KD =`e[^i\XkjkX]] +''#'''"I<8; ;CCkfcXleZ_GKjkl[`fZfeZ\gk David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has announced the launch of a high street-based personal training concept, which will be trialled in three locations from the end of September. The first DL Studio site will open on Upper Richmond 175 Travelodge hotels are to receive a renovation Road in Putney, London, while a second location is expected KiXm\cf[^\j\Zli\j]lkli\ to follow in Winchester - sub- n`k_ÔeXeZ`Xci\jkilZkli`e^ ject to planning consent. A third site is being planned Travelodge has moved to secure its future in the centre of London and after agreeing a financial restructuring, DLL is looking to roll-out the while also initiating a Company Voluntary format on a wider scale. The Arrangement (CVA). first three DL Studios repre- The chain worked with GoldenTree Asset sent a £500,000 investment. Management, Avenue Capital Group and It is anticipated the new Goldman Sachs on the restructuring, which concept will provide one- The first DL Studio is due to open in Putney by the end of September will see £75m injected into the group. to-one personal training Travelodge’s portfolio will receive a £55m sessions, exercise classes and group training provides a complementary alternative to the investment to refurbish 175 hotels, while its run by DLL-qualified instructors. traditional gym and brings an exciting new debt will be reduced from £635m to £329m DLL chief executive Scott Lloyd said: “The offer to the high street.” – £235m of which is written off. creation of our new studio training concept Read more: http://lei.sr?a=I9l8e Read more: http://lei.sr?a=E0O5d Fcpdg`ZjÊ`ejg`i\Ë RECRUITMENT pfle^LBX[lckj OPPORTUNITIES at Westcroft Leisure Centre and other sites in Sutton, London. Half of young adults across the UK have been “inspired” to participate in sport as a result of image: jacksterd/flickr the London 2012 Olympic Games, according For further details see our to new research from Deloitte. full advert inside or visit... The professional services firm surveyed www.leisureopportunities.com/ 2,000 people between the ages of 16- and everyoneactive 35-years-old as part of the study, with 18 per Everyone Active manages this facility cent intending to take up a new sport. on behalf of Sutton Council. A further 27 per cent are planning to partici- London 2012’s ambition is to “inspire a generation” pate more in an existing sport or activity, while 5 per cent said they would look to do both. Across the group, it was younger partici- Team GB’s cycling success during the Games pants - those aged between 16- and 18-years-old has led to 46 per cent of survey respondents – who were found to be most enthusiastic, with intending to take up the sport, while 40 per 63 per cent inspired by the Olympics. cent are planning to start swimming. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G8R9I DX^Xq`e\j`^elgXk G;=]fi`GX[#B`e[c\ jdXikg_fe\ Fec`e\fe[`^`kXcklie`e^gX^\j Kn`kk\i]fccfnlj1 > K_\C\`jli\D\[`X:fdgXep Gfikd`cc?flj\#Gfikd`ccCXe\# Cfe[feËjGXiXcpdg`Z>Xd\jY\^`e ?`kZ_`e#?\ikjJ>,(;A#LB K\c1"++ ' (+-)+*(*/, World-renowned scientist and =Xo1"++ ' (+-)+**0'0 physicist Professor Stephen \$dX`c1gc\Xj\lj\ZfekXZkj Hawking has made a rare pub- ]lcceXd\7c\`jli\d\[`X%Zfd lic appearance to help mark the launch of the London 2012 JlYjZi`gk`fej Paralympic Games. jlYj7c\`jli\d\[`X%Zfd The Opening Ceremony <[`kfi – created by co-artistic direc- C`qK\iip'(+-)+*(*/, tors Jenny Sealey and Bradley DXeX^`e^\[`kfi Hemmings – focused on the KfdNXcb\i'(+-)+.(0*+ scientific advances across image: dcms 8jj`jkXek\[`kfi history that have challenged G\k\?XpdXe'(+-)+.(0*/ human perceptions. ;\j`^e In a series of statements <[>XccX^_\i'(0',)'(0/ that formed part of the event, The Olympic rings have been replaced by Agitos, the Paralympic symbol @ek\ie\k Professor Hawking called for ;\Xe=fo'(+-)+.(0'' a “new age of enlightenment” as the two-week Two additional venues have now been pro- K`dEXj_'(+-)+.(0(. period of Paralympic competition started. vided – Eton Manor at the Olympic Park is to Athletes from 164 Paralympic teams will host Wheelchair Tennis and temporary train- GlYc`j_\i be participating in the London 2012 Games, ing pools for swimming events and Brands Alc`\9X[i`Zb'(+-)+.(0(0 which are set to be the largest of their kind ever Hatch, the motorsports venue and host of 8jjfZ`Xk\glYc`j_\ij held during the Games’ 52-year history. Paralympic Road Cycling. GXlcK_fidXe'(+-)+.