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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, 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 […]

Swim England and a collaboration of leisure partners, including BH Live, have launched a new national #LoveSwimming campaign to encourage families to get summer holiday ready by diving into swimming lessons. The campaign, fronted by international swimmer and broadcaster Michael Gunning, highlights a simple but striking difference between a child who can swim and a […]

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May 2026), registered charity and social enterprise BH Live is celebrating the positive impact attending a live performance can have on mental health and wellbeing. As awareness continues to grow around the importance of looking after mental health, BH Live, the charity that operates Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth International […]

Registered charity and social enterprise BH Live is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May 2026) with a timetable of fun exercise and wellbeing sessions at the Mountbatten Leisure Centre. The sessions are designed to help participants improve their mental health, reduce stress and boost overall wellbeing through group exercise, movement and access to specialist […]

Portsmouth Tennis Centre is celebrating another major achievement after being recognised once again by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for its outstanding commitment to inclusivity. The centre has been crowned the 2025 Hampshire and Isle of Wight winner in the ‘Tennis Opened Up’ category at the LTA Tennis Awards for the third consecutive year, underlining […]

Wessex Cancer Alliance’s PREHAB Cancer exercise programme is coming to BH Live Active leisure centres across the city to help cancer patients prepare for surgery. First introduced at Bournemouth’s Littledown Centre in 2018 under the name of ‘WesFit’, this pioneering prehabilitation exercise programme has already improved the post-surgery experience for hundreds of patients across Bournemouth […]

One of Bournemouth’s much-loved community park attractions will be back for another sunny season. Registered charity and social enterprise BH Live is reopening Littledown Park’s popular paddling pool on Saturday 2 May 2026, just in time for the May bank holiday weekend, offering free ‘splashtastic’ fun for families throughout the summer (weather permitting). Set within […]

Dynamite Portsmouth, a coproduction group for young people aged 14–25 with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), has praised the Mountbatten Leisure Centre for its commitment to inclusivity and accessibility. Mountbatten Leisure Centre is owned by Portsmouth City Council and operated by BH Live a registered charity and social enterprise . Dynamite Group carries out […]

Following the sensational success of last year’s festive hit Beauty and the Beast, a dazzling new pantomime production is ready to sprinkle its magic across Fairfield Halls’ stage. This Christmas, audiences are invited to lose themselves in a fairy-tale favourite as Cinderella sweeps into Croydon from Friday 11 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. […]