Littledown Centre in Bournemouth has been voted the region’s Favourite Sport Venue in the prestigious Primary Times Reader Star Awards 2017.
Primary Times readers voted for their favourite family friendly places and people in the area, in a specially designed online survey.
The awards are distinctive in nature, due to their authenticity. They are chosen, organically, by the readers of Primary Times, namely local families with primary school aged children.
Local families were informed of the questionnaire in Primary Times, a family friendly magazine that is delivered to primary schools across Dorset. With a distribution of 50,500 copies the magazine reaches 198 of primary schools in the county. Parents of children aged 4 to 11 across Dorset cast their nominations in an online survey on the Primary Times website – primarytimes.net
There were eight different categories asking readers for their favourite: family attraction; family eating place; indoor play or activity centre; outdoor activity centre; museum or historical attraction; sports venue; party venue or entertainer; theatre or arts centre.
Primary Times’ readers enjoy getting active and it was interesting to read the broad spectrum of answers to the Sports Venue or Provider category. The fantastic facilities offered at Littledown Centre helped it to secure the winning place in this category in Dorset.
Littledown is managed by social enterprise BH Live in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council.
“What a super endorsement, says Mike Lyons, BH Live’s Director of Sport and Leisure.
“We believe positive lifestyle habits can be formed from a young age. That is why we offer so many different activities for young people to help them be more active. We are all very excited to have been recognised by our customers and readers of Primary Times. A huge thank you to all who voted for us.”
Linda Edwards, Publishing Editor at Primary Times said: “We are thrilled with the extraordinary response to this year’s Reader Star Award survey and we’d like to say a massive thank you to all the readers who took part. The results are sure to help other local families decide what to do and where to go. Each individual category winner deserves worthy recognition as they are clearly offering something that our readers want.”
You can read more about the Primary Times Star Awards at www.primarytimes.net/dorset
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For more details about the Primary Times Reader Star Awards please contact Alicia Coles or Kirsty Woodgate on 01626 891944 or email alicia@razzpublications.co.uk or kirsty@razzpublications.co.uk
Editors Notes:
- The Primary Times Reader Star Award survey was featured in the Back to School magazine and 50,500 copies were distributed to Primary Schools in Dorset.
- Aside from the overall winner, there were 8 different categories asking readers for their favourite family attraction; family eating place; indoor play or activity centre; outdoor activity centre; museum or historical attraction; sports venue; party venue or entertainer; theatre or arts centre
About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With 3.4 million visits a year and over £39 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2016/17 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.9 million activity attendances in its leisure centres and welcomed 100,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £44 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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For more information about BH Live please contact:
Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Corporate Communications Executive
E: press.office@bhlive.org.uk
T: (01202) 055562
About Littledown
Littledown is managed and operated by BH Live in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council.
Set in 47 acres of parkland, Littledown has some of the finest leisure, swimming, football and gym facilities in the country.
It is ranked among the top performing leisure centres in the UK – crowned Local Authority/Leisure Trust Gym of the Year at the 2016 National Fitness Awards and accredited by quality scheme QUEST.
The centre attracts more than 1.2 million visits each year and is home to clubs including Bournemouth Swimming Academy, Swim Bournemouth, Littledown Juniors Football Club and Play Football.
It runs nearly 300 weekly fitness classes, has one of the largest gyms in the UK with personal training, an exercise referral and children’s activity programme. The team also works with local health authorities, trusts, education providers and organisations to encourage greater participation in physical activity.
Indoor facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, 17-metre teaching pool, waterslides, splash pool, steam rooms, a sauna and sanarium. There is a large sports hall for events and multi-sports including trampolining, badminton, table tennis, football and gymnastics.
The centre also has on-site catering, kiosk, cafés, bar and a crèche.
Outdoor facilities include leisure attraction, ALTITUDE High Ropes Adventure at Littledown Park (TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence), six floodlit 3G rubber crumb training pitches, grass football pitches, parkland for recreation and events, a cricket pitch and pavilion, lake, paddling pool, children’s playground, outdoor catering outlets, leisure orienteering course and parking.
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