Exeter aims to be the most active city in England by 2021
POSTED 11 Oct 2018 . BY Andy Knaggs
The vision incorporates contributions and feedback from a range of plans, consultations and groups. The Council can’t achieve the vision on it’s own, but setting it out in our Corporate Plan is the first step in asking others to play their part. – Cllr Rosie Denham, lead councillor for City Transformation
Exeter City Council has published a new corporate strategy and 'emerging vision' for 2040, with a key priority being the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles for residents.
The council aims wants Exeter to be the most active city in England by 2021, with a new city centre swimming pool and leisure centre and improved leisure facilities.
It will also focus on reducing traffic congestion and inspiring greater numbers of people to walk and cycle to work.
The aspiration is for 10,000 residents to move from an inactive to a regularly active lifestyle.
The 2040 vision states that a child born in Exeter today will – by the time they are adult – “live in a city that is inclusive, healthy and sustainable – a city where the opportunities and benefits of prosperity are shared and all citizens are able to participate fully in the city’s economic, social, cultural and civic life”.
Rosie Denham, lead councillor for city transformation, said: “The vision incorporates contributions and feedback from a range of plans, consultations and groups, such as the Exeter Community Strategy, our Homelessness Strategy, the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan, Exeter City Futures, and many more.
"The council can’t achieve the vision on its own, but setting it out in our Corporate Plan is the first step in asking others to play their part.”
Feedback is being welcomed from businesses, communities, individuals and outside bodies until the consultation period ends on 1st December 2018.
Exeter is one of 12 places selected by Sport England to work on a groundbreaking approach to tackling inactivity.
Funding from Sport England over four years will go towards making it easier for people in these communities to access sport and physical activity, with a special focus on those at highest risk of physical inactivity and those on low incomes.
Exeter City Council has announced a £750,000 investment to replace the athletics
track at Exeter Arena. The track, originally installed in 1992, currently hosts more than 100 events a
year on top of being the home of several athletics clubs and Exeter University.
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end brand in the US and Europe, but is pausing UK expansion.
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023,
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Report 2024.
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Exeter aims to be the most active city in England by 2021
POSTED 11 Oct 2018 . BY Andy Knaggs
The vision incorporates contributions and feedback from a range of plans, consultations and groups. The Council can’t achieve the vision on it’s own, but setting it out in our Corporate Plan is the first step in asking others to play their part. – Cllr Rosie Denham, lead councillor for City Transformation
Exeter City Council has published a new corporate strategy and 'emerging vision' for 2040, with a key priority being the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles for residents.
The council aims wants Exeter to be the most active city in England by 2021, with a new city centre swimming pool and leisure centre and improved leisure facilities.
It will also focus on reducing traffic congestion and inspiring greater numbers of people to walk and cycle to work.
The aspiration is for 10,000 residents to move from an inactive to a regularly active lifestyle.
The 2040 vision states that a child born in Exeter today will – by the time they are adult – “live in a city that is inclusive, healthy and sustainable – a city where the opportunities and benefits of prosperity are shared and all citizens are able to participate fully in the city’s economic, social, cultural and civic life”.
Rosie Denham, lead councillor for city transformation, said: “The vision incorporates contributions and feedback from a range of plans, consultations and groups, such as the Exeter Community Strategy, our Homelessness Strategy, the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan, Exeter City Futures, and many more.
"The council can’t achieve the vision on its own, but setting it out in our Corporate Plan is the first step in asking others to play their part.”
Feedback is being welcomed from businesses, communities, individuals and outside bodies until the consultation period ends on 1st December 2018.
Exeter is one of 12 places selected by Sport England to work on a groundbreaking approach to tackling inactivity.
Funding from Sport England over four years will go towards making it easier for people in these communities to access sport and physical activity, with a special focus on those at highest risk of physical inactivity and those on low incomes.
Exeter City Council has announced a £750,000 investment to replace the athletics
track at Exeter Arena. The track, originally installed in 1992, currently hosts more than 100 events a
year on top of being the home of several athletics clubs and Exeter University.
With the launch of its 49th John Reed, RSG Group is looking for more opportunities for its high-
end brand in the US and Europe, but is pausing UK expansion.
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023,
according to Deloitte and EuropeActive’s hot off the press European Health & Fitness Market
Report 2024.
Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to
support health and wellbeing across South Gloucestershire, UK. The initiative
will see a £2.4m investment in its five Active Lifestyle Centres.
Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family
Sports Club fitness chains, has acquired fellow Norwegian operator, Aktiv Trening.
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs. [more...]
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global
branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the
US.
[more...]