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One million visits – and counting! 🎉 Lee Valley Ice Centre recently celebrated its one millionth visit since opening less than two years ago – a major milestone for the UK’s most sustainable ice centre. To mark the occasion, we welcomed local school children for free skate sessions and reflected on the incredible impact the centre has had so far alongside our partners Lee Valley Regional Park Authority - here's a few quick stats... ✅ 370,000+ skaters ✅ 23,000+ Learn to Skate sessions ✅ 15,700+ young people skating for free through community funding ✅ Visitors from every London borough and beyond This video captures the celebration day and highlights how Lee Valley Ice Centre is a vibrant community space that brings people together and delivers real social impact. Watch the highlights from a day to remember and here's to many more visitors👇

Growing up, Petrit gained valuable life skills through sports. His passion for helping others develop these same skills led him to his role as a Community Sport Manager. Engaging with the local community, listening to their needs, and tailoring programmes have broadened his perspective and strengthened his ability to make a meaningful impact. The role of a Community Sport Manager is more than a job - it is about centring communities, understanding their needs, and continuously adapting services to create lasting change. Learn more about how we support our community: https://brnw.ch/21wRQXT

Huge congratulations to the team at Lee Valley Ice Centre for welcoming over one million visitors since opening!

The UK Health and Fitness Market Report 2025 is here! Developed by ukactive with 4GLOBAL PLC and Sport England with analysis by Deloitte this report provides the most authoritative dataset on market performance, investment trends, and consumer behaviour. Read the full report: https://brnw.ch/21wRL8t

Another hugely successful year for Swimathon. With 1,054 fundraising challenges held across 68 of our pools, swimmers took on distances from 400m to Triple 5k, all in support of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Marie Curie UK and THE SWIMATHON FOUNDATION. From Olympian Duncan Goodhew’s training webinar to inspiring fundraisers like eight-year-old Leo completing 5km, this year’s event showcased incredible dedication and community spirit. To read more, visit: https://brnw.ch/21wRJwI

A big welcome to our new partners, customers, and colleagues. From today, in partnership with the local authorities we’ll be operating the Sovereign Centre in Eastbourne and Blaydon, Dunston and Heworth leisure centres in Gateshead, as well as Gateshead International Stadium. As a staff-owned co-operative, we look forward to working with Eastbourne Borough Council and Gateshead Council to improve health and wellbeing and enhance leisure services and opportunities for the local communities. Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils

Get your goggles on, Swimathon weekend is here! Over the next three days, pools across the country will be hosting over 1,000 swimmers as they take on a variety of different challenges. Swimathon is a great way to stay active while supporting Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Marie Curie UK and THE SWIMATHON FOUNDATION. As the largest provider of public swimming pools in the UK, we're thrilled to be supporting so many participants as they come together for fitness and fundraising. To find out more, visit: https://lnkd.in/eKcBi7RF

Impact Players 2025 is a high-energy, high-impact event with a mission to get more women into decision-making roles in business, sport, and leadership. Jacqui Pope, our Head of Service in Belfast, will be joining other trailblazing women like Gabby Logan to tell her story about how power-lifting not only made her a better athlete but a better business leader. Jacqui's dedicated her career to making fitness and leadership accessible to all and will be sharing her journey of resilience and impact. To find out more, visit: https://brnw.ch/21wRBTQ Lisa Strutt, MCIPD Sinead Sharkey-Steenson, Reboot

Partnering with Ticketmaster UK means Copper Box Arena can bring in even more diverse and exciting events, building stronger connections with promoters and event organisers, and ensure our fans get the best ticketing experience. Coupled with the launch of our VIP hospitality suites, we’re taking the event experience to the next level for businesses and fans alike.

A 100 year old Arts and Crafts public library, 20 children’s book authors and a Mad Hatter’s tea party!  What more could you want to launch GLL’s latest initiative? I am a Trustee of GLL which is a Charitable Social Enterprise and the biggest provider of Public Libraries. It was a delight to attend the launch of GLL Literary Foundation #GLF2025 which aims to support new authors, to boost children’s literacy and to champion public libraries. The modern public library system in the UK was established by the Public Libraries Act of 1850, which gave local boroughs the power to establish free public libraries and museums.  The event was hosted in Battersea Reference Library, a beautiful Arts and Craft building with an arched glass roof.  Simon Hogg, the leader of Wandsworth Council, which is this year’s Borough of Culture made a lovely speech recognising the amazing impact libraries have on everyone in the community and what an asset they are for authors.  Libraries and librarians are a wonderful source of information and quiet space to write.  Over the years some impressive authors have lived in Wandsworth including JK Rowling, Louis de Bernières and Joseph Coelho the former Waterstones Children's Laureate, who is the Patron of the Foundation. Well done to Rebecca Gediking FRSA, GLL Head of Libraries and the team at GLL for putting together the Foundation and for organising such a joyful event. In the International Year of Cooperatives #IYC2025, it is the great to see GLL demonstrating that Cooperatives Build a Better World. International Cooperative Alliance United Nations Social Enterprise UK Libraries Connected