Sponsored by: Winner: Kettering Borough Council The council launched a concerted and successful campaign to improve the low level of participation in sport and exercise among residents.. FINALISTS: (Click on the links to read councils' submissions to the judges) Blackburn with Darwen Council Derby City Council Eastleigh Borough Council King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Council South Norfolk District Council Commended Epping Forest District Council London Borough of Islington Luton Borough Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Stafford Borough Council Three Rivers District Council About the sponsors: Leisure Connection is the market leader of outsourced quality leisure, cultural and fitness services to Local Authorities, national bodies such as Sport England, Wheelpower, and private fitness clubs. Leisure Connection manages over 70 leisure and arts facilities across the UK varying from fitness clubs, leisure centres, swimming pools, theatres and arts centres, to arts and sports outreach services and programmes. Our objective is to deliver excellence in Sport, Leisure, Health and Well-being by continually improving standards in local centres, located within the community, through a programme of capital investment and strong quality management systems. As a vanguard member of the Fitness Industry Association, Leisure Connection firmly supports their aim of getting more people, more active, more often and has devised this award to recognise and showcase the very best local authority initiatives. Back to the MJ Awards Home
