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Leisure management company 3d Leisure is introducing two new services across its corporate division, in response to the continued uncertainties relating to the ongoing COVID-19 ... More

Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March – the charitable trusts and social enterprises managing them have been ... More

EuropeActive has launched an online practical learning programme to guide operators in the re-opening and operation of fitness facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Targeting club ... More

ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider UK fitness industry when reopening – once they're permitted to ... More

A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical activity and fitness industry – is creating ... More

A new lifeguard qualification will "break the industry mould" by offering employers more flexibility in delivering training to its workforce. Speaking to Leisure Opportunities during ... More

Elite agency UK Sport has launched a mental health education programme aimed at supporting every athlete across the UK’s high-performance system. Operated in partnership with ... More

Basketball England has become the first national governing body of sport to train its staff to a Level 2 award in mental health awareness. The ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification, which it says is the first to align lifeguard and first aid at work ... More

The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has chosen body image as the theme for its Mental Health Awareness Week this year. Taking place from 13 to ... More

A new Leisure Team Member apprenticeship is now available for funded delivery, giving the sports and physical activity sector a comprehensive qualification that covers the ... More

Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a Level 2 Award focusing in mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical ... More

The Swimming Teachers Association (STA) and Leisure Media have signed a strategic partnership designed to bridge the skills gaps faced by employers in the swimming ... More

Developer Moda has signed a pioneering partnership with wellness company Hero, which will look to create "the UK's healthiest rental communities". The partnership will see ... More

The Sport for Development Coalition (SDC) has launched a campaign to train 21,000 UK sports coaches to be ‘mental health aware’ by 2021. Called #21by21, ... More

Chiva-Som International Health Resort in Hua Hin, Thailand, is closed for six months while it has been undergoing the third of four phases of an ... More

A leisure trust has ensured that all its senior managers are qualified "mental health first aiders", as part of a proactive approach to supporting staff ... More

Three people have been treated following a fire at Six Flags Over Georgia this weekend. The incident, which happened on the Six Flags Railroad, occured ... More

A new funding scheme has been launched to aid the retention of adult male teams within grassroots football clubs. The £1m Retain the Game fund ... More

Forty members of staff at trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping have become the first in the UK to gain the new Level 2 Trampoline Park ... More

Hospitality group sbe has developed an online service to help its London-based spa brand Agua Spa focus on customer aftercare. Launching at the end of ... More

Community sports organisations have urged the government to introduce an independent ombudsman to help them improve safety, according to a report from the Sports Think ... More

Proposals for an open water surf sports lagoon at Sydney Olympic Park have been given the green light by planning chiefs. The artificial wave park ... More

Elite sports centres Lilleshall, Bisham Abbey and the National Water Sports Centre have announced plans to rollout mental health training to all managers. The training ... More

More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA increased funding to its grassroots campaign. The FA upped its ... More