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13 - 23 JANUARY 2017 ISSUE 701 Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk David Lloyd returns to leisure with new venture

David Lloyd is returning to the Lloyd, executive chair and leisure industry with a multi- majority shareholder in David activity concept – called David Lloyd’s Adventure Parks Lloyd’s Adventure Parks. said: “I built some of the first Lloyd is planning to open 12 commercial leisure venues in venues by 2021, with business the UK and they were also some partners Holmes Investment of the largest, most profitable Properties, as he aims to centres in the country. tap into the £4bn leisure “As the market evolves, we are and entertainment sector. bringing together rare to find, Each park is expected to cost, but easy to love, new activities on average, £4-5m to set up. from climbing walls to zip wires Eleven sites near cities and large and the biggest collection of towns with good transport links trampolines in one place. I’ve are under review and planning got thirty-four years’ experience permission is being sought for in the sector, and we will be them. The first park is expected using everything we have learnt to open by the end of 2017. David Lloyd expects to open the first of the adventure parks by the end of 2017 to make our adventure parks the The sites will be three acres, best in the country.” offering zip wires, soft play, trampolining and scratch – David Lloyd Leisure, founded in Martin Helme, Holmes Investment climbing walls as well as restaurants. 1982, and along with his son, Scott Lloyd, Next Properties CEO, added: “The UK market Lloyd has a 20-year contract with Holmes Generation Clubs, set up in 1996. continues to expand by about 150 venues Investment Properties, which will fund and In 2013, TDR Capital purchased the every year and ‘David Lloyd’s Adventure build the activity centres. Lloyd has built combined group of 94 clubs for more Parks’ will be part of this growth.” two multi-million-pound businesses from than £700m to create David Lloyd Clubs. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b5a9n_O

Chester Zoo breaks UK Dragons’ Den dance attendance record school established Chester Zoo welcomed more visitors during 2016 than any other UK zoo in history, with just short of 1.9 million Swing School is launching a cardio fitness people flocking to see the Cheshire workout called SwingTrain with the backing of attraction’s collection of 20,000- BBC Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden. plus animals. A high in the zoo’s 85 The fitness regime has been developed SwingTrain will launch with more than 50 instructors years of existence, a total of 1,896,401 by Scott Cupit, the dance teacher and people visited the zoo last year – 12 entrepreneur who secured an investment Hour-long sessions will also be starting in per cent more than the previous of £65,000 from Meaden in return for a 20 Berlin, Germany and Canberra, Australia. record, achieved in 2015. per cent stake in his dance school business SwingTrain is a workout accompanied The zoo, which is ranked the sixth- on the BBC2 television show last year. by vintage sounds of swing, gospel, rhythm best zoo in the world on TripAdvisor, Next month, SwingTrain will and blues, and jazz. Instructors lead has had a bumper couple of years, launch with more than 50 instructors participants through a series of moves thanks to a £40m Islands Expansion. holding classes in London, Belfast, inspired by three vintage street dances: the Continued on back cover Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Charleston, the lindy hop and the shag. Exeter, Manchester and Southend-on-Sea. Details: http://lei.sr?a=a5T2v_O

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The Leisure Media Company Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Everton plans move forward Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1462 431385 Everton FC’s quest to build Fax: +44 (0)1462 433909 a modern new stadium is e-mail: please use contacts’ making “solid progress on [email protected] many fronts”, supporters Subscriptions were told by the club’s [email protected] executive board. During Everton’s annual Editor general meeting (AGM), Liz Terry 01462 431385 chief executive Robert Head of News Elstone revealed that design Matthew Campelli 01462 471912 work, viability studies for Journalists transport and planning, and an “evidence-based” business plan Tom Anstey 01462 471916 had all been completed. Last Jane Kitchen 01462 471929 September it was revealed that Kim Megson 01462 471915 Meis Architects were working Everton wants to compete for honours with Merseyside rival Liverpool Products Editor on the design of the stadium. Kate Corney 01462 471927 Elstone said that while there were “signifi- Everton’s plan “had the full support” of the Design cant remaining issues” to resolve, everyone was city council. However, Elstone concluded “optimistic about the new stadium prospects”. with the caveat that before the project could Ed Gallagher 01905 20198 “It’s an optimism founded on solid progress move forward, the Premier League club needed Internet on many fronts, most encouragingly, progress to “find the answer to the uncertainties” and Michael Paramore 01462 471926 in our partnership with Liverpool City “work through the unknowns”. Dean Fox 01462 471900 Council and its willingness to explore options Everton has long had the ambition to relocate Tim Nash 01462 471917 to support our efforts to find the money from its current Goodison Park home in a bid Emma Harris 01462 471921 to make the stadium viable – the biggest to grow. Those efforts were supercharged since challenge we’ve always faced,” he added. former Arsenal shareholder Farhad Moshiri Publisher Joe Anderson, the mayor of the city, acquired a 49.9 per cent stake in the club. Julie Badrick 01462 471919 addressed the meeting, telling delegates that Details: http://lei.sr?a=t2J2d_O Associate Publisher Paul Thorman 01462 471904 Associate Publisher/ Property Desk Simon Hinksman 01462 471905 Team GB delivers gymnastics boost Account Manager The success experienced by Chris Barnard 01462 471907 Team GB’s gymnastic squad Jed Taylor 01462 471914 at the Rio 2016 Olympics has Financial Administrator contributed to further growth Denise Adams 01462 471930 in grassroots participants. Circulation Manager Recreational club Michael Emmerson 01462 471932 participation grew by 13 per cent in 2016 (28,000), adding to the 100,000 extra Subscribe to Leisure Opportunities, people taking part since Online: www.leisuresubs.com Email: [email protected] the 2012 London Games. Tel: +44 (0)1462 471930 A further 1,500 Annual subscription rates are: UK £34, individuals have signed Europe £45, Rest of world £68, students UK £18. up to British Gymnastics’ Leisure Opportunities is published 26 times disability programme. Jane Allen (centre) said 2016 had been the sport’s “best year ever” a year by The Leisure Media Co Ltd, Portmill The boost in numbers House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK. The views expressed in this publication has required the national governing Jane Allen, chief executive of are those of the author and do not necessarily body to complete work on 40 facility British Gymnastics, called 2016 “a represent those of the publisher The Leisure development projects, boosting club and monumental year – our best ever”. Media Co Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored satellite club capacity by 10,000 across the “The sport and our organisation is going in a retrieval system or transmitted in any country. Improvements were made with through an incredible period,” she added. form or by means, electronic, mechanical, the help of a £1m Sport England grant. “It started with the countdown to the photocopying, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, Interest in the sport received a major highly-anticipated Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Cybertrek Ltd. Printed by Warners Midlands boost during and following a stellar it peaked with truly monumental medal results PLC. Distributed by Royal Mail Group Ltd and Rio Games, where five medals were and finished with fantastic achievements to Whistl Ltd in the UK and Total Mail Ltd globally. ©Cybertrek Ltd 2017 won and the likes of Max Whitlock and celebrate from right across the organisation.” ISSN 0952/8210 (Print). ISSN 2397-2394 (Online). Bryony Page became household names. Details: http://lei.sr?a=F2U7p_O

