Leading young fencers from across Europe and North America descended upon the GLL Camden International Sabre Tournament on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 2010 at Acland Burghley and William Ellis School in Camden.
GLL has become first leisure operator in the UK to be awarded the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark, following the scheme’s launch earlier this month.
Talented young athletes in GLL operated boroughs have until 1st March to apply for a slice of £300,000 financial and training grants being offered by the GLL Sport Foundation in 2010.
The leisure industry's leading social enterprise GLL, is part of a tripartite agreement with Jubilee Hall Trust and Colombo Street Community and Sports Centre trust to build and launch a new fitness facility at The Colombo Centre in Southwark, London.
Leading not-for-profit leisure provider GLL has been awarded a new management contract for four of Hillingdon's sports facilities.
Undeterred by the unseasonably wet weather at the start of the month, swimmers from across the Capital have been flocking to city’s only mobile swimming pool.
With 13 of its sport centres approved as Olympic and Paralympic training camps, GLL is piloting an employee exchange programme with Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC) – part of a drive to deliver top quality training facilities for elite athletes in 2012.
SportsAid athletes joined Olympic Gold Medallist Sally Gunnell to celebrate the beginning of a new partnership in the London region with the GLL Sport Foundation.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London and Olympic double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington opened the British Gas Pools 4 Schools Summer Camp on London's Southbank on Tuesday 4 August 2009.
Former Olympic gold medallist and world champion Sally Gunnell awarded grants to talented young athletes at a presentation ceremony held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Wednesday 15th July.
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.
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Service Update
Thursday 18 February 2010 - 8.00am
Due to an electrical fire causing damage within the leisure centre side of the building, the Eltham Centre will be closed until further notice.
Customers are advised to use their closest alternative centre: Waterfront Leisure Centre,
Coldharbour Leisure Centre, Arches Leisure Centre and Thamesmere Leisure Centre.
Tudor League Gala 20 February 2010 has been relocated - Please contact your swim club lead for further information. Alternatively, please contact Denise Green (Tudor League) on 020 8304 4934.
We are taking bookings for London Swim School courses at the Arches Leisure Centre, Thamesmere Leisure Centre and the Waterfront Leisure Centre.
Customers currently enrolled on courses at the Eltham centre are being temporarily relocated to Thamesmere Leisure Centre and the Waterfront Leisure Centre respectively. We are in the process of contacting all customers with details of their relocation.
Please keep checking back for latest updates.
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