We are delighted to announce the appointment of David Rushton as Associate Director from January 2015. David will be responsible for leading the development of our services in the Midlands and North. David has over 25 years experience in the sport, leisure and culture sector and has worked in a…
A strategy for supporting Letchworth residents to be more active and healthy is being launched with local sports, community and health groups on 17th November at the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation offices on Icknield Way. Organisations involved in grassroots sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing activities are being invited to…
In the context of unprecedented challenges to public funding and the requirement on local authorities to seek new and innovative ways of delivering services to ensure sustainability, Live Active Leisure (LAL) were seeking to develop innovative, informative, effective, efficient and Service Propositions that reflected current and future challenges. Phil Collins,…
I’ve just been to the gym. A solitary run in an uninspiring environment, with no human interaction whatsoever. I had no programme, have set no goals and apart from ‘feeling good’ after my workout, have nothing else to show. I’m pretty highly motivated as regards looking after myself having played…
The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy (SLC) in partnership with Trowers & Hamlins LLP and FMG Consulting, hosted a half day Leisure Procurement Think Tank on 21 May 2014 in Birmingham. The sessions were designed to provide a platform for best practice, sharing of lessons learned and promoting the development of…
The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy were commissioned in February 2014 to develop a Disability Sport and Physical Activity Strategy for Suffolk County Council. This is part of the Council’s ambitions to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and address the key outcomes identified…
The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy (SLC) is working with a number of Unitaries, London Boroughs and second tier authorities on addressing the challenge of major budget reductions looming in 2015/16. In the last 12 months we’ve identified well over £5 million of cashable savings for three clients. Budget reductions…
The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy is delighted to announce that Anna Dalton has recently been promoted to Consultant. Anna joined SLC on an Internship in October 2012 and has progressed from a Research Consultant role to her new role. Her role will now incorporate leading SLC Insight’s development of…
Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) has now approved their first Sport and Leisure Strategy 2014-2018, Active Communities Malvern Hills District: A Vision for the Future. Developed in partnership with SLC, the strategy seeks to define how the council will support sport and leisure provision in the future. It is set…
The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy (SLC), supported by Hall Aitken, conducted a half day workshop on performance management on Thursday 16th January, at the Triangle, Burgess Hill, West Sussex hosted by Freedom Leisure and attended by the South East Leisure Contractors Organisation (SELCO). Following a debate about Key Performance…