2 Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Twitter: @leisureopps © CYBERTREK 2017 SPORT £15m for Scottish indoor courts Clubs with ‘inaccessible stadiums’ face legal action Sportscotland and the Lawn The government will back the Equality Tennis Association (LTA) and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have teamed up to launch a if it wishes to use its legal powers against £15m development project to Premier League football clubs not comply- double the number of covered ing with stadium accessibility requirements, courts in Scotland. according to sports minister Tracey Crouch. The ambition is to increase Crouch told a DCMS Select Committee the number of courts that “a lot of work needs to be done” across protected against the weather all sports to make venues more accessible from 112 to 225 over the next for disabled people, but stressed that five to 10 years, with the football must “take the lead” due to the “end objective” of boosting level of resources in the game. participation in tennis. In 2015, Premier League football clubs Michael Downey, the chief made a commitment to make their executive of the LTA, said the The LTA wants to capitalise on the success achieved by Andy Murray grounds more user-friendly for people governing body wanted to with impairments, and comply with the capitalise on “an historic year for British tennis”. that is under-resourced versus the rest of Britain Accessible Stadia Guide by August 2017. In 2016, Andy Murray won his second and other European nations when it comes to Details: http://lei.sr?a=7W6V2_O Wimbledon and Olympic titles, while his the number of covered tennis courts per capita.” brother Jamie became the first British man The projects is being undertaken in to become world number one doubles player. collaboration with Tennis Scotland, “We must create a lasting legacy with a pur- although the £15m investment will be pose-built plan for Scotland,” Downey added. split evenly between the LTA and sportscotland. “This investment will make tennis more Bids for the funding will begin being accessible in the years to come, bringing considered in April 2017, and is stage one of the certainty of play to a climate that sees on LTA’s community-based funding programme. average 200 days rain a year and in a country Details: http://lei.sr?a=j3Y3v_O

Sport England slashes NGB funding The National Cycling Centre is one of the venues that may have to reduce its back office resources A number of national governing bodies (NGB) have had their Sport venues hit by £30m public funding slashed as a result Manchester council cuts of Sport England shifting its focus to engaging the inactive. Several sport facilities in Manchester, such The grassroots sports quango as the National Cycling Centre, Taekwondo revealed the first round of its Centre and Squash Centre, may be forced 2017-2021 funding decisions for to share back office services as the city NGBs to reach and engage their council attempts to save £30m. “core market”. Just under £88m Manchester City Council announced will be split between 26 governing a raft of cuts as part of its 2017- bodies over the next four years, but 2020 budget review after central several are not in line to receive government’s financial settlement fell £1.2m even half of their 2013-2017 awards. short of what was anticipated. Awards are split into core market, Sports minister Tracey Crouch said sports governing bodies Sport and leisure were not immune to talent and mass market. will be able to bid for further funding to address other markets the cuts, with the council attempting to Under the previous funding find £100,000 of savings by merging the system, the Whole Sport Plan, NGBs were over the last four-year cycle, with £17.3m to operations of facilities such as the National expected to have absolute oversight over play with over the next four years. Cycling Centre, Taekwondo Centre and participation in their sports. Now, they will Around £20m of funding has also been Squash Centre in East Manchester, which mainly be responsible for retaining those who lost by the England and Wales Cricket Board are run by the Eastlands Trust. regularly take part in their sport already. (ECB), which will have £7.6m to put towards Wythenshawe Forum, which has a Badminton England – which is still its core market and talent pathways. swimming pool, gym and sports hall, reeling from UK Sport’s decision to However, all governing bodies will be may also have to reduce its own back completely cut its elite funding – will receive eligible to bid for further Sport England office operations as part of the cuts. £7.25m, less than half of the £18m it was funding to target other types of customers, Elsewhere, Manchester City Council handed over the previous four-year cycle. such as those who are less active, so will reduce grounds maintenance in Cycling has also lost a significant amount of feasibly funding pots could be increased. community sports pitches by £25,000. funding compared to the £32m it was handed Details: http://lei.sr?a=v6K9Z_O Details: http://lei.sr?a=C5r9d_O

