The brand new £20m White Oak Leisure Centre in Swanley has reported 400,000 visitors since opening in February 2022. Nearly 3,000 fitness members have joined, 800 children have signed up for swimming lessons and more than 160,000 people have swum…

Exciting plans for the multi-million refurbishment of Stretford Leisure Centre have been given the go ahead by Trafford Council. https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/news/articles/2023/20230221-Multi-million-pound-plans-for-state-of-the-art-leisure-centre-approved-by-Council.aspx The centre will be totally transformed, benefitting from a refurbished 25m swimming pool; a 20m learner pool an enlarged lobby…

In response to a growing demand for its services, Max Associates, UK’s market leader in leisure management consultancy, has appointed industry specialist, Greg Chesters as Principal Consultant. Lisa Forsyth, Director, says: “It’s great to have the enthusiastic Greg Chesters joining…

Reading’s new Palmer Park leisure centre was officially opened recently by Reading-born double gold medallist Paralympian Graham Edmunds. The centre is now open to the public and boasts a brand new 25m 6-lane pool, visitors to the centre can also enjoy…

Max Associates is delighted to learn that several clients have been successful in their Levelling Up Fund (LUF) bids from Round 2 of the government funding. These councils include North East Lincolnshire, Swale, South Holland, Southampton and Trafford who have…

The brand new £36 million Chilterns Lifestyle Centre in Amersham opened on Monday 6 December 2021. Residents and visitors were able to take a look inside Buckinghamshire Council’s flagship lifestyle venue which boasts a fantastic array of facilities to suit…

From 1 July 2021, GLL commenced a new contract to manage and operate Meadway Leisure Centre, South Reading Leisure Centre, Palmer Park Sports Stadium and Rivermead Leisure Centre.  This is the latest stage in the project to overhaul and improve Reading’s…

The latest Moving Communities analysis focuses on financial evaluation, reporting on aggregated sector comparisons in financial performance between the periods April 2019 – March 2020 and April 2020 – March 2021 respectively. The report used subsidy per visit and % cost…

Further to Max Associates producing a strategic outcomes gap analysis, Liverpool City Council has commissioned Max Associates to undertake and deliver the full strategic outcomes planning model report. This will review the key leisure centres and services across the council…

Max Associates is delighted to learn that Cotswold District Council has unanimously adopted the new Cotswold Leisure Strategy at cabinet – March 2021. Max Associates worked with the Council to develop the leisure strategy based on the Sport England Strategic…