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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Free support from leisure centres up for grabs for Somerset community heroes
A new scheme offering free support from leisure centres has been launched for community heroes in Taunton and Wellington. Everyone Active, in partnership with Somerset Council, has started the Community Champions scheme to aid projects addressing local issues. The initiative, which was launched on Thursday, May 1, aims to recognise the dedication of those who go above and beyond in their communities. People involved in mentoring, promoting health and wellbeing, supporting inclusivity, or leading environmental or cultural projects are being encouraged to apply. It can be a charitable initiative or a small, targeted project. Successful applicants will secure valuable use of facilities within their local leisure centres to help them carry out these projects. Everyone Active will raise awareness of this work to strengthen connections, encourage civic engagement and foster a culture of giving back. Those selected for the Community Champions scheme are also in with a chance of being shortlisted for the Champions Awards in autumn of this year. Mark Washington, Everyone Active's contract manager, said: "We are hugely excited to launch the Community Champions scheme, which we hope will make a real difference in Taunton and Wellington. "We want to highlight the work of everyday heroes who are changing people's lives and inspiring others to make a positive impact in their communities. "We encourage local people, community projects and charitable initiatives to get their applications in so we can support the fantastic work that you do." People interested in applying have until Thursday, June 12 to submit their applications via the Champions website. For more information or to submit an application, visit the Champions website at Everyone Active, which operates Blackbrook Leisure Centre & Spa, Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton Swimming Pool, Wellington Sports Centre and Vivary Golf & Adventure Centre, is also set to launch a new Colleague Champions scheme. This will recognise and reward Everyone Active employees who consistently go above and beyond in their roles. The company also runs the Sporting Champions scheme, which has helped more than 6,000 athletes by giving them free access to Everyone Active's leisure centres nationwide. Since 2016, the scheme has provided aspiring athletes with access to top training facilities and mentoring support from Olympians and Paralympians.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Community champions in Waverley urged to apply for new scheme
Community champions urged to apply for new scheme Those chosen will get use of facilities at their local leisure centres to help them carry out their projects A new "community champion" scheme offering free use of leisure centres in parts of Surrey for local projects is calling for people to apply. Everyone Active, which runs leisure centres in Haslemere, Godalming, Farnham and Cranleigh, has launched its Community Champions initiative, aiming to "recognise the dedication of those who go above and beyond". Those involved in mentoring, promoting health and wellbeing, supporting inclusivity or leading environmental or cultural projects are urged to apply for the scheme, which is run in partnership with Waverley Borough Council. Successful applicants will secure use of facilities at their local leisure centres to help them carry out their projects.
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Rebuilt Sheffield leisure centres to include spas
Two sports and leisure centres which are set to be rebuilt in Sheffield will include facilities like spas and "health suites", the council has City Council will begin building the new Springs Leisure Centre and Concord Sports Centre in late 2026 under the city's sport and leisure facilities, in the Gleadless and Shiregreen areas of the city, will include "state of the art" gyms, wellbeing spas, improved sports halls and studio spaces, and soft play areas, the council Kurtis Crossland said the plan was a "major step forward" in making Sheffield a healthier and more active city. "The new leisure centres will ensure that everyone, regardless of ability or background, has access to top-quality fitness and wellbeing facilities," he provisions are also being considered, such as NHS services, healthy weight support and programmes to help people quit the centres entirely had been identified as the most cost-effective and future-proofed solution, the council existing facilities will remain open while the new centres are built on adjacent land. Lorenzo Clark, partnership manager at Everyone Active, said: "This fantastic redevelopment project is hugely exciting for Sheffield and will ensure more state-of-the-art leisure facilities are available to local communities."The investment will help us to better support the health and wellbeing of residents through amazing activities and services."Ten facilities, including the iceSheffield skating venue, Ponds Forge swimming pools and the Springs and Concord leisure centres, have been run by Everyone Active since January, after not-for-profit Sheffield City Trust handed back control to the council last city's Hillsborough Leisure Centre is also due to be rebuilt, although detailed plans have not yet been announced. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
12-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Bromsgrove: Free gym memberships for people with Parkinson's
Free gym memberships are being offered by a leisure centre to people living with Parkinson' Sport and Leisure Centre, run by Everyone Active in partnership with the district council, designed the scheme alongside the charity Parkinson's membership provides free access to gym, swim and group exercise for people with the condition, as well as online Synergy Dance can also be given to up to three carers to provide additional support, Everyone Active said. World Parkinson's Day, which took place on Friday, raises awareness of the progressive neurological condition that currently has no 153,000 people in the UK are living with the condition, which affects everyone differently with more than 40 symptoms, including tremors, stiffness and Everyone Active spokesperson said they were currently supporting 37 people in Bromsgrove, in Worcestershire, living with Parkinson' Betteridge, the firm's contract manager, said they believed the membership "made a real difference" to people and their carers."We want to provide a safe and welcoming environment where the whole Parkinson's community feels supported, and are confident we have an activity for all, no matter what your age, ability or fitness level," he said. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
05-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bristol netball team 'devastated' at loss of Easton court
A netball team is campaigning to keep a full-sized netball court at a council-run leisure centre that is being redeveloped. The Back to Netball team from Easton, Bristol, says it will no longer be able to play at Easton Leisure Centre, which is run by Everyone Active on behalf of Bristol City Council., because it will no longer have a full-sized court. Susan Anderson, 62, from Hartcliffe, has been running the training sessions for 14 years and said the team was "devastated" as it had already had to relocate twice before. City councillor Stephen Williams, chair of the public health and communities committee, said he understood the disappointment but a small court would still be available. The Back to Netball sessions, run by Netball England, are designed to encourage women back to the than 20 women attend the sessions in Bristol – including women from diverse communities and team says it was not consulted in the decision to redevelop the court. Ms Anderson said: "There is a real community spirit amongst these girls."They just keep moving us and, everywhere we go, they keep taking the courts away. "They offered us another venue, but we want to stay here."Janie Randell, 42, from Fishponds, has played at the club since it started and said she would "fight" for the club because they were "such a great family". "Even on my lowest days, I come here and I feel so much better knowing I am around people and doing something good for myself," she team says it will have to find a new court to play on from 21 says the Easton Leisure centre court worked well because it was completely private, which it says also enabled Muslim women to play in a women-only environment. Ayan Mussa, 33, from Eastville, is one of them, and said: "This netball club means the world to me as a mum of four young kids."It's a really nice inclusive session where all women from all communities and backgrounds come together. "Without it I don't know what I would be doing." She added she was not sure she would be able to carry on attending sessions if they were not at the leisure centre. Another player, Merriel Waggoner, 57, from Ashley Down, said: "I have never known something so joyous, it's laughter from beginning to end. "I think it's a beautiful example of what community sport should and could be." Williams said as part of a 15-year contract with Everyone Active, the council had invested £8m in five of the city's major leisure and sporting facilities."A dedicated women's only gym, additional studio space, refurbishment of poolside areas, improvements to the reception area, and a new soft play facility will be delivered as part of the £3.3m upgrade for Easton Leisure Centre," he said."We understand the disappointment of the team impacted by a reduction in the sports hall space and netball court size. "Following these refurbishment works the new court, although no longer full-size, remains available for use and we are working with our leisure operator to identify appropriate alternative venues within our leisure sites and across Bristol's community-owned and managed facilities."
