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1610 launches free health week at Exmoor Gym in Dulverton
The Exmoor Gym at Dulverton is to reopen for a week later this month, for a special week long programme of free activities as part of on an ongoing review of services by 1610 leisure trust which manages the facility. www.1610.org.uk
The free health week (28 May- June 1) is being held at the gym which was closed temporarily on April 30 while 1610 carried out a public consultation process about the future sustainability of the gym. The temporary closure was due to concerns about falling gym memberships, but the leisure trust is planning to reopen the facility in September after consulting with the wider community in Dulverton about the best way forward for the gym....
1610 congratulates Glastonbury rising star Josh on British Fencing Championship
1610 is congratulating one of the rising stars of the Glastonbury Fencing Club, Josh Stevens who has just been crowned the U14 British Fencing Champion at the British Youth Championships in Sheffield last weekend. www.1610.org.uk.
Josh who lives locally, has been training at the club at Glastonbury Leisure Centre which is managed by 1610 leisure trust since the age of 7 with the renowned fencing coach Sue Benney. Josh was selected as part of the South West team to compete at the Championships the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield in the U14’s Foil and U14 Epee events. ...
Why learning turned former unemployed Bridgwater Dad into a cool role model for all
When thirty four year old Darren Pitt from Bridgwater steps up to receive his training award at the Grand Pier at Weston Super Mare (on Thursday 17th May) it will be the end of an inspiring journey for the father of four who once believed he was unemployable. www.1610.org.uk
Darren is now a team leader at the King Alfred’s Sports Centre in Highbridge, which is managed by the 1610 leisure trust. He is to be presented with a Certificate of Achievement at the South West Regional Awards Ceremony of the Adult Learner’s Week Learn for Life Awards....
New urban cricket programme launches to bowl over Somerset teenagers
A new “ urban style” cricket programme to encourage teenagers in Somerset back into the sport is being launched by 1610 at four leisure centres in the county. www.1610.org.uk
Powerplay cricket is aimed at 14-17 year olds and it is a quicker “street” version of the traditional game. It is played on multi- sport hard courts rather than on grass cricket pitches and players are expected to hit target zones within the hard court areas as well as run between the wickets to score runs....
Stuart is the pride of 1610 as he takes part in British Olympic history
As a team leader at the1610 East Bridgwater Leisure Centre, Stuart Mapstone enjoys his job inspiring the local community to take up sport but now Stuart has an important new sporting role to play by carrying the Olympic Torch on part of its epic journey around Britain. www.1610.org.uk
Stuart has been selected for the honour of carrying the torch at Lynton in North Devon on May 21 as the torch makes its way around the country. And being a torch-bearer is also a great source of family pride as Stuart’s sister Elizabeth Mapstone from Cheddar has also been chosen to carry the Olympic flame on a stretch of the route in Wells....
You are hired! Anne Marie is Somerset’s top apprentice
A nineteen year old leisure assistant at Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre Ann Marie Hervey has certainly got what it takes when it comes to her job as she has just won the Somerset Skills & Learning Apprentice of the Year Award 2011.
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Why Alex is no fool for Sports Relief skydive
An 18 year old leisure assistant from Somerset who does not have a head for heights is planning to skydive on April 1 to help raise funds for Sports Relief.
(Sports Relief Sunday 25th March)...
1610 helps smokers in Somerset to “Take a Leap” to quit their habit
1610 leisure trust is helping smokers in Somerset to “ Take a Leap” to quit their smoking habit as part of National No Smoking Day on Wednesday 14 March. www.1610.org.uk
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1610 celebrates outstanding staff and successful apprenticeship scheme
As the Government urges more employers to take on apprentices and to invest in training, 1610 leisure trust has been doing just that in Somerset and has been so successful that 80% of its apprentices have found employment with the leisure trust. Some of those successful apprentices are being rewarded along with other leisure trust staff at a special presentation evening at the new flagship Trinity Sports Centre in Bridgwater on Tuesday March 6. www.1610.org.uk
1610 has been taking a leading role in hosting apprenticeship schemes in Somerset. During the past year 1610 supported 34 Future Job Funded candidates with a 6-month placement and it has also helped 16 of those staff to obtain work through this experience. 80% of apprentices have secured employment at the end of their apprenticeships within the last 3 years with 1610....