© CYBERTREK 2017 Twitter: @leisureopps Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital 3 HEALTH & FITNESS Jump In to expand after Physical activity levels ‘not improving’ securing Santander funding Indoor trampoline group Jump In is Levels of physical activity among boys planning to establish several new sites across in England continue to be worse now “affluent” parts of the UK after securing a than compared to seven years ago, with funding package via Santander’s Growth girls showing a very slight improvement Capital. The company is keen to expand to during the period, according London, Poole, Harrogate, Scotland and the to an NHS health trends survey. West Midlands and is expecting to open an Figures released by NHS Digital arena in Aberdeen in early 2017. show that the proportion of boys Jump In has an existing estate of four meeting physical activity recommen- arenas in Slough, Tonbridge, Warwick dations fell from 28 per cent in 2008 and Enfield, which offer jumping, fitness to 21 per cent in 2012. It remained at and free-running classes for adults and the lower level in 2015, at 23 per cent. children. The expansion project is expected Among girls there was no significant to take place over the next 12-18 months. change in the proportion meeting Children’s physical activity levels are a particular concern Vernon West, executive chair at physical activity recommendations Jump In, said the funding enabled the over the seven-year period, with 19 was particularly pronounced in the 13 to 15 operator to “reap the benefits of scale” per cent in 2008 and 20 per cent in 2015. age group, where 28 per cent of boys met and “increase competitive strength”. According to chief medical officer current guidelines in 2008, compared with Details: http://lei.sr?a=p9e8p_O recommendations, children under five years of 14 per cent in 2012 and 15 per cent in 2015. age, who are able to walk unaided, are advised The proportion of girls aged 13 to 15 to be active for at least 180 minutes (three meeting recommendations also fell over hours) per day. Children aged 5 to 18 should the period, from 14 per cent in 2008 be at least moderately active for at least 60 min- to 8 per cent in 2012 and 9 per cent in 2015. utes every day. It is also recommended that However, estimates exclude both vigorous intensity activity, including muscle activities during school hours and active and bone-strengthening activities, should be travel to and from school, potentially undertaken at least three days each week. underestimating the proportion of young Among boys, the decrease in the children meeting the recommendations. proportion meeting recommendations Details: http://lei.sr?a=6C4n9_O

Everyone Active has invested more than GLL acquires FitSpace estate £200,000 in creating the modular gym Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) Everyone Active trials has grown its network of Better modular gym concept -branded gyms with the purchase of FitSpace – strengthening its position Sports and leisure operator Everyone Active in the low-cost market. is trialling a modular gym in Plymouth The purchase of the eight- before deciding whether or not to provide strong nationwide chain brings gym users with a permanent solution. the number of standalone The operator, which manages Plympton Better gyms to 17. Better is the Swimming Pool on behalf of Plymouth City customer brand of GLL, a leisure Council, has invested more than £200,000 social charitable enterprise. in the new facility. The structure has been The budget gym market is added to the swimming centre and is in dominated by private providers, place for an initial five-year period. but GLL plans to prioritise social However, if it proves successful value over profit, with an emphasis Mark Sesnan said profits made would be reinvested in gyms Everyone Active will discuss a permanent on increasing participation, and solution with the local authority. maintaininwg accessibility and affordability. enterprise. All our surpluses are reinvested The gym is fully air-conditioned and has It will target younger, older and less into our facilities to help get people of all been equipped with Technogym kit. traditional gym users so more people can benefit backgrounds, ages and communities more David Greenwood, Everyone Active’s from affordable access to physical activity. active, more often, thus helping address some contract manager, said: “This is the first Mark Sesnan, GLL managing director, of the deep problems in our society today, time Plympton Swimming Pool will offer said: “The growing network of Better Gyms such as inactivity and child obesity.” a gym and we’re very excited to see it open. brings a fresh name to the high street and The new facilities added to the Better “The new gym looks fantastic and we’re proves that a charity can compete very Gym portfolio are in Bournemouth, confident it’ll go a long way to encouraging successfully with the private sector in leisure. Bradford, Holloway, Lincoln, Mitcham, more people to get active in different ways.” “Better still, instead of shareholders, it’s Nottingham, Sheffield and Woolwich. Details: http://lei.sr?a=N3R4K_O our customers who profit from our social Details: http://lei.sr?a=f9Z8H_O

