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PEOPLE
Farrar takes over the role in August
Ex-NHS chief Mike
Farrar appointed
ukactive chair
Mike Farrar, the former CEO of the NHS Confederation, has been appointed
chair of physical activity industry body ukactive.
Farrar spent 13 years
across the NHS and remains
a prominent thought leader and advisor to the NHS and the healthcare sector. He will take over from Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson in August.
Dyer named Special Olympics CEO
Colin Dyer has been appointed the new CEO
of Special Olympics GB. A highly experienced leader within the charity sector, he joins Special Olympics GB from WellChild, where he was CEO for just over 12 years.
One of the first major events Dyer will be focusing on is the Special Olympics GB’s Summer Series of Sport.
The glass walls help players practice their technique
JB Corrie launches Clearplay
Specialist tennis supplier and SAPCA member, JB Corrie, has launched
a new training aid which it says is
a “game changer” for the sport.
The new Clearplay glass walls have been designed to help tennis players to warm up, practise their hitting and improve their technique ahead of matches. Imprinted
on the glass are net markings,
which replicate the height and appearance of a tennis net. This gives players the opportunity to aim shots just above the net, practising and perfecting their forehand, backhand and volleys.
The modular walls can be fitted retrospectively on any tennis court, or as part of a new court installation.
Work starts on Halifax centre
Work is due to get underway on a new multi-million-pound leisure centre in Halifax. Calderdale Council secured £12.2m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund to help fund the new facility, which will replace two facilities
– North Bridge Leisure Centre and Halifax Swimming Pool. Both facilities were outdated and in urgent need of replacement.
The new Halifax Leisure Centre is being built on the site of the former North Bridge facility, which closed to the public in March 2022.
Scheduled to open in 2024, the new centre is being developed
by Alliance Leisure for Calderdale Council. It will house a six-lane, 25m swimming pool and separate large teaching pool. Other facilities
include a gym, exercise studios, a dedicated group cycling studio, an eight-court sports hall and
a café. An adventure climbing facility and interactive play facilities will extend the offer to appeal to a wider age group.
The centre is being built on the site of the former North Bridge Leisure Centre
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