(0'+ LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe said: “Prepare Meanwhile, 17 Olympic venues are no longer J`dfe?`ebjdXe'(+-)+.(0', to be inspired. Prepare to be dazzled. Prepare needed following their Olympic use and will 8ee`\Cfm\cc'(+-)+.(0'( to be moved by the Paralympic Games.” be returned to public use – including Horse 8ZZflekdXeX^\i t"iIVHFUSBOTJUJPOBMPQFSBUJPOwIBTCFFO Guards Parade, Hadleigh Farm, Lord’s and the JXiX_>`YYj'(+-)+.(0'/ undertaken by LOCOG following the conclu- Lee Valley White Water Centre. 8ZZflekdXeX^\i#XkkiXZk`fej sion of the Olympic Games in order to prepare t-0$0(IBTBMTPSFMFBTFEŝŜŜ ŜŜŜOPO 9\e9XieXi['(+-)+.(0(+ for the Paralympic Games. event tickets for people to visit the Olympic Gifg\ikp[\jb Among the preparation work carried out by Park during the Paralympic Games. J`dfe?`ebjdXe'(+-)+.(0', LOCOG has been the transformation of the A further 40,000 event tickets were also put GlYc`j_\i#JgXFggfikle`k`\j Athletes’ Village from a complex housing more on sale, with around 2.3 million tickets sold for 8ee`\Cfm\cc'(+-)+.(0'( than 10,000 Olympic athletes to one catering the Games – more than any previous event. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o9M3x =`eXeZ`Xc:fekifcc\i for 4,280 Paralympians in just five days. Jl\;Xm`j'(*0,,(0*0/ =`eXeZ`Xc8[d`e`jkiXkfi ;\e`j\>`c[\X'(+-)+.(0*' <=;Jlem\`cje\ngXik`Z`gXk`feZXdgX`^e :`iZlcXk`feDXeX^\i D`Z_X\c ) I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9 Dorset County Council and image (c) big picture The sports hall has now been returned West Dorset District Council. to Islington Council and partner Aquaterra It will be operated by 1610. Leisure and is once again fully open. A 60-station fitness suite Read more: http://lei.sr?a=W1N3d and a 25m, six-lane swimming pool are among the facilities at the new Dorchester Sports The new £8m Dorchester Sports Centre includes a 25m swimming pool Centre, as well as a learner pool, a dance studio and changing areas. it couldn’t have come at a better time and will The pool hall, which also contains a specta- benefit young people for years to come.” tor gallery, maximises views of the surrounding West Dorset District Council chair Gillian image: jabberwock countryside, while the building itself is in keep- Summers added: “The centre will provide first- ing with the nearby Poundbury Estate. class facilities and we are very much looking Dorset County Council’s Toni Coombs said: forward to when the facility is open.” “With so much focus for sports this summer, Details: http://lei.sr?a=D3c5c The venue was host of the Olympic rowing events 8jkfeLe`jkXikjnfibfee\n]XZ`c`k`\j :P9 The Maidstone club is the chain’s 23rd in the UK 9fckfeZ\eki\i\eXd\[X]k\iFcpdg`Z_\if =`k+c\jjfg\ejÊjdXcc\jk \m\iËZclY`eDX`[jkfe\ The leisure facility at Bolton One – the £30.6m complex Budget operator Fit4less by énergie has opened earlier this year – is opened its smallest ever club in Maidstone, to be renamed in honour of Kent. The 3,000sq ft (279sq m) club is the Olympic gold medal-winning chain’s 23rd site in the UK. cyclist Jason Kenny. Facilities at the new club include equip- A motion went before ment supplied by TRX, Precor cardio Bolton Council on 29 August, stations, resistance machines, free weights, which urged members to back changing facilities and showers. a plan to rebrand the facility The opening of Maidstone is the third as the Jason Kenny Centre, as image: robbie dale Fit4less site headed by entrepreneur and well as the naming of a local ex-Fitness First manager Tom Burke since cycle trail after Kenny. he became a franchisee in 2010. Kenny is the town’s great- Read more: http://lei.sr?a=A7x1B est Olympian to date and won gold in the men’s team sprint The facility will be renamed after Jason Kenny, here with Sir Chris Hoy and the individual sprint at (-('`em\jkj(,'#'''`e the 2012 Olympics in early August. He has won Kenny added: “As the saying goes ‘home is KXlekfejgfikjZ\eki\ three gold and one silver medal in total. where the heart is’ so it’s a real honour to have Bolton Council leader Cliff Morris said: the leisure centre at the Bolton One complex Leisure trust 1610 has started a £150,000 “Jason is a great sporting ambassador, an inspi- named after me.” refurbishment at Castle Sports Centre in ration for young people across the borough.” Read more: http://lei.sr?a=Z5x3a Taunton, Somerset, which will provide new fitness facilities for members. A new gym with 29 cardio