GLL scores three wins at ukactive Awards 2026

Judges recognise the impact of GLL's commitment to local community health and wellbeing

Three GLL leisure centres have been crowned winners at the ukactive Awards 2026 - the UK Leisure Industry’s most prestigious awards for excellence and best practice across the sector.

GLL is the UK's largest leisure charitable social enterprise and operates facilities under the 'Better' brand.

Appearing among a roll call of high street name fitness and leisure operators, sports bodies and charities, GLL’s wins reflect its important role at the heart of community health and wellbeing across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

It's commitment, experience and innovation plays an important part in tackling health inequalities by getting more people more active more often.GLL's winners came in the Regional Public Club/Centre of the Year category.

• Regional Public Leisure Centre of the Year (Northern Ireland and Wales) - Olympia Leisure Centre & Spa
• Regional Public Leisure Centre of the Year (London) - Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre
• Regional Public Leisure Centre of the Year (South of England) - Rivermead Leisure Centre

Previous years have seen GLL-operated centres win multiple awards – including for the Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre (London Regional Public Club/Centre of the Year 2023) and York Leisure Centre (North of England Regional Public Club/Centre of the Year 2025).

Simon Sen, GLL's Operations Director, said: “The ukactive Awards 2026 recognise those leisure organisations, programmes and individuals who are outstanding in improving health equality and wellbeing through physical activity.“

Demonstrably getting more people more active in our clubs and centres up and down the country is a huge endorsement of the great health partnership work with our local authority clients across the UK.

“We are delighted that we have achieved three wins this year and could not be more proud of the impact GLL's programmes and people are having in strengthening the wider UK leisure sector.

“Congratulations to all this year's winners."

The winners were announced during the ukactive Awards Ceremony on 8 October 2026 in Birmingham.

For a full list of winners ukactive Awards | Celebrating Excellence in Physical Activity

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