Funding challenges see new CIC take charge of leisure in Trafford
POSTED 07 Jan 2016 . BY Jak Phillips
Trafford Leisure CIC has taken charge of facilities including Urmston Swimming Pool and says its 'business as usual' for customers
The challenges of operating ageing leisure facilities in need of redevelopment with zero subsidy has seen Trafford Community Leisure Trust (TCLT) hand over responsibility for the borough's leisure facilities to a new Community Interest Company (CIC).
Trafford Leisure CIC has assumed control of the eight leisure centres, two golf courses and community sport initiatives that TCLT delivered on behalf of Trafford Council since 2003, with 500 TCLT employees transferring to the new company.
Trafford Leisure CIC is wholly owned by Trafford Council and its necessity became clear when TCLT terminated its contract with the council last year following a £450,000 funding cut. TCLT indicated that, as a small local charity, it could not afford the investment in facility upgrades while continuing to operate the Centres with no subsidy.
“The Leisure Trust over the past 12 years have done a fantastic job, taking 800,000 customer visits in the first year in which it operated to 2.5 million in recent years, making Trafford one of the most active boroughs in the UK,” said Trafford Leisure CIC chief operating officer Jo Cherrett.
“We have a lot of challenges ahead and we are looking forward to tackling these but ultimately our aim is to take on from where the Leisure Trust left off and build on the Trust's strengths and develop a first class leisure operation that the whole of the Trafford community deserves”.
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Funding challenges see new CIC take charge of leisure in Trafford
POSTED 07 Jan 2016 . BY Jak Phillips
Trafford Leisure CIC has taken charge of facilities including Urmston Swimming Pool and says its 'business as usual' for customers
The challenges of operating ageing leisure facilities in need of redevelopment with zero subsidy has seen Trafford Community Leisure Trust (TCLT) hand over responsibility for the borough's leisure facilities to a new Community Interest Company (CIC).
Trafford Leisure CIC has assumed control of the eight leisure centres, two golf courses and community sport initiatives that TCLT delivered on behalf of Trafford Council since 2003, with 500 TCLT employees transferring to the new company.
Trafford Leisure CIC is wholly owned by Trafford Council and its necessity became clear when TCLT terminated its contract with the council last year following a £450,000 funding cut. TCLT indicated that, as a small local charity, it could not afford the investment in facility upgrades while continuing to operate the Centres with no subsidy.
“The Leisure Trust over the past 12 years have done a fantastic job, taking 800,000 customer visits in the first year in which it operated to 2.5 million in recent years, making Trafford one of the most active boroughs in the UK,” said Trafford Leisure CIC chief operating officer Jo Cherrett.
“We have a lot of challenges ahead and we are looking forward to tackling these but ultimately our aim is to take on from where the Leisure Trust left off and build on the Trust's strengths and develop a first class leisure operation that the whole of the Trafford community deserves”.
It’s been five years since the fitness industry reopened after the last lockdown – long enough
to look back on the impact the pandemic had on the sector and what might come next.
Wattbike has announced a new integration with EGYM, which enables the bikes to contribute to
the Cardio BioAge score of individuals via a VO2 max result.
Les Mills has launched a reformer Pilates workout. The 45-minute workout blends traditional
reformer movements and more contemporary exercises, choreographed to music.
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of strength training a week may deliver some of the biggest long-term health rewards.
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the
stage of RiminiWellness 2026: Phil Heath, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman and Hany Rambod. [more...]
