The community benefits of local authority (LA) leisure facilities extend far beyond sport. Ranging from supporting health and wellbeing to enabling social cohesion, cultural enrichment and economic stimulation, the community...
New playground in the Midlands aims to to transform play for all abilities....
Hosting major sporting events provides cities with huge opportunities to invest in their communities and make a name for themselves globally. But with this opportunity comes great responsibility, particularly in...
In the heart of Knaresborough, a historic market town nestled in north Yorkshire, the local swimming pool has long been a beloved community facility. Originally built in 1990 and last...
Faced with a range of issues impacting their operation and maintenance, leisure buildings are constantly navigating challenges to continue to provide essential services to communities. In this article, PSBJ speaks...
Timberplay is thrilled to announce the introduction of Concrete-Free Climbing Structures manufactured by Richter Spielgeräte. Developed with improved sustainability, this new Concrete Free Climbing Structure offers the same excellent stability...
In this article, GT3 Architects’ Senior Architect and Research & Development Lead, Judith Atkinson, takes a closer look at designing for dementia, how architects can raise awareness, why it should...
Charity Make Space for Girls is calling for change after highlighting a significant gender gap in the provision of park facilities for teenage girls. Susan Johnson, Senior Business Manager at...
The major redevelopment of the lido at Northcroft Leisure Centre, Newbury, has completed following a £5.7m investment....
Representing the pinnacle of grassroots sports, Common Edge Community Sports Village – which was handed over by Conlon Construction to Blackpool Council this summer – promises to transform what it...
The new £63m funding package, unveiled in this year’s Spring Budget, was widely welcomed by UK sporting bodies, swimming organisations and private sector firms, which face the major challenge of...
Adam Clark, General Manager at leading UK wet leisure distributor Golden Coast, reveals why it is essential to get the right lighting in a pool hall, and how new innovations...
In 2019, Paul Reed, Associate Director at GT3 Architects, was asked to review two sister sites, each with a similar brief, budget and programme. On paper, they were two very...
The face of Dudley is changing and that includes its leisure centres as the town centre undergoes a near £1bn regeneration programme over the next decade....
HLM Architects was commissioned to design the new Wokingham Leisure Centre by Wokingham Borough Council’s Property & Estates Department, with Pellikaan Construction appointed to undertake the build....
Willmott Dixon Interiors has enhanced its reputation for the delivery of complex heritage building projects with the completion of a new £21m cultural and learning centre in Kent....
Chair of the Association of Play Industries, Mark Hardy, talks to PSBJ about the Equal Play campaign and the fight to ensure all children can access public playgrounds and play...
Glasgow Science Centre is one of the most popular paid-for visitor attractions that Scotland has to offer. The centre was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001 and plays a...
Yorkshire-based construction firm, Hobson & Porter, has recently refurbished the historic Beverley Road baths in Hull and is now transforming the city’s Albert Avenue Pools and restoring its much-loved lido....
Brentwood Borough Council has officially opened a new, all-year-round activity hub, which has transformed an under-utilised recreation ground into an active, accessible environment that will encourage everyone in the community...
