The restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic and people's changing exercise habits as a result, the rising cost of energy, chemical shortages and staff retention have created a challenging landscape for the public leisure sector.

In order to build a sustainable sector, we've worked with key stakeholders in the industry to produce the Future of public sector leisure report.

This report provides an overview of the current landscape and outlines a model that will enable the sector to create a more sustainable future.

Attitudes towards fitness and leisure across the UK are changing. The COVID-19 pandemic saw people who had never owned a pair of trainers heading out for their daily walk and keen gym-goers searching for different ways to get their fitness fix. Traditional leisure centres and fitness clubs have often struggled to engage with those members of the public in need of a ‘soft’ entry into leisure – so what’s next? Mark Gowdridge and Paul Reed from GT3 Architects, consider the future of the leisure sector.

This paper outlines the work that is being undertaken in partnership with the Association for
Public Sector Excellent (APSE) and the Culture and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) to
develop a shared vision for what the future of public leisure services could look like.

A report on behalf of Association for Public Service
Excellence, Local Government Association and Chief Cultural
and Leisure Officers Association

This strategy sets out the vision, mission and priorities of Community
Leisure UK for the next three years. It summarises our approach to leading
and supporting our members in a way which is designed to contribute to
the achievement of their own objectives as well as ours.