April 19, 2016
GLL have wasted no time in getting Lincoln Library ready for summer – opening a Reading Garden at the flagship city centre library. The charitable social enterprise took over the management of Lincolnshire's 15 major libraries this month on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council. .
April 19, 2016
An £8m investment in sport and leisure in Bath will re-focus activities to make the city’s offer to residents more family friendly, diverse and sustainable. Plans for Bath Leisure Centre aim to significantly increase participation in local sports and leisure activities attracting more people into the leisure centre by putting fun at its heart.
April 06, 2016
Monday 4 April saw the official launch of the latest chapter in GLL’s successful partnership with local authorities as the UK’s leading leisure charitable social enterprise took over the day-to-day management of Lincolnshire County Council’s Library Service.
April 04, 2016
Newcastle’s Centre for Sport is set to benefit from £1.3 million of investment into its facilities and services this year, with renovation and expansion work starting later this month. The funding will see the centre’s existing gym area refurbished and extended and the introduction of state-of-the-art Technogym fitness equipment. A new multi-purpose fitness studio will be created, along with a new look reception area and customer café, all under the management of charitable leisure operator NCL.
March 24, 2016
GLL, the UK’s largest leisure charitable social enterprise, has already collected a whopping £325,617 for Sport Relief 2016 across its consumer facing 'Better' brand. The total announced by Sport Relief on 18 March is likely to be exceeded as further fundraising events are taking place in March and April.
March 11, 2016
GLL is hosting a day of ‘marathon-style’ challenges on Saturday 12 March marking one week to go before the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games
March 08, 2016
Spa London at Ironmonger Row Baths took the runners up spot in the Day Spa of the Year category at the prestigious Professional Beauty Awards 2016. Islington’s first ever, public sector spa was one of just five day spas drawn from across the UK, to reach the final stages of the Best Day Spa competition. The rigorous judging process saw a team of judges try a range of treatments, interview staff and customers and also ‘mystery shop’ the facility.
March 07, 2016
Cycling-mad bosses at GLL, the UK’s leading leisure charitable social enterprise, are showing they aren’t above getting stuck in as part of its goal of raising £500,000 for Sport Relief.
March 03, 2016
On Saturday 5th March, more than 30 GLL staff and members are expected to participate in a marathon distance walk from Frome to Bath as part of the social enterprise’s efforts to raise more than £500,000 for Sport Relief. As the UK’s largest provider of public gyms and leisure centres, operating facilities across the UK including Bath and Swindon, GLL’s Better brand is the official health and fitness partner for Sport Relief 2016.
March 02, 2016
The future of Gosling Sports Park is looking bright following Gosling Sports Trust’s selection of GLL as its preferred partner to run the Welwyn Garden City facility. GLL is the UKs largest leisure charitable social enterprise providing customer facilities under its Better brand. GLL will work with Gosling Sports Trust to ensure this transfer secures the long term future of the Sports Park so that it remains for the benefit of the local community.