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WWW.FIBO.COM HEALTH & FITNESS Half of GP referrals ‘unsuccessful’ ukactive bolsters board with new directors Half the number of ukactive has broadened the experience of people advised by NHS its 10-person board by appointing four new practitioners to go on non-executive directors as it aims to boost exercise programmes to its influence in the physical activity sector. get fit end up dropping Adrian Packer, Sarah Kendall, Peter out within three months, Bonfield and Phil Rumbelow, who have research has concluded. all joined on three-year terms, come from Researchers at the different sectors and backgrounds. University of Northumbria The appointments are the latest part of found that the dropout the not-for-profit health body’s ongoing rate within exercise mission to improve its governance referral schemes (ERS) structure and build on recommenda- was 50 per cent, most of tions from a comprehensive review which occurred in the first of the organisation by management six weeks. Between April specialist Portas Consulting in 2014. 2009 and April 2014, a Details: http://lei.sr?a=4Z2h8_O total of 6,894 people in More than 50 per cent of patients on exercise programmes drop out the South Tyneside area had their ERS data analysed. Those who smoked, were younger, or had Findings, published in the Journal for Public serious and complex health conditions, were Health, showed that 1.4 per cent (98) did not more likely to drop out of the scheme. The study start the programme. At six-week assessment, said: “This highlights the complexity of ERS 37.8 per cent (2,608) had dropped out, and by adherence, suggesting that different subgroups the final assessment at 12 weeks, 50.03 per cent of participants require different approaches (3,449) had left the scheme. This meant 49.97 to increase physical activity levels, or may per cent (3,445) completed the programme. not be suitable for ERS in isolation. Further Those completing the scheme were on investigation into why these participants are average 51 years of age, whereas the average more likely to drop out is required.” age of those dropping out was 46 years old. Details: http://lei.sr?a=V7Y4A_O

Around £2m will go towards the improvement Pure Gym signs deal with PT Academy of gym provision in Flintshire Staff take over leisure Pure Gym sites across the UK will provision in Flintshire be used as training centres after the operator signed a partnership Staff at local authority leisure centres in deal with fitness education the Welsh borough of Flintshire have come company PT Academy (PTA). together to take over facility operations The gym operator and education from the council – a move that will result company have launched the Pure in the development of a new gym. Gym Academy, which will see Pure Staff members have created an employee- Gym open up its 170 sites to train led mutual – or Community Benefit Society new personal trainers and fitness – that has put together a business plan to instructors. The deal will see an run the centres, which combine leisure, increase in the number of PTA sport and library facilities. courses available nationwide. Pure Gym’s 170 sites will become training centres for PTA Following the move to take over Courses will initially be run by operations, the Community Benefit more than 40 Pure Gym assessors, with the personal trainers to develop their skill set and Society expects to invest £2m to boost opportunity for more staff to become assessors. pass their fitness knowledge on to members.” the leisure provision in the area. Newly qualified personal trainers, completing Adam Kiani, PTA founder, added: “PT The money will go towards the PT Academy level 2 and 3 courses, will be able Academy has a genuine passion for fitness building of one new gym facility and the to run their businesses from Pure Gym sites. education and our tutors, mentors and refurbishment of two existing gyms. Laura Fortune, Pure Gym product assessors are amongst the best in the industry. In addition, Flintshire County director, said: “We’re delighted to be working “As the leading gym operator in the UK, Council will make a £1m capital with the PTA, providing centres for high- Pure Gym is the ideal partner to allow investment to improve the overall quality fitness training courses to take us to continue to roll out our personal condition of the building. place as part of the Pure Gym Academy. training courses nationwide and provide It is anticipated that moving to a “We’re committed to helping the public new opportunities to students keen to break Community Benefit Society model will incorporate exercise as part of a healthy into the world of personal training.” save the council £500,000 in the first year. lifestyle and this partnership will enable Details: http://lei.sr?a=A4w7d_O Details: http://lei.sr?a=X1j1j

