News - Physical Activity Facilities

Pilot to explore how leisure facilities could act as MSK hubs

Ceremony marks key milestone for £30m regional ice centre

Places Leisure trains future lifeguards for free

A two-year research project will investigate how to transform leisure facilities into musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs which can be accessed in every community.

A Topping Out event has been held to mark the completion of the main structure of the new Lee Valley Ice Centre in east London.

Places Leisure is giving young people the chance to get a foothold in the sports and physical activity sector with free lifeguard training from the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK).

Innerva is to address the barriers to physical activity in older adults after receiving funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the public body that distributes government funding for research and innovation.

£15m Tarka Leisure Centre brings first endless ski facility to Devon

Tarka Leisure Centre has opened in Barnstaple combining the town’s leisure facilities into one site.

Primary PE and Sport Premium confirmed for 2022/23

The Youth Sport Trust has welcomed the news that the Primary PE and Sport Premium will continue for the next academic year, but says long term funding is still needed.

Skateboard-friendly public space to open in Nottingham

Plans have been unveiled for a skateboarding facility on the site of a former shopping centre in Nottingham’s Broad Marsh area.

New taskforce to improve physical activity for disabled people

ukactive has formed a cross-sector task force to help deliver its vision of a sector that is freely accessible and utilised by all, enabling everyone to be active and participate in whatever capacity they wish.