machines (dYffjk]fiN`e[jfiXe[DX`[\e_\X[`e`k`Xk`m\j from London 2012 supplier Technogym is to be created as part of the project. Free The Royal Borough of Windsor and with the majority – £945,000 – to come from weights will also be provided. Maidenhead (RBWM) has unveiled proposals Section 106 developers’ contributions. Castle Sports Centre will house a tempo- for a post-Olympic funding boost worth £1m It takes investment in leisure across the bor- rary fitness facility for gym members until towards local sports and leisure projects. ough to £2.4m and will include expanding the work on the refurbishment – and the new Members of the council’s cabinet discussed BodyZone gym at Charters Leisure Centre. fitness suite - is completed. the planned cash injection on 23 August, Read more: http://lei.sr?a=c7F5H + I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9 Britons’ healthy life expectancy is on the increase ;CCcXleZ_\jdfY`c\Xgg]fiLBdXib\k FEJ1LBi\j`[\ekjc`m`e^ cfe^\i#_\Xck_`\ic`m\j Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has People in the UK are living longer, healthier announced the launch of a lives than ever before according to an Office free UK mobile app for mem- for National Statistics (ONS) report. bers and non-members. The healthy life expectancy increased The app is currently avail- by more than two years between 2005 and able for iPhone, iPod and 2010, with more than 75 per cent of a life- iPad devices and will soon be time spent in good health from birth. available on android systems. The figures do, however, differ regionally. It includes a club finder and While the proportion of life spent in very downloadable timetables for good or good general health is increasing in courses and classes. England and Wales it is, on the whole, fall- It also features searchable ing in Scotland and Northern Ireland. profiles of personal trainers Read more: http://lei.sr?a=P6i3E and tennis coaches, as well as introductory exercise video The new app is designed to increase retention and attract new members guides and photo galleries of ;:C\`jli\j\Zli\j club facilities. the information that matters to them; a club ?fij_XdZfekiXZki\e\nXc Additional services are available for mem- ‘check-in’- allowing members to record their bers, as DLL hopes the app to work as a club visits; and timetables to view and down- DC Leisure has secured a renewal of its retention tool. These services include: a cus- load schedules for courses and classes. management deal to operate three facilities tomised dashboard enabling users to view Read more: http://lei.sr?a=0R7G1 on behalf of Horsham District Council. The deal – which followed a bidding process involving five organisations - will K_i\\e\nc\`jli\Z\eki\j]fi :P9 @e[\g\e[\ekFg\iXkfijLe`k\ @FL gif^iXdd\XeefleZ\[]fiC@N)'() 9i`k`j_>XjI\e\nXYc\?\Xkkf j_fnZXj\k\Z_efcf^`\jXkC@N With the recent acquisitions of Cool Planet and Econergy, British Gas Renewable Heat now encompasses and off ers all renewable heating technologies. Uniquely positioned to lead the renewable heating market offering the broadest range of renewable heating solu- tions backed by a trusted brand, British Gas Renewable Heat has installed the largest air Th is year’s IOU programme will include both practical demonstrations as well as educational seminars source heat pump scheme in the UK and with biomass are reducing carbon emis- IOU will return to LIW this year with another market of diminishing returns due to increased sions at their own offi ce in Manchester by fantastic education programme. Sessions will competition and physical activity alternatives, 104 tonnes Co2 per year, the equivalent of run on Wednesday 19th and Th ursday 20th clubs have to maximise the revenue that they taking 20 cars off the road. September and will be presented by inde- generate from non-membership money. Th is pendent gym and health club owners, giving session will off er innovative secondary spend insight gained from real experience. ideas that generate profi t and also provide bet- ?p[iXZ_`cckflem\`c Seminars open with ‘Practical ideas that ter service to existing members. )$`e$(i\ljXYc\Yfkkc\le`k work for the UK Independent Operator’, with a Following that will be ‘Easy ways to use panel of operators with years of experience and the internet to make more money’, broad- September 2012 will see completion of ideas that are easy to implement for any club ening the online horizons of independent Liverpool’s £5m investment