Cambridge Ice Arena to open 26 August
August 19, 2019
All free sessions have now been taken but tickets are bookable online for sessions starting 27 August.
Welcome to GLL
A charitable social enterprise for all the community
GLL exists to make community services and spaces better for everyone and to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Built on honest and sound business principles, our charitable organisation produces great results - and this is confirmed by our pioneering work to measure and raise social value.
Not only were we the first leisure operator in the UK to be awarded the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark and Big Society Award, we are the current holders of the UK Business Gold Awards 2018 for our social enterprise strategy and our approach to staff development.
GLL News
GLL scoops hat trick of prizes at ukactive Awards
June 20, 2019
GLL was among the big winners at the 2019 ukactive Awards, securing a trio of prizes at the ceremony in Manchester.
Hackney healthy lifestyle programme wins national award
June 12, 2019
An innovative weight loss and management programme has won the ‘Community Impact Through Physical Activity Award’ at the 2019 Community Leisure Awards.
About us
In 1993, Greenwich Council needed to find a new way to run its leisure centres because of public spending cuts and together, we came up with a new model. The first of its kind in UK leisure. GLL was born.
Our four pillars
We believe GLL is unique and not just because we were the first leisure trust in the UK. Our four ‘pillars’ sit at the heart of our business delivery and form the vital DNA that makes us tick.
Being a charitable social enterprise
GLL is here for the good of the community and is a not-for-profit organisation. As firm believers in the power of social values, this is what being a social enterprise means for us…