CLOA organises and supports a variety of meetings from time to time with partners. We welcome approaches from potential event partners: contact the CLOA office.
More for Less
If that demand is a familiar one in your local authority, then you could benefit from attending one of three free seminars being held on Strategic Solutions for Leisure Facility Provision.
Run by Sport England, the sessions will be examining solutions to some of the issues facing sport and leisure services, such as:
- Alternatives to service reduction and the closure of leisure facilities in the face of increased financial pressures
- Ways to reduce 30% from your revenue and capital costs – without compromising services
- How strategic leisure facility rationalisation can safeguard sports provision and services.
This is a great opportunity for senior local authority staff to discuss the challenges facing councils as well as proven solutions to some of those issues. The seminars are designed to help you make strategic choices about the shape and direction of your service.
Speakers will include local authority Chief Executives and Directors as well as senior figures from major leisure operators.
The sessions will include:
- The launch of Affordable 25m Community Pools, a new guide to low-cost capital and operational solutions for swimming
- Best practice in Leisure Contracts, including lessons learned from the recent National Sports Centres procurement
- Case Studies of major success stories in the sector from a client and operator perspective.
If you’re interested in attending, then please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register and tell us which seminar is most convenient for you to attend. Places are limited, so please contact us as soon as possible.
All of the seminars are free of charge and will run from (9.30 registration) 10:00am to 1:30pm. Lunch will be provided.
Venues, dates and speakers:
1st November - Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex – Elmbridge, Surrey
- Charles Johnston - Director of Property - Sport England
- Steve Philpott - Chief Executive, DC Leisure
- Robert Moran Chief Executive Elmbridge Borough Council,
- Craig McAteer – Managing Director - Link4Life (Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust)
- Andrew Holt – Chief Executive Parkwood Leisure
7th November – Heywood Sports Village - Rochdale
- Charles Johnston - Director of Property - Sport England
- Craig McAteer – Managing Director - Link4Life (Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust)
- Mark Widdup – Executive Director – Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Steve Philpott - Chief Executive, DC Leisure,
- Andrew Holt – Chief Executive Parkwood Leisure
6th December – Spiceball Leisure Centre – Banbury, Oxfordshire
- Charles Johnston - Director of Property - Sport England
- Andrew Holt – Chief Executive Parkwood Leisure
- Sue Smith, Chief Executive Cherwell District Council
- Craig McAteer – Managing Director - Link4Life (Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust)
- Steve Philpott - Chief Executive, DC Leisure