© CYBERTREK 2017 Twitter: @leisureopps Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital 7 SPA & WELLNESS SPA & WELLNESS FaceGym opens beauty studio Small changes can Facial treatment and achieve big results skincare firm FaceGym, founded by spa consultant and Spa Junkie columnist Inge Theron, has opened its first flagship studio in central London. JO GOODMAN Spread over two floors Sales & marketing and based in the city’s director at Habia – the affluent Chelsea district, spa, hair and beauty the new studio offers a arm of SkillsActive range of non-invasive facial treatments using a mixture ow is the perfect time to set of facelifting techniques your business goals, review and technological what you could have done solutions, including lasers, Nbetter and make changes. ultrasound, radiofrequency FaceGym founder Inge Theron is also a columnist and consultant This time of year can bring an influx and cryotherapy. of new clients, but don’t think of this “The creation process has been a wonderful in its facelift and ‘facial workout’ techniques, as a one-off uplift. Your goal should trip down memory lane, looking at old-school which it describes as “ultimate natural face be to convert every new customer remedy and amazing DIY recipes used by the lift” using “vigorous knuckling movements into a regular repeat client. sirens of the seventies,” Theron told Leisure and high energy whipping strokes to stimulate So it’s time to be proactive, starting with Opportunities. “We have updated the magic blood circulations, collagen production and the basics. Ensure that you have the right with a potent dollop of science, powerful new cell renewal to lift, tone and tighten the face.” promotional activity in place, the correct ingredients and guaranteed efficacy.” The flagship studio offers these types of stock levels for treatments and retail sales, Until now, FaceGym has operated out of treatments as well as a mixologist-led skincare fine tune your booking procedures and the Selfridges department store in London’s bar, which will incorporate an “open beauty consider implementing staff incentives West End and Neville, a hair and beauty lab” concept using natural ingredients. to keep everyone at the very top of their salon in the city’s Belgravia area. Its USP is Details: http://lei.sr?a=N6S9h_O game. That goes for you, too. Don’t be lulled into a false sense security that results in a dip in standards. Maintain a professional approach at all times and Paula Perkins launches spa consultancy resist any temptation to cut corners however busy you might be. Former ESPA director of spa But don’t stop there, this time of year development Paula Perkins has is perfect for hosting winter evening launched a new spa and beauty events. Get creative with referral offers consultancy based near London. by putting together winter warmer pick- Paula Perkins Spa Consultancy and-mix packages to meet the needs (PPSC) will provide services for the of your clients while also introducing creation and development of new them to new treatments that they might facilities, working alongside architects not have considered previously. and interior designers and providing It amazes me how many salons do not essential guidance for a refurbishment. recognise the benefits of offering customer As well as this PPSC will assist with the consultations. It is well documented that pre-opening and training requirements businesses that offer consultation services for a new launch and reviewing existing achieve much higher retention rates businesses’ strategies and ways to Perkins will look to work on projects in the UK and Europe because they are meeting customers’ needs improve ongoing performance. and expectations while keeping them Initially, the company will focus on the UK as a practising therapist, senior therapist and aware of the latest products and trends. and Europe, however, Perkins told Leisure spa director in the UK, Dubai and Bermuda. Having done all you can to offer the Opportunities: “I would be open to any location Perkins joined ESPA International in 1998 as best experience possible to customers dependent on the project.” part of its spa consultancy team and has held both old and new, all that’s left is to Perkins, who describes herself as having many roles and responsibilities since, from go the extra mile by offering them been “intrigued by health, wellbeing and creating and developing new spas to pre-open- loyalty incentives to keep them beauty probably as early as the age of three or ing, recruiting and guiding existing operations. coming back whatever the season. four”, has been in the industry since 1987, when Perkins told Leisure Opportunities This attention to detail will help she studied health and beauty. She followed the projects she’s most proud of at your salon to stand out from the this by studying aromatherapy, reflexology, ESPA are The Spa at Corinthia London, competition and ensure that a hot advanced massage and numerous training Gleneagles and Grand Hotel Tremezzo. summer leads to year-round growth. courses in industry brands during her time Details: http://lei.sr?a=z9G2t_O

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What is SPATEX 2017? workshops – there’s no greater Now in its 21st year, SPATEX is the UK’s source of free industry education largest dedicated water leisure exhibition. and training in wet leisure in the With 100 plus exhibitors, from all corners of UK. An experienced line-up of the globe, SPATEX brings together everyone experts tackle a whole variety of in the wet leisure business under one roof. topics, with particular reference to the commercial sector. Who is SPATEX aimed at? A comprehensive new Everyone who is involved in the provision programme is planned for 2017. or operation of water leisure facilities. Each Highlights include the latest year SPATEX attracts a high level of visitors, guidance on Legionnaires’ including leisure operators, local authorities, disease and cryptosporidium on leisure centres, hoteliers, health clubs, spa Wednesday 1 February in Arena owners, architects and many more. One at 10.15. Plus, some more unusual topics will be explored. Speakers include Wasps Rugby Club deputy chair Nick Eastwood What will SPATEX give you? Specialist international personal See the UK’s largest showcase of products injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, Simon introductory talk on swimming ponds and and innovations. Featuring all the major O’Loughlin, will talk all things legal, and natural swimming pools on Wednesday 1 manufacturers and suppliers, SPATEX is discuss the process of pursuing a civil case February (12.30-13.45) in Arena Two. a shop window for everything under the and proving negligence, among other things Further details on these and all the other wet leisure umbrella from wet and dry (Wednesday, 1 February 12.30-13.00). seminars and workshops can be found at safety flooring, spas, water play features, Wasps Rugby deputy chair, Nick Eastwood www.spatex.co.uk. Attendees of the work- pool enclosures to energy saving chemical will deliver a keynote speech on Tuesday 31 shops receive CPD points and certificates of control and heating and ventilation units. A January at 2pm in Arena 2 on Increasing Your attendance. vast proportion of the many innovative new Profitability – maximising leisure facilities If you have a technical query and would products launched at SPATEX are geared and building a brand: the Wasps story. like to be pointed in the right direction, towards commercial operators and are seen Following much interest in the national press, please come to the SPATEX welcome desk at for the first time at SPATEX. It’s a fantastic owner and managing director of Gartenart the entrance of the Ericsson Exhibition Hall opportunity to discover new technologies. Swimming Ponds and board member of the and we will be happy to help. Update your professional skill set, with British Association of Natural Swimming For further information on the SPATEX’s double programme of seminars and Pools, Tim Evans, has been invited to give an speakers visit www.spatex.co.uk