in its Sports owner. Clubs will take away quick-win ideas operators. On Thursday the programme & Fitness Centre facilities, incorporating that will produce quick-win results! will close with ‘Th e great debate: Strengths/ a refurbished 25-metre pool, dance studio, Th is will be followed by ‘Making money for Weakness/Opportunities/Th reats of being an fi tness suite and integrated weight training your club from the `other stuff ’’. In today’s Independent Operator in today’s climate’. area. Complementing these new amenities will be two newly installed HydraChill 2-in-1 Water Refi lling Stations, one of which will be on advance display at LIW. I - I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9 Îää³Ê Ý LÌÀÃÊUÊ ÛiÊ`iÃÎää³Ê Ý LÌÀÃÊUÊ ÛiÊ`i UÊUÊ£xäÊ ÕÀÃÊvÊi`ÕV>Ì£xäÊ ÕÀÃÊvÊi`ÕV>Ì Ã Where innovation meets inspiration... Leisure Industry Week (LIW) is the UK’s leading exhibition for the entire out of home leisure industry and the ideal platform for leisure professionals to do business with leading suppliers and keep up with industry trends. Join us for LIW 2012 and: UÊÊTest and compare the latest products from over 300 suppliers UÊÊEnjoy interactive demos of innovative equipment and training methods UÊÊ Benefit from over 150 hours of education including the REPs National Convention and the Play Providers Association (PPA) Conference Register for FREE entry (saving £30) at liw.co.uk ?FK / I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9 4 HEALTH CLUB health )1 awards ,1( *"* "./% 2"2,0"! .,//0%" +!,+18 September 3"4))!&/ ,2".3%& % )1 /% 2"3,+,',&+1/#,. $)&00".&+$ "2"+0,+0%"5./0+&$%0,#LIW +! "&+/-&."! TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE health awards SPONSORED BY IN ASSOCIATION WITH * 333%" )0% )1 3 .!/ ,1( 8IKJ @i`j_Xikjd`e`jk\icXleZ_\j :lckli\E`^_kgif^iXdd\ Fm\i_Xlc]fiGcpdflk_k_\Xki\ Irish arts minister Jimmy Deenihan has Detailed plans drawn up by launched this year’s programme for Culture Andrzej Blonski Architects Night – a nationwide project designed to for the £7m redevelopment of increase access to the arts. the Theatre Royal in Plymouth First held in 2006, Culture Night is based have been revealed. on similar events across Europe called The redevelopment will see White Nights - where buildings are lit up the re-cladding of the build- for the evening of the event. ing which will improve energy Culture Night 2012 will see cultural efficiency by up to 40 per cent; organisations across Ireland extend open- an extension to the front of ing hours and remove entry charges, with the building allowing level 34 locations participating this year. access; and a new box office, Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q7X3p shop and café area. There will also be an out- door terrace area and an extended restaurant, and a The theatre is set to undergo a £12m redevelopment of its facilities new studio space within the theatre basement which will provide a city cen- improvements to the Theatre Royal to ensure tre location for work with young people and it remains Plymouth’s cultural centre of excel- community groups. lence for the next 50 years. According to chief executive Adrian Vinken, “Our ability to realise this vision will depend the project is now resting on the theatre’s abil- on whether we are able to raise the necessary ity to find the funding for the works. He said: scale of funding.” “Our aim is to modernise and make major Details: http://lei.sr?a=I2z2H The scheme looks to transform the South Bank D`c\jkfe\]fiE\nYi`[^\D\dfi`Xc?Xcci\jkfiXk`fe :fleZ`cjkf\ok\e[Jflk_ 9XebËjÊZlckliXcjg`e\Ë A topping out ceremony has been held to mark of the Grade II*-listed ‘Memo’ and the adjoin- the latest milestone in the £5.6m restoration ing Grade II-listed Institute. Plans to extend the “cultural spine” of of Newbridge Memorial Hall. Both buildings were built with contributions London’s South Bank through to Battersea Seddon Construction commenced work from local miners, with the Institute opening Power Station have been announced by on the overhaul in January, with Alwyn Jones in 1908 and the Memo opening in 1924. Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils. Architects behind the design the restoration Details: http://lei.sr?a=i8R8w The authorities are working to appoint a cultural placemaking consultancy to ensure the Nine Elms area capitalises on its poten- tial as a centre for arts and culture. 