson

Myzone has unveiled three product innovations that are in development as part of its expanding Motivation Technology (MoTech) ecosystem. 

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UK Active and This Girl Can publish guidance on preventing and dealing with sexual harassment  
By Kath Hudson

UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and leisure facilities communicate their policies and procedures around sexual harassment and .... more>>

Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport team up to strengthen neuro-inclusive practice  
By Kath Hudson

A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice across aquatics.

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Welsh council lowers age limit for strength training  
By Kath Hudson

Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in its gyms.

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Features
Transforming Istria

Tourism:
Transforming Istria


In Istria, Croatia, tourism firm Maistra is changing the face of hospitality in the region, with a series of intriguing design-led hotels. As its most ambitious hotel project takes shape, Professor Terry Stevens finds out more
Back to nature

Environment:
Back to nature


British wildlife is being attacked on many fronts. Stephanie Hilborne, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, wants to involve everyone in preserving nature
Stephen Hulme

Profile:
Stephen Hulme


We look back on the career of Everyone Active CEO Stephen Hulme
Matt Dwyer

People profile:
Matt Dwyer


Matt Dwyer is driving change behind the scenes at the ECB with his 'growth mentality'
Alliance Leisure

Promotional feature:
Alliance Leisure


The future of leisure in times of austerity
Right to roam

Tourism:
Right to roam


Sweden is inviting everyone to come and stay – and indulge in a spot of wild camping. Jenny Kaiser from VisitSweden talks about the initiative
The benefits of retreats

Last word:
The benefits of retreats


Research is showing retreats could have a positive health impact
Maria Sharapova

People profile:
Maria Sharapova


Maria Sharapova – who's spent her life training on the pro tennis circuit – is bringing this experience to her fitness facility designs
Mental health

Editor’s letter:
Mental health


Liz Terry shares her thoughts
Fuelling fitness

News report:
Fuelling fitness


Fitness brand Reebok has partnered with global architecture practice Gensler to create 'Get Pumped' – a proposal which sees redundant gas stations across the US turned into fitness hubs
Product news
Ishga becomes an official partner for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games 2026

Ishga becomes an official partner for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games 2026

FROM SPORT-KIT.NET

Organic Hebridean skincare brand Ishga, which harvests its seaweed on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, has become an official partner for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
 
Manduka debuts premium P/ROX hybrid fitness mat

Manduka debuts premium P/ROX hybrid fitness mat

FROM SPORT-KIT.NET

Manduka, a leading manufacturer of premium yoga mats has launched its P/ROX hybrid fitness mat, crafted for athletes and functional fitness practitioners who move between yoga and fitness training.
 
hangAir Global's Mirjana Prokic reveals Orca forward-tilt incliner for 'intelligent recovery'

hangAir Global's Mirjana Prokic reveals Orca forward-tilt incliner for 'intelligent recovery'

FROM SPORT-KIT.NET

Orca, described as "the world's first forward-tilt incliner" for 'intelligent recovery' is designed to deliver up to 3 hours' worth of conventional rest in a fraction of the time.
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Panatta Srl

Panatta is a historic fitness brand offering one of the widest ranges of products on the market, across all sectors, ages and types of training.

Panatta's mission is to create machines that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and competitive in price that are entirely produced in Italy. We offer more than 500 products and 2,000 colour combinations to create exclusive, limited edition machines, according to the needs and tastes of each customer.
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