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TEA to bring SATE event to the UK in May 2017 Scouting Museum plans revealed The Themed Entertainment Association A big tent festooned with (TEA) has confirmed it will host a SATE neckerchiefs will be the cen- Europe event in the UK later this year. trepiece of a new museum Taking place on 4-5 May at the National dedicated to the international Motor Museum in Beaulieu, the conference Scouting movement. will bring together attraction industry Architecture studio Tate professionals, academics, attractions Harmer has won a com- operators and owners to discuss the future petition to design the £6m for cultural visitor attractions. project, which will be located The event will look at how museums at Gilwell Park in Chingford, and historic houses best tell their stories, east London – the “spiritual ask if we should integrate the experience home” of the UK branch of into the architectural space or reinvent it the Scouting Association, and in a new visitor attraction and delve into the place where first Scout the challenges theme parks are facing in a leaders were trained in 1919. The museum in London is expected to open to the public in 2019 culturally-rich visitor attraction landscape. The museum’s exhibition Details: http://lei.sr?a=C9w7a_O space will explore the history of the for visitors to the attraction, including movement and the story of Robert Baden- international Scouting visitors. Powell, the founder of scouting, with The neckerchiefs lining the 1,600sq m artefacts on display including his Rolls (17,200sq ft) coated polyester structure Royce, caravan and work papers. symbolically represent the various troops on The Scouting Association is applying for the site and all those across the world. Heritage Lottery Funding for the project. “The concept is to provide a space for If the plans receive planning approval, con- celebration – a place that is rooted in Scouting struction is expected to complete in 2020, history, but also looks towards its future,” said with part of the facility open a year earlier lead architect Jerry Tate. “The new Camp to celebrate the organisation’s centenary. Square will be at the beating heart of Gilwell The Scouting Museum’s colourful design Park and the Scouting movement.” is intended to create a celebratory feel Details: http://lei.sr?a=M2j7j_O

Folly Farm is located in Tenby in Pembrokeshire Welsh farm attraction ‘Dippy’ ready for UK tour in 2018 plans £10m expansion Dippy – the iconic diplodocus A Welsh farm attraction in Pembrokeshire that has welcomed visitors to has announced plans to invest £10m to London’s Natural History Museum build on-site accommodation for its guests, (NHM) for more than 37 years – who will be able to choose from a variety is embarking on a tour of the UK of styles of tepees and lodges. following the museum’s decision to Folly Farm, a family-friendly adventure replace the replica dinosaur with a and animal park near Tenby, submitted blue whale skeleton. a planning application for the Holiday The 21.3 metre-long dinosaur, Village expansion to help it keep up with with 292 replica bones made of current demand and add to the local plaster, has been in the museum’s tourism offer. Planning permission has collection for more than 112 years. been granted for a total of seven lodges, Installed in the museum’s Hintze 29 wagons, 43 caravan sites and more than Hall in 1979, Dippy will start its 35 tents, including bell tents and yurts. tour in February next year, visiting Guests will have a choice of luxury a number of cultural locations, glamping or staying in a cosy themed including Dorset County Museum, Dippy has been a feature at the museum for more than a century timber lodge on the 11-hectare (27-acre) Birmingham Museum and Art site, which will be divided into a safari- Gallery; Ulster Museum; Kelvingrove Art place it as an outdoor installation in its gardens. themed zone, a fairground-themed Gallery and Museum, Glasgow; Great North The museum is currently masterminding how zone and a farm-themed zone. Museum, Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne; it will move the enormous blue whale skeleton, Folly Farm opened in the late 1980s National Assembly for Wales and Number beached in 1891 in Ireland, from its mammals and currently consists of a 90-species zoo, One Riverside in Rochdale, with the tour gallery – a decision reflective of a new strategy amusement park and petting farm. culminating in July 2020 at Norwich Cathedral. at NHM to reinvent the way it displays and The attraction welcomes almost NHM, which is currently renovating its disseminates information and resources half a million visitors every year. exterior grounds, has plans to cast Dippy in to engage better with a modern audience. Details: http://lei.sr?a=T8q6N_O bronze upon its return to the museum and Details: http://lei.sr?a=f7k3Q_O

10 Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Twitter: @leisureopps © CYBERTREK 2017 HOTELS Wang to redesign landmark hotel Th e Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has commissioned interior designer Joyce Wang to lead a multi-million-pound restoration of its European fl agship, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. Wang – who previously oversaw the recent renovation of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong – will create the overall design concept for the Edwardian hotel’s 181 rooms, suites and public areas. She has taken her inspiration from the building’s Acclaimed designer Wang has created the concept for the project park-side location and the glamorous role it played in the early 20th redesign of the hotel’s “next-generation” spa, century’s Golden Age of travel. which will complement a recently installed Art Deco-inspired features, including contemporary pool and fi tness area. carefully curated artworks and The facility will be significantly custom-designed furniture, will result expanded to include couples’ facilities “in a warm and inviting environment” and an exclusive Mandarin Oriental Spa throughout the hotel. In addition, the Studio concept, offering “powerful and building’s famous façade will be revitalised. effective express beauty and grooming Meanwhile, hospitality designer Adam D. treatments for both men and women.” #BeginWithBetter Tihany has been appointed to oversee the Details: http://lei.sr?a=I0D5l with Active IQ qualifications, Hotels of the future will ‘self-build’ support and Th e hotels of 2060 will “self- assemble” and morph from resources one design to another, based on the votes of their guests, a leading futurist has predicted in a study looking at how the The UK’s leading awarding hotel industry is likely to organisation providing change over the next 43 years. first-class qualifications, Dr. James Canton of the services and resources for Institute for Global Futures – a the active leisure sector think tank that advises Global valued by employers and Fortune 500 companies on training providers, equipping emerging trends in innovation individuals with the skills and technology – predicts that they need to succeed in their within the next two decades, chosen career pathways. nanotechnology and 3D A study predicts that nanotechnology and 3D printing will soon printing will develop to a allow environments and buildings to alter their own layout stage where environments, Find out more at: buildings and “entire physical worlds” can alter butlers and to stay in intelligent hotel rooms [email protected] their own layout. in which “super-tech meets super-science.” Temporary pop-up hotels could be commis- They will enter their room via facial sioned by public vote with the theme, design recognition and every surface will be touchscreen, www.activeiq.co.uk and location decided all via crowdsourcing. reactive and interactive, with entertainment also Th e projection is one of several that feature provided by augmented reality and personalised in the newly-published Hotels of the Future holographic experiences. 3D makers will generate study, by booking company Hotel.com to look items guests desire in real-time, “such as a new into the future of the sector. pair of shoes, clothes, pharmaceuticals, even According to the study, the hotel guests of computers or wearable phones.” the future will expect to be served by robot Details: http://lei.sr?a=b4c2Y_O

