Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe MP and Cabinet Minister for Leisure at Lambeth Council, Rachel Hayward were guests of honour at a passing out parade for newly qualified lifeguards, held at Brixton Recreation Centre in Lambeth on 9th June 09.
More than 300 people took part in this year's Wellness run at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Sunday 7 June.
The Give it a Go scheme funded by NHS Camden has been hailed a success following a record number of people using GLL leisure centres during March.
Working in partnership with participating Boroughs, GLL is encouraging anyone aged 16 and under to register now for free swimming, which is being operated in participating pools from 1 April.
A record one million visits have been made to Hackney's leisure centres over the past twelve months
Children take part in Free Fitness Weekend at Kings Hall Leisure Centre
GLL is at the forefront of a new initiative that will enable thousands of London children to learn how to swim, through the launch of the Capital’s first mobile swimming pool.
Confirming its position as one of London's top-ten leisure centres, the GLL-managed Rainbow Leisure Centre has scored top marks for quality in its latest assessment by Quest – the UK Quality Scheme for Sport and Leisure
Minister John Healey MP visits Kings Hall Leisure Centre
An innovative new membership scheme, designed to give Londoners seamless access to more than 40 public swimming pools across the Capital has been launched by GLL in partnership with many London Councils.
The London Borough of Sutton recently has won £76,000 worth of funding from Sport England for a three year project to encourage residents aged over 16 to exercise regularly.
Morden Park Pool re-opens
Morden Park Pool Re-Opens
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GLL is one of two leisure trusts, drawn from across the UK, to be shortlisted for the Corporate Commitment category of the prestigious Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Awards.
Over the month of October all 65 of GLL leisure centres, including Head Office staff went Pink and supported UK charity Breast Cancer Care by raising £7000.
Disabled athletes from across London and the South East attended a Paralympic talent day hosted by GLL at Mile End Leisure Centre, in Tower Hamlets.
A significant partnership deal between the Raiders Wheelchair Basketball Club, social enterprise GLL and the GLL Sport Foundation has been signed to help develop the sport within London.
The Beijing Paralympics begins on the 6th September and amongst the first hopes for GB medals will be Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic swimming athlete who competes in his first event on 7th September at the Beijing Water Cube.