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Staying in Leeds over the festive season? Stay healthy and keep moving at The Edge! Grab a seven day pass to The Edge for just £12, allowing you to stay active and do the exercise you enjoy over the holidays. The pass allows access to all of our facilities, including our newly refurbished gym and spin […]
Last Thursday Bodington Football Hub opened its doors officially and welcomed its main partners, The Football Foundation and Leeds City Council, alongside the contractors, and University and community football clubs that would be using the facility. Located at Sports Park Bodington – part of the University of Leeds – the new hub is built in […]
Results of Sport and Physical Activity’s (SPA) 2022 Balancing Life Survey results have been published, providing an insight into the activity and wellbeing levels of our University community. 1,000 staff and students took part in Balancing Life this year. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey. Key results A total […]
Two members of the Leeds Triathlon Centre, Jess Fullager and Georgia Taylor-Brown, have nominated the Brownlee Centre as their ‘Golden Gateway’; the place that had the most impact on their sporting journey on their way to the Commonwealth Games. Following this year’s successful Commonwealth Games, Team England have encouraged gold medal-winning athletes to nominate their […]
This year, the Commonwealth Games are being hosted down the road in Birmingham. This has provided a unique experience for our volunteers, alumni and athletes as the Queen’s baton returns home after travelling the globe. There are both current athletes and Leeds alumni who are competing or are involved in the games, including; Mark England […]
The fitness suite and spin studio will be closing from Wednesday 20 July for a major refurbishment and therefore members will no longer be able to access these spaces until the work is completed. In the meantime, we shall be providing alternative spaces for our members to train. We will be re-introducing a booking system […]
BUCS Mens Cricket National Championship 2022 On Wednesday 22nd June our Leeds/Bradford UCCE took on Loughborough UCCE in the BUCS Mens Cricket National Championship at Kibworth Cricket Club in Leicestershire. Leeds take 7 wicket victory Loughborough were up to bat first but were quickly pulled apart by Leeds, 97 all out in 31 overs. Leeds […]
Wellness design experts Zynk Design have been appointed as the official partner for our upcoming fitness suite and spin studio refurbishment. Zynk Design specializes in designing unique spaces in the health, fitness and wellness market. They have worked with clients including The Gym Group, Golds Gym, Grndhouse and David Lloyds. Following member feedback, they have […]
What is Healthy Eating Week? Healthy Eating Week aims to promote healthy eating, drinking and physical activity. By doing all these, we hope everyone can achieve a healthier way of living. It’s a week to celebrate healthy living. And to encourage people to make positive changes to their lifestyle. How to get involved? The big message for this […]
Our volunteer of the month for June is Ellie Chessman. Psychology final year Ellie has been volunteering on our sports project with the NHS this academic year. She has been delivering sports such as football, tennis, basketball and badminton for service users at the Newsam Centre since September 2021. This is a really unique and […]
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