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A record number of tourists visited the five historic houses of William Shakespeare in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. In total, more than 825,000 people attended the attractions in the playwright’s birthplace of Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire over the year, topping the record set in 2014 of 820,000 – his 450th birthday. The record figures have been driven by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), which marked 400 years of A number of public events were held to celebrate The Bard of Avon Shakespeare’s creative legacy with a number of significant milestones have ever been in helping us to understand – including events to celebrate the return the world around us, release our creativity of his will to Stratford-upon-Avon for and create conversations between everyone SPORTS the first time since it was written. regardless of our age, background or ability,” The trust also reopened Shakespeare’s New said SBT CEO, Dr. Diana Owen. FLOORING Place – his family home from 1597 until he “We want to continue to share our expertise died in 1616 – which has welcomed almost and the joy of his works with new audiences, SPECIALISTS 50,000 people since it opened in August. and we’re working on innovative initiatives for “2016 has shown that Shakespeare’s works 2017 and beyond with a range of partners.” are perhaps more relevant today than they Details: http://lei.sr?a=d6N4p_O SURFACES FOR: QSprint Tracks QFree Weights Sport ‘key’ for day-trip income QTennis National tourism quango VisitEngland is hoping to capitalise QPlaygrounds on a bumper year of sport to boost the amount spent by day-trippers QMUGA’s beyond the record £45.3bn generated over 2016. The DCMS arm’s-length body has highlighted events such as London’s hosting of the 2017 World Athletics Championships and World Para Athletics Championship in July and August as good opportunities to bring in income from day trips. Other sporting events highlighted were the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, which is being played at cricket grounds in Cardiff, London The World Athletics Championships is coming to London in 2017 and Birmingham, and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final, which will destinations and tourism products on offer For more information be hosted at Lord’s Cricket Ground. England’s right across the country,” said VisitEngland call us now on: flagship football competition, the Premier chief executive Sally Balcombe. +44 (0) 1706 260 220 League, will also celebrate its 25th anniversary. Other attractions that VisitEngland Or email us at: Over the first 11 months of 2016, England expects to bring significant day trip income sales@fl oors4gyms.com experienced the highest number of day are: the new Hadrian’s Cavalry Exhibition; trips since 2011, with 1.35bn visits. Domestic the British Museum Experience moving trips were up 14 per cent on the same from London to Liverpool; and a vast period in 2015, with spend up 7 per cent. blue whale skeleton coming to the Natural www.fl oors4gyms.com “It’s great to see more people getting out History Museum from summer 2017. and exploring the huge range of quality Details: http://lei.sr?a=H5E4b_O

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PROPERTY Fairhurst gets stadium project

Fairhurst Design Group, the architect behind Salford’s MediaCityUK and Manchester United’s training ground, has been appointed to design Grimsby Town FC’s ambitious new stadium Yorkshire CCC’s Mark Arthur said it was development. ‘essential’ that a solution was found The Manchester-based studio has overseen the design Yorkshire clubs urge swift of the 14,000-capacity stadium decision on Headingley and surrounding development, which includes an ice rink, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and rugby leisure facilities and housing. league club Leeds Rhinos have pleaded Extreme Leisure, the sports with the local council to make a quick brand founded by entre- The stadium will be surrounded by leisure facilities and an ice rink decision on their planning application to preneur Alistair Gosling, is redevelop Headingley Stadium. partnering with the League Two football club have been critical of the decision to propose Leeds City Council is set to hold a on the £55m project. A rendering released by the stadium for the Peaks Parkway area of the planning committee meeting this month Extreme Leisure shows what appears to be town – south of the town centre – but in an (January) and both clubs are asking for an several community or training football pitches interview with Leisure Opportunities earlier outcome following the meeting. adjacent to the stadium, but Extreme Leisure this year, Gosling said he was certain the venue In November, the clubs revealed that declined to comment on the exact nature of would be “at the heart of the community”. redevelopment work had to be put on hold the leisure facilities until 18 January 2017, when North East Lincolnshire Council after it failed to secure the appropriate North East Lincolnshire Council presides over will put some funding towards the planning permission. Work was then a report about the development. development, although a spokesperson scheduled to begin this month. Full planning permission is yet to be told Sports Management that the level of The decision to postpone has caused submitted, according to a council spokesperson. investment was yet to be determined. concern that the stadium – which homes A section of the local community in Grimsby Details: http://lei.sr?a=Z9H5d both the cricket ground and rugby league pitch – would not be completed in time to host several key international fixtures set for the venue – such as matches Pop up ‘biophilic gym’ for London from the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Landscape architect Lily Details: http://lei.sr?a=f8a9Y_O Jencks has designed “the world’s first biophilic gym” for fitness concept Biofit. Government confirms Described as “an organic plans for new towns gym concept for big city life,” the pop-up health club will The government has unveiled details of operate in west London from plans to deliver more than 48,000 homes 9 January to 3 February 2017. across England in 14 new garden villages With a brief to “bring the and three new garden towns. outside world indoors”, Jencks The decision to green light the has created an environment new settlements expands on the where gym-goers can work Conservative government’s garden village out amid natural vegetation, initiative, revealed by former British colours, materials, shapes, chancellor George Osborne last year. scents and sounds. The gym’s design utilises a wide range of natural materials and plants The three new garden towns – defined Biofit – founded by health as developments of more than 10,000 and fitness entrepreneur Matt Morley in 2015 “This gym project is about living more homes – will be created in Aylesbury in – has been inspired by tech companies such intimately with the green living world.” Buckinghamshire, Taunton in Somerset as Apple and Google, which are bringing air- Describing Biofit’s philosophy, founder and Harlow & Gilston on the Essex and purifying plants and natural landscaping Matt Morley said: “To counteract the effects Hertfordshire border. New planning into their offices to reduce employee of a sedentary, 21st century lifestyle, Biofit freedoms are set to be offered for all garden stress and improve productivity levels. integrates mobility work into every session to developments, and the move could open “Our society needs to calibrate our restore range of motion and protect the joints up plenty of opportunities to create new relationship with the natural world, which is from injury. We also use play to practice new leisure buildings and projects. leading to a surge in this kind of biophilic, movement skills in a fun, interactive way.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=w9Q7f_O nature-inspired design,” said Jencks. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q8U8t_O

