Totally smashing it in Newcastle

It’s incredible to think that Bullocksteads and Blakelaw hubs only opened this January and already they are buzzing with activity. Gym membership at both sites is over 1,000 members and growing, with the BOX12 - a 36-minute workout consisting of 12, 3-minute rounds that combine boxing and functional fitness exercises - proving really popular. Our newest members are also enjoying the new group training programme.

Well done to the whole team who’ve helped to get LU off to a flying start in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Footie teams are starting to make LU their home ground. Pitchside, the free Saturday sessions offered by Blakelaw Juniors FC have attracted great sign ups by 4-8 year olds, and they have been running two new sessions a week, since 29th March. Footie mad kids have already celebrated their birthdays with us, and it was lovely for the party team at Blakelaw to receive some flowers and a card of appreciation from happy parents.

Even the spectators and wider fitness and footballing family are being well and truly looked after in our stylish café, with bacon sarnies and soup with a roll going down a treat.

Well done to the whole team who’ve helped to get LU off to a flying start in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Leisure United along with partners were proudly invited to the unveiling of the Ella Toone pitch at the new William Fosters hub in Wigan.

The pitch is part of the new £6.2 million William Fosters Hub in Ince, just a short distance from Ella’s hometown of Tyldesley, and is due to open this summer. The site, which will include a total of two full-size 3G football turf pitches (FTPs) as well as a changing hub with a café bar and social space, was made possible by a £3.7 million grant from the Football Foundation and £2.5 million in funding from Wigan Council. Alongside William Fosters, there will be