More than 1,000 people have snapped up a new BH Live Active membership in Portsmouth and are getting more active thanks to a new citywide activity programme which launched last month.
On 1 February 2017, BH Live began a new partnership with Portsmouth City Council to manage seven of the city’s sport, leisure and event venues; Mountbatten Leisure Centre, Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre, Portsmouth Tennis Centre, Charter Community Sports Centre, Wimbledon Park Sports Centre, Pyramids Centre and Eastney Swimming Pool.
More than 1,000 people have already taken advantage of its introductory membership offers with 300 people benefiting from concessions such as money saving packages for young people and people on low income. Hundreds of free swimming sessions have also been enjoyed by children across the region.
“The appetite across the city to get more active and ultimately live a healthier lifestyle is strong and we have been very encouraged by the overwhelming response of local residents during this first month, says Claire Oatridge, BH Live’s Regional Head of Operations.
“What’s even more exciting is that we are seeing a very high number of people coming through the doors who, either haven’t visited for a while, or who are visiting for the very first time. And by inspiring more people to come and see what these fantastic venues are all about we’re seeing a very promising beginning towards building a more active city.”
Cllr Linda Symes, Portsmouth City Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Sport, said: “It’s fantastic news that so many have already taken advantage of these offers and are using the wonderful facilities we have on offer. One of the big aims for our new partnership with BH Live was to get more people in Portsmouth being active on a regular basis and they’re already showing positive results just one month in. As well as the individual benefits exercising has, having a more active population can in turn help to reduce pressures on health and community services while activities such as cycling can reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.”
To keep the momentum going, current promotions include recommending a friend for a free month’s membership, getting a complimentary 90 minutes personal training session, no joining fee and trying out all of the facilities for free with a five day guest pass.
Memberships start at £24 per month to access activities including swimming, gym sessions and hundreds of weekly exercise classes across the seven venues.
Find out more about this and activity programmes at bhliveactive.org.uk/Portsmouth.
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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 more than three million visits a year and over £36.5 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2015/16 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They welcomed 2.6 million visits into its leisure centres and 118,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £66.3 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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Across the Solent, BH Live operates, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council:
- Mountbatten Leisure Centre – Portsmouth’s flagship leisure and event venue with a national-class 50m swimming pool, 150 station gym, 8 court sports hall, 2 squash courts, spin and dance studios, a cycle velodrome, athletics track, function suites, and an onsite café
- Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre – state-of-the-art gymnastics hall, physiotherapy room and meeting room
- Portsmouth Tennis Centre – 4 indoor tennis courts and 6 floodlit outdoor tennis courts
- Eastney Swimming Pool – 20m swimming pool and a spectators’ area
- Wimbledon Park Sports Centre – 20 station gym, 5 badminton courts, basketball court and sports hall
- Charter Community Sports Centre – 20m swimming pool, 20 station gym, sports hall and an outdoor multi-use games area