Random Jottings of a Leisure Consultant
Less Frustrated Cricketers I wrote last week about the huge frustration amongst club cricketers anxious to get back to…
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Leisure in Lockdown – We are Still Working
In March Jim should have been in Sri Lanka to see England play two test matches, we should now be…
Epsom and Ewell Sports Strategies
We are currently in the middle stages of two parallel pieces of work for the borough of Epsom and Ewell…
A New Leisure Centre in Armthorpe
We have just, June 2020, completed a feasibility study for a new leisure facility in Armthorpe in south Yorkshire. We…
South Holland Sports Facilities Strategies
South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire commissioned us last year to produce two complementary strategies. These are a playing pitch…
A New Leisure Centre in Woolwich
Built in 1984, the Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich is one of the largest in London. It has two sports…
Spelthorne Playing Pitch Strategy
We recntly completed our work with Spelthorne Borough Council to draft a new playing pitch strategy linked to their new…
Harrow School
In recent months we’ve been working with the prestigious Harrow School (Winston Churchill’s alma mater) on development of their proposed…
St, George’s Academy, Sleaford – Swimming Pool
St. George’s Academy, Sleaford: We are supporting the Academy to develop a swimming pool project. The commission involved undertaking a…
Sports Facilities in Maidstone. A Strategy for the Future
We’ve been working in the heart of the Garden of England looking to secure sports and leisure provision in Maidstone.…
Great Cornard Sports Centre
When one thinks of a leisure or sports centre there’s a temptation to envisage the large, high profile centres such…
Runnymede – More than Magna Carta
Runnymede in Surrey is world famous at the site chosen by King John to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. …
Elmbridge Revisited
Back in 2013 we worked with Elmbridge Borough Council to refresh their playing pitch strategy. This lead to a number…
Folkestone & Hythe Sports Facilities Strategy
We are currently working one again with Folkestone and Hyde District Council (formerly Shepway District Council) in southeast Kent to…
Return Fixture 3 – Harlow Sports Strategy
Harlow in Essex has historically been at the forefront of leisure provision. Way back in 1964 they built the first…
Return Fixture 2 – Newham Pitch Strategy
Back in 2014 we drafted a cricket facilities strategy for the London Borough of Newham. We worked with Newham Council,…
Return Fixture 1 – Waverley Playing Pitch Strategy
It’s always gratifying when a client asks us back. So we are pleased to be working on a review of…
An Olympic Legacy of Participation?
The Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012 are generally accepted to have been a great success as a sporting…
A Home Fixture at Brentwood
One of the joys/hassles of working as consultants is that we travel to many different parts of the country. So…
Open Space and Playing Pitch Assessments at Blaby and Cotswold
We have spent last winter and the early part of 2015 working with Blaby District Council in Leicestershire and Cotswold…