We’re hiring in 2024

SLC is the UK’s leading strategic adviser for public sector leisure, physical activity, sport and active wellbeing. We have an unrivalled track record of delivery with core cities, major metropolitan councils and local authorities supporting the pivot to active wellbeing. Our sector presence as a thought leader is firmly established…

2023 – review of the year

A year of challenge, opportunity and a new focus for the sector 2023 has been quite a year for the leisure and active wellbeing sector. The continuing challenge of local authorities’ financial hardship has been balanced by renewed optimism from operators and an exciting new focus on active wellbeing. The…

Pivoting with purpose

Duncan Wood-Allum urges the public leisure sector to seize the opportunity to improve population health within the coming 5 years through a pivot to active wellbeing. After a grim period since March 2020 for the public leisure sector, we think it’s about time to share some optimism. Three and a…

Time for Solutions

In the lead up to the budget spending review, yet again, the sport, physical activity and wellbeing sectors have sought to influence national government and ask for more resources. There have been some genuine attempts at collaboration and disappointingly, some have sought to steal the march on the others and…

Leisure Services Delivery Guidance Published

Sport England has published the long-awaited Leisure Services Delivery Guidance which was developed and authored by SLC over the last two years. The guidance has been developed in consultation with a number of sector partners including; local authorities, LGA, CLOA, CLUK, The Activity Alliance, leisure operating partners, leisure consultants, and…