1610 news

Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England. The move is in response to financial challenges facing much ... More

Luxury fitness chain Equinox has hit the headlines with a new year membership campaign that barred new members from joining on 1 January. “It’s not ... More

The Medical Wellness Congress (MWC) is launching a monthly webinar series after its inaugural event was postponed until 28-29 June 2021. Conference director Vladi Kovanic ... More

Leisure trust 1610 will begin offering DNA testing to members at the leisure centres it runs on behalf of local authorities across Somerset, Devon and ... More

Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to fitness and young person development ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed ... More

The physical activity sector’s best performers in workforce development were announced last night (30 November) at the Active Training Awards 2017. Life Leisure came away ... More

Leisure centres across the South West of England will dim their lights and turn down the music for an hour in October as part of ... More

We wrap up our CLAD review of 2016 with a look at some of the most significant new cultural buildings that have opened this year. ... More

A UK leisure centre gym will begin offering “silent sessions” following requests from members who want to work out in a quiet and peaceful environment. ... More

The Center for Architecture in Portland, Oregon, is to launch the first major US exhibition on international architecture studio Snøhetta and their work around the ... More

Anti-oil protesters invaded the British Museum recently to protest its sponsorship from industry giant BP. Protesters congregated in the museum’s great court on 13 September, ... More

Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step forward after the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills approved the frameworks for ... More

A coalition of leading leisure employers and industry organisations have today (23 October) launched a government-backed programme to revolutionise apprenticeships for the physical activity sector. ... More

Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos has reinvented its Rock Spa treatments with a brand new music-centric spa menu, titled Rhythm and Motion, utilising amplified vibrations, ... More

The new £6.3m Bridgwater pool at the Trinity Sports and Leisure complex in Bridgwater in Somerset is the latest in a series of leisure developments ... More

Sedgemoor District Council has announced 1 March as the opening date of its new £6.3m swimming pool and café at Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre, ... More

The new £8m Dorchester Sports Centre has been officially opened today by Paralympian silver medallist runner Paul Blake. Built by The Leadbitter Group and operated ... More

Image: A 30-station gym is among the facilities Work has been completed on an £800,000 scheme to create a new dual-use leisure centre at Preston ... More

Image: A 25m swimming pool is among the facilities The Leadbitter Group has completed construction work on the new £8m Dorchester Sports Centre, which will ... More

Image: The new pool will open early next year A new £6.3m swimming pool currently being built in Bridgwater, Somerset, remains "on course" to open ... More

Devon's Torrington Swimming Pool has been reopened by leisure trust 1610, following the completion of an extensive £500,000 refurbishment funded by Torridge District Council. The ... More