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How buying social is changing lives this Black Friday

November 20, 2018

Purchases made through a social enterprise can have wider benefits for communities up and down the country.

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GLL Welcomes Government’s School Swimming Pledge

October 29, 2018

New initiative to ensure all children can swim by end of primary years

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Libraries put Fun and Culture at the Heart of Community

October 12, 2018

GLL – the social enterprise that’s also the UK’s largest provider of public libraries – has been throwing its weight behind National Libraries Week, 8-13 October.

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Libraries strength recognised as GLL named Premium Employer Partner by CILIP

October 01, 2018

The Information Industry scheme recognises GLL as knowledge leaders and key drivers of workforce development.

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Manchester City Council award GLL contract

September 25, 2018

GLL, the UK’s largest leisure charitable social enterprise, has been awarded a new leisure management contract with Manchester City Council.

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UK’s largest leisure operator calls for more people to take the plunge and become swimming teachers

September 12, 2018

GLL has launched a campaign to encourage more people to train to become swimming teachers, in the face of growing demand for swimming lessons.

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Better Deal for Young Workers in Waltham Forest

September 04, 2018

There is good news for young leisure centre workers in Waltham Forest as the council and its leisure partner GLL have agreed that staff aged 18 to 20 will be paid the London Living Wage of £10.20 an hour from October 2018.

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GLL helps world’s biggest fundraising swim reach £50m milestone

June 11, 2018

GLL pools are celebrating shared success with Swimathon – the world’s biggest charity swim.

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GLL switches to new STA swim teacher qualification to address national shortage

June 08, 2018

GLL, the UK’s largest provider of public swimming pools, is changing its arrangements for training swimming teachers to ensure there are enough qualified and ‘ready-for-work’ teachers across the industry at a time of national shortage.

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West End star joins forces with Alzheimer’s Society to support Dementia Action Week

June 05, 2018

West End star John Partridge joined Better staff at the London Aquatic Centre to raise awareness of the condition during Dementia Action Week.