8:<XeefleZ\j(%)df]kfli`e^]le[`e^ It forms part of the multi-billion pound plans to transform the former industrial Arts Council England (ACE) Nine Elms area, which is one of the largest has awarded more than £1.2m regeneration sites in central London. of grants to 11 organisations in Details: http://lei.sr?a=O6Y7n the third round of its Strategic touring programme. The initiative aims to Klie\i:fek\dgfiXip& increase arts access across the 8jg\o`e;`Zb\ejm\ekli\ country, particularly in areas where engagement levels are Margate’s Turner Contemporary and Aspex currently low and where there Gallery in Portsmouth have joined forces is a reliance on touring. on Our Mutual Friends – an online project ACE is currently halfway based on Charles Dickens’s novel. through the inaugural year The project presents four newly commis- of the Strategic touring fund, sioned online artworks and aims to connect which has seen more than the contemporary phenomenon of social £5.7m distributed to arts ACE is currently halfway through the inaugural year of the touring fund media with the legacy of Dickens. organisations out of the total Our Mutual Friends mobilises Facebook, £15m allocated for the year. An ACE spokesperson said: “It aims to Twitter and other social networking sites to Among the successful applicants in the third facilitate stronger relationships between arts consider Dickens’s satire on society, celeb- round is a nationwide tour of artistic work by organisations with local promoters, who are on rity and the superficiality of friendships. dead and disabled artists led by DaDa, as well the ‘supply’ and ‘demand’ side of touring.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=s9m2Q as a workshop fronted by Home Live Art. Details: http://lei.sr?a=I3v3B (' I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9 A new range of therapeu- tic and innovative services has been unveiled by Kohler Waters Spa at three sites – Kohler and Burr Ridge in the US and St Andrews, UK. Hydrotherapy services, advanced massage technol- ogy and experiences tailored INCLUSIVE for men and teens are among INTERACTIVE the new introductions, with WATER PLAY all three now offering the group’s Hamman Ritual. Hippo Leisure… The Kohler Waters Spa Revitalise, fl agship location at Kohler’s Rejuvenate, American Club Resort now Reinvent off ers 12 new services, includ- ing fi ve for those aged between Th e experiences tailored for teenage guests are among the new services 12- and 15-years-old. Kohler also off ers the WaveMotion Body A spokesperson said: “WaveMotion aff ords treatment and is now one of just four spas in the technician the opportunity to provide the US to have installed the technology, which enhanced stretches and movements person- provides 3D movement allowing guests to alized to each individual.” experience a feeling of weightlessness. Details: http://lei.sr?a=e1j1h Pool Side JgXgcXee\[]fi>i\XkPXidflk_]XZ`c`kp Great Yarmouth’s Marina Centre is in line for a redevel- opment which is set to include the introduction of a spa. Great Yarmouth Borough Platforms Council (GYBC) is in discus- sions to fi nd funding for a £3m regeneration of the iconic sea- front centre, which houses a 25m swimming pool, a health and fi tness club, indoor bowls green and sports courts. The council is eager to improve services at the venue – operated by the Great Plans for the Marina Centre include a day spa with treatment rooms Yarmouth Sport and Leisure Beach Trust for the last six years. redevelopment of the Waterlane centre in Th e launch of a spa and wet areas – such nearby Lowestoft as a template for its plans. as saunas, steamrooms and relaxation spaces Th e Waterlane centre opened earlier this – is among the proposals being consid- year and now includes a thermal spa, body ered in a business plan drawn up by GYBC, treatment rooms and a 100-station gym. which is understood to be using the recent Read more: http://lei.sr?a=k4N1X JgX9lj`e\jj8jjfZ`Xk`fegi\gXi\j]fiJgXN\\b Teaching Pool The eighth annual National Spa Week together for the promotion – designed to raise – organised by the Spa Business Association – the profi le of spas and accredited salons. will take place between 17 and 23 September. Operators can take part by off ering money- T: +44 (0) 1752 771740 Th e event is the largest promotional cam- off deals and two-for-one off ers to increase E: [email protected] paign for the spa industry in the UK and last consumer awareness of the spa industry. W: www.hippoleisure.com year saw, more than 100 spas