West Somerset Sharks cheer their way to third place in major cheerleading competition
It is not just American high-school girls who know something about the razzmatazz of cheerleading as the members of the West Somerset Shark’s Cheerleading team also know how to wow the crowds and compete with the very best. The team have just cheered their way to third place in their first ever national cheerleading competition.
The “Sharks “ who train every week at the West Somerset Sports & Leisure Centre at Minehead did very well to beat off competition from teams from across the South West and the Midlands to win third place at the Heart of England Future Cheer Championships at Loughborough. ...
Get on your marks for the new Bridgwater 10k this April
Novice runners and seasoned athletes will be heading for the starting line at a new 10K race which is due to be held in Bridgwater on Sunday 15 April (10am-1pm). www.1610.org.uk
The first ever Bridgwater 10K is being hosted at the new Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre and has been organised in partnership between 1610 which manages the centre and Total Buzz Events....
£1.4m leisure contract awarded to 1610 leisure trust
Torridge District Council has awarded a £1.4m contract to manage the district’s leisure facilities for the next decade to the Somerset-based 1610 leisure trust. www.1610.org.uk
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1610 offers free health checks as part of national health campaign to combat obesity
Communities across Somerset are being offered free health and weight checks by 1610 leisure trust as part of a national campaign to combat obesity.
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2012 heralds new leisure centre for Preston School in Yeovil following £800,000 joint partnership investment
The local community and pupils at Preston School in Yeovil will be celebrating following the announcement of a major £800,000 investment in a new leisure centre at the site which is part of a joint partnership scheme between the school, 1610 leisure trust and South Somerset District Council.
Building work is expected to begin at Preston School next month (08 February) which will include a new fully equipped fitness gym, reception area and a new multi-purpose dance studio as well as refurbishment work on the existing sports hall and changing rooms. The new state of the art facilities are due to open in September and are being welcomed by the Principal of Preston School, Tony Bloxham who believes they will prove to be an inspiration for both pupils and members of the local community to enjoy a more healthy and active lifestyle; “As a community, we are delighted with these exciting developments to our sports facilities. Sport, recreation and leisure are essential elements of life. These new facilities present us with a superb opportunity to develop a love of sport and healthy, active lifestyles in our students from an early age. I am delighted to be working with 1610 and South Somerset District Council and I am grateful for their support in making this project a reality.”...
Olympic hopeful Laura bounces back to Bridgwater to open the new 1610 Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre
The new three million pound Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre in Bridgwater is to be officially opened by local trampolining Olympic hopeful Laura Gallagher. (Tuesday November 8 12.30 pm)
The opening of the new centre, which is managed by the sports and leisure trust 1610 on behalf of Futures for Somerset, represents the first phase of a major leisure complex for Bridgwater which is part of Somerset County Council’s and Bridgwater Education Trust £24 million Building Schools for the Future project.*...
1610 heralds a new era in community sport for Somerset Leisure
Somerset Leisure Trust is making its mark with a major new re-brand, 1610 has been selected as the new name for the Leisure Trust which manages 13 leisure centres across Somerset. 1610 was chosen as the exciting new name as it represents the number of square miles in Somerset and while the trust is keen to establish a new, modern and vibrant brand for itself, it still wishes to retain links with its community roots in Somerset.
The change in name also reflects the changing role of the trust as it is now much more than the management of leisure centres. The trust has actively pursued wider ranging community roles by increasing the choice of activities that it provides, from healthy living initiatives, adult learning programmes to workforce development and training for the sports and leisure industry....
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