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W efforts of CIMSPA and According to SWT, the Canal The scheme helped 162 young people Between 2013 and 2015 DCMS, the Advanced Apprenticeship College has helped 162 young people for Sporting Excellence (AASE) has been between 2013 and 2015, with 72 per cent of those of working on some of Scotland’s most rescued. Following several meetings, the people moving into work, further education, valuable heritage assets, gaining a Department for Education (DfE) has training or volunteering on completion. set of new and transferable skills. agreed to continue with the current AASE The charity is aiming to reach 360 people “Our heritage offers a rich resource for arrangements until March 2018. for the scheme – double the number of skills and education so the HLF is delighted The programme is designed to help its previous effort – by expanding the age to support canal college where it is being young people aged 16 to 18 combine criteria and locations offered to Falkirk, used in such an innovative way,” said education and sport. It’s aimed at athletes Inverness and West Dunbartonshire. Lucy Casot, head of HLF Scotland. who have a realistic potential of achieving The training scheme will be made up of a “Thanks to players of the National excellence in their sport but who also want series of 14-week programmes, with members Lottery, the canals will provide powerful and to continue with their education. of the local community invited to become memorable experiences for young people, In a statement, the DfE said: “This short- volunteer mentors for participants. making learning fun and opening their eyes term measure is mindful of the need for Learning through practical projects, to the heritage which surrounds them.” a solution which covers recruitment and volunteers will receive first-hand experience Details: http://lei.sr?a=5w6F7_O funding for AASE in 2017-18. Sustainable successor arrangements for AASE, which fit into government’s policy on post-16 education, skills and apprenticeships, New online platform from Future Fit will need to be worked up for April 2018 onwards. Discussions on this and on how Future Fit Training has established a sport fits into the development of technical new online training platform, which skills, as part of the skills plan, continue uses webinars presented by award- between government and sport sector winning fitness professionals to representatives. We will provide further educate personal trainers. details on arrangements in due course.” Called Pro Zone, the service will On the subject of post-16 education, present monthly webinars delivered we discussed our concerns about the by PTs – including Lazo Freeman, impact of the post-16 skills review and founder of The Body Transformation apprenticeships in another constructive Academy, Katie Bulmer-Cooke, James meeting with DfE. They were impressed Griffiths and Yvonne Radley. by our work in setting up an employer led Users of Pro Zone will also benefit Professional Development Board and our from a monthly, accredited webinar Future Fit managing director Rob Johnson said the new achievements in developing professional – delivered by Future Fit tutors – platform was a ‘big step forward for the fitness industry’ standards. They recognise the size of our which are worth one CPD point with sector and the impact it has on wider gov- CIMSPA and REPs. Rob Johnson, managing director at ernment agendas, however they will not Over a period of a year’s membership, Future Fit Training, said the system was a move from their plan of grouping occupa- it is possible for individuals to gain all the “big step forward for the industry”. tions with common knowledge and skills. accreditation required to maintain professional “Qualification is the starting point, not the They are willing to work with us to find a status. As well as training programmes, PTs destination, and once in the industry, trainers mutually beneficial solution and we are due can log on to communicate with each other should keep learning and asking questions,” he to meet with the DfE this month. via the medium of online forums, surveys added. “Pro Zone offers a wealth of support This is a positive start to 2017 and illus- and blog posts. Individual PTs can take and by bringing together like-minded personal trates how CIMSPA is working on behalf the service for £15 per month. Corporate trainers, we believe it can help them drive up of the sector to benefit all those working in organisations wanting to train employed their performance and excel in their careers.” sport, leisure, fitness and physical activity. PTs will have to spend £65 monthly. Details: http://lei.sr?a=z7r3p_O

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