nationwide come Details: http://lei.sr?a=C0w0W :P9 The Dreamland park site is currently derelict >i\\ec`^_k]fiZfleZ`cËj ÊNfic[$ZcXjjË]lkli\]fiEfkk`e^_Xd:Xjkc\ ;i\XdcXe[:GFgcXej Nottingham residents are Communities secretary Eric Pickles has being given the opportunity to approved Thanet District Council’s (TDC) comment on “exciting propos- plans to serve a compulsory purchase order als” for the transformation of for Margate’s Dreamland site. the city’s castle into a “world- The council is looking to secure the land class tourist destination”. to move forward with the development of The Castle Working Group the world’s first heritage amusement park – a business-led partnership image: lee j hayward/flickr of historic rides and attractions. – has launched a consulta- TDC will now work to assume control tion into the plans, nearly 370 of the land before access can be granted – a years to the day after Charles move that will open up funding worth more I raised the Royal Standard at than £10m to deliver the scheme. Nottingham Castle. 3FBENPSFIUUQMFJTS B Bž8ƁC Initial ideas outlined by the group include placing Robin Hood at the heart of the expe- The Nottingham Castle scheme is lead by The Castle Working Group DXZ\jgfejfijÊG_Xekfd rience and making more of IX`c`e^jËXk9i`k`j_Dlj\ld the cave network located under the building. The Grade I-listed Nottingham Castle cur- An exploration of Nottingham’s national rently attracts nearly 270,000 visitors a year, Mace is sponsoring the British Museum’s role in social protest and rebellion and the cre- while also hosting a range of events such as the “Phantom Railings” project – a public art ation of a new visitor centre at the entrance to Robin Hood Pageant and Outdoor Theatre. intervention which is designed to focus on the castle are also among the proposals. %FUBJMTIUUQMFJTS B PƂTƆL London’s wartime memories. 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The tourism agency spon- sored a question as part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s poll of nearly 9,000 departing fter all the pre-Olympic concerns tourists, undertaken over the relating to processing arrivals last three years. at the ports-of-entry, finding In that time, VisitBritain enough security staff for the reported a “steady improve- 8venues and whether there would be travel ment” in how welcome the chaos in London, the Olympics have been visitors felt and in how likely The UK is expected to attract more inbound visits from abroad in 2013 delivered without a hitch. those people were to recom- Better than this, there’s been praise in mend the UK as a destination. described as most welcoming, with pubs and the overseas press that the 2012 Olympics English-speaking markets such as the US, bars at 13 per cent. were the best ever – not just in their deliv- Canada and Australia were among feeling most VisitBritain director of strategy and com- ery, but in terms of the welcome and support welcome, with 40 per cent of Americans say- munications Patricia Yates said: “Enhancing received by overseas athletes and visitors. No ing they felt “extremely welcome”. the world’s perceptions of a British welcome one who visited any of the Olympics ven- Attractions (22 per cent) and restaurants (21 will help us attract more visitors.” ues could possibly have come away without per cent) are most likely to be the first point Read more:http://lei.sr?a=t4p3g being impressed by the celebratory atmo- sphere that enveloped the Games. 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You will be responsible for the day to day management JGFIK C<@JLI< of all attractions within the resort managing a dedicated team and taking a holistic approach across all aspects of the resort. Ensuring it is run effi ciently and profi tably. A passion for delivering a quality customer experience is essential If you are hard working and want to become part of the Gulliver’s team please in the fi rst instance send your CV with current salary package to: Julie Dalton (Managing Director) Gulliver’s World, Go to www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9YZ or e – mail: [email protected] and click on the link to see the latest jobs from... SPORTS CENTRE MANAGER 8GGF@EKD =`e[^i\XkjkX]] Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory clearance by the +''#'''"I<8; )+ I\X[C\`jli\Fggfikle`k`\jfec`e\1nnn%c\`jli\fggfikle`k`\j%Zf%lb&[`^`kXc Kn`kk\i17c\`jli\fggj :P9
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