A widow who became overweight and unhappy following the death of her husband has hailed the community gym that helped transform her life. Lucy Neild, 69, says staff at Life Leisure’s Avondale centre at Stockport [Read More]
Residents in Stockport are being encouraged to ‘self-medicate’ with exercise thanks to the success of a health intervention scheme. Run by Life Leisure, the PARiS (Physical Activity Referral in Stockport) programme is a joint venture [Read More]
A campaign has been launched by a support group in Stockport to improve treatments and care for people suffering with severe mental health conditions. Mental Health Carers Group Stockport launched its campaign – ‘One Size [Read More]
Over 700 competitors braved the mud to take part in the second year of the Tough Tribe obstacle course race in Stockport. Having moved to a new stomping ground at Woodbank Park, Stockport, the race [Read More]
Tough Tribe – one of the UK’s most exciting newcomers to the OCR (obstacle course race) – is back in Stockport this September. It will take place on Sunday, September 23, at Woodbank Park and is [Read More]
Stockport band Blossoms are supporting a new mental health association that want to support young people to live well. The Mind Map – started by Phil Bridges – has set up crowdfunding to training teachers [Read More]
Stockport Sports Village (SSV), a Life Leisure sports and fitness facility, has been named National Leisure Centre/Health Club of the Year at the 2018 ukactive Active Uprising Awards. The ukactive Active Uprising Awards – formally [Read More]
The new health spa has opened at Life Leisure’s Grand Central in Stockport town centre. Open to both existing and new members, the health spa features a sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool, aromatherapy room and relaxation area. [Read More]
The community and local police have praised a youth sport project in Stockport following a significant drop in anti-social behaviour. ParkLives, run by charitable trust and not-for-profit social enterprise Life Leisure and serving the Adswood and [Read More]
A social enterprise took on a time banking project to help improve the quality of life of people with dementia in care homes in Greater Manchester. Marcia Powell, who is the project lead from Unlimited [Read More]
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