Thursday 5 November 2020Online Seminar 10:00 – 12:45
Survival of the Fittest!APSE Sports and Leisure Seminar
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10:00 Session 1
Survival, recovery and resurgence
• The industry response to Covid-19 and work still to do
• What changes may we need to accommodate
• Scenarios for the future of leisure and physical activity
Steven Scales, Client Services Director, UKActive
Future of leisure and physical activity
• What might a future local authority physical activity service look like?
• Changing the workforce culture
• Is flirting with health services good for us?
Carl Bennett, Head of Service - Leisure Transformation, Gedling Borough Council
Sporting future – the road to an active nation
• The current context and support available
• The opportunities of a whole systems approach to tackling inactivity
• Reaching our priority audiences
Justine Blomeley, Strategic Lead Local Delivery, Sport England
11:15 Coffee break
11:30 Session 2
Returning leisure in-house
• Shropshire’s journey back to a unified in-house service
• Challenges and obstacles overcome
• Progress to date and future plans
Sue Finnigan, Head of Culture, Leisure and Tourism, Shropshire Council
Securing the future with Swimming
• Building sustainable swimming programmes
• More than just a pool - how swimming facilities can provide financial and social relief for other LA services
• Swimming - Lessons from Covid
Natalie McGuire, Business Development Manager, Institute of Swimming
In Leisure we Trust
• Bolton Arena (Middlebrook Leisure Trust) and recovery from the pandemic
• Business requirement to stay vibrant and attractive to new and existing members
• Thoughts on the future, fundamental change or slow recovery
Paul Bartle, MD at Stateside Bolton Arena
12:45 Close of Seminar
Programme
Audience question and answer session
5 November 2020
Audience question and answer session
What’s included? The delegate fee covers attendance, and documentation including a video showreel following the event.
APSE member delegate fee: £99 + VATNon member delegates fee: £149 + VATCommercial delegates: £249 + VAT
Delegate Packages Exclusive of VAT
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY: Reservation is a contract. Substitution of delegates is acceptable any time in writing by email to [email protected]. Cancellations must be made in writing at least 10 working days before the event, and will incur a 20% administration fee. No refunds can be given for cancellations received less than 10 working days before the event or for nonattendance. In the unlikely event of cancellation by the organisers, liability will be restricted to the refund of fees paid. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme, speakers or mode of delivery should this become necessary. If due to emergency action by UK Governments/Administrations or Public Agencies this event is postponed, for example for reasons of public health and safety, the organisers will transfer your booking to the replacement event or provide a credit voucher against a future event booking.
Seminar Objectives
About the SeminarA 2020 has seen the biggest upheaval in council services since the Second World War. Those running leisure have been doubly hit by the forced closure of facilities and the ability to re-open with only limited capacity and increased costs. Past success in recruiting gym and swim memberships and reducing or eliminating any subsidy from the local authority has been blown wide open.
The industry is in a battle for survival and the future remains uncertain. This seminar attempts to bring together those representing in-house, trusts and the private sector to ask what that future might look like and explore options for how local authorities might deliver into the medium term.
We are all in this together and this seminar aims to cover some of the options moving forward.
How to access the Seminar?The seminar will allow delegates to take part in Q&A sessions with our panels of expert speakers either using the online chat function or through audio-video connections.
You will need access to the internet and an audio connection to take part, ideally with a video/web cam. A joining link will be sent after you register to attend with full instructions a few days before the event and we will issue a reminder of the joining link to you before the event takes place.
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Exhibition and sponsorshipTo discuss exhibition and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Matt PatonSpacehouseE: [email protected]: 01625 614 000