Following last year’s sensational festive hit, pantomime returns once more to Fairfield Halls with another magical production, Cinderella, running from Friday 11 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. Audiences are invited to step into a spellbinding fairy-tale spectacular, packed with dazzling costumes, breathtaking sets, and all the glitter, laughter and magic that pantomime fans […]
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BH Live celebrates Portsmouth100 with engaging group exercise classes
BH Live, a registered charity and social enterprise, recently celebrated Portsmouth100 with a series of fun and engaging group exercise classes across BH Live Active leisure centres, encouraging visitors and local residents to get active, connect, and enjoy the benefits of movement. Portsmouth100 marks the centenary of Portsmouth being granted city status. Led by Portsmouth […]
Menopause exercise classes boosts confidence, fitness, and wellbeing
BH Live’s health and wellbeing team is celebrating the successful launch of its Rise and Shine programme at Bournemouth’s flagship sports and leisure centre, BH Live Active Littledown. Designed to support and inspire women through every phase of menopause, the programme offers an inclusive, friendly space where women can build confidence, connect with others, and […]
Residents praise Kinson leisure centre for accessible and inclusive fitness
Customers who use the Wellness Hub at BH Live Active Pelhams in Kinson have recently praised the facility for helping them to improve mobility, confidence, and enjoy exercise in a welcoming environment. Thanks to its gentle, full‑body movement programmes on power-assisted machines, the Wellness Hub enables people of all abilities and levels of fitness to […]
Bournemouth panto favourite Noel Brodie takes centre stage with new stand-up show
For some performers, there’s a clear divide between persona and personality. But for Bournemouth Pavilion’s favourite pantomime comic Noel Brodie, the line between the two feels joyfully blurred. Standing beneath the glittering art deco trimmings of Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, Brodie is every inch the classic panto star in his vibrant costume, fresh from a promotional […]
Southampton gyms to be transformed this summer
In partnership with Southampton City Council, BH Live, a registered charity and social enterprise, has announced three major gym refurbishments for the city’s leisure centres. Supporting Southampton City Council and BH Live’s mission to improve community wellbeing, these improvements will inspire more people of all ages and abilities across the city to get active for better health. BH Live has partnered with Pulse Fitness to completely revamp each of the centre’s gyms at BH Live […]
Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans to lead Cinderella pantomime at Fairfield Halls this Christmas
After last year’s sensational festive hit, Beauty and the Beast, pantomime returns to Fairfield Halls with another enchanting production, Cinderella, with performances running from Friday 11 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. Audiences are invited to lose themselves in a festive fairy-tale spectacular packed with show-stopping costumes, breathtaking sets and all the glitter, laughter […]
BH Live opens brand-new Reformer Pilates studio at Pyramids Centre in Southsea
Following its agreed partnership extension with Portsmouth City Council, registered charity and social enterprise BH Live is creating a brand-new Reformer Pilates studio at the Pyramids Centre in Southsea. This investment will expand BH Live Active’s sport and leisure facilities across the city. Set to open in June 2026, the new studio will have 14 Freemotion Reformer Pilates beds for on-demand sessions and instructor-led classes. More information about this new offering is […]
BH Live shares details of £750K investment in Mountbatten Leisure Centre
Following an agreed partnership extension with Portsmouth City Council, registered charity and social enterprise BH Live has shared more details about its £750K investment into Mountbatten Leisure Centre, the city’s flagship centre. BH Live has partnered with Precor, one of the world’s leading fitness facility providers, to deliver a completely redesigned gym experience at the Mountbatten Leisure Centre. The refurbishment includes a brand-new gym layout, state-of-the-art equipment, and 130 individual workout […]
Coronation Street star James Cartwright announced for Bournemouth’s biggest and most loved pantomime, Aladdin
Coronation Street star James Cartwright, currently at the centre of one of the soap’s biggest and most talked-about storylines, will headline Bournemouth’s biggest and most loved pantomime this Christmas, starring as the wicked Abanazar in Aladdin at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre. Known to millions of viewers as the menacing Theo Silverton in Coronation Street, James has made a huge […]