Recently marking its 10th anniversary, Historic Pools of Britain (HPB) shines a spotlight on the nation’s much-loved swimming heritage — raising awareness, championing campaigns, and uniting communities. One of HPB’s greatest strengths lies in the connections it forges between community groups, campaigners, pool operators, heritage experts, and passionate individuals across the UK. These relationships have […]
Birmingham City Council
Delivering on its promise of creating active places and healthy people, Places for People Leisure has designed and built 15 new leisure centres across the UK in the last decade. The social enterprise now runs an extensive 118 leisure facilities across the UK on behalf of 36 local councils, and manages 72 swimming pools within […]
Work has begun on rebuilding Stechford Cascades Leisure Centre, one of three existing leisure centres across the city being replaced by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT), working in partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC). The council is investing £9million in the development at Stechford, which will feature a 25m competition pool with spectator seating, teaching […]
