The perfect within the enterprise from throughout the bodily exercise sector had been honoured final evening (30 June) because the winners of the ukactive Awards 2022 had been introduced at Birmingham’s ICC.
The awards ceremony came about in particular person for the primary time since 2019 because of the pandemic and noticed the sector come again along with a bang, following a day of dialogue and studying on the Lively Rebellion convention.
Parkwood Leisure was the massive winner on the evening, selecting up 4 awards; the Digital Transformation Award; Regional Membership/Centre of the Yr for the Midlands area; Nationwide Membership/Centre of the Yr Award for its Towcester Centre For Leisure facility; and the Excellent Organisation of the Yr Award.
The organisation was additionally extremely recommended within the Enterprise Continuity, Restoration & Success following on from COVID-19 Award class.
The awards – supported by Lively IQ – noticed Professor Greg Whyte OBE and award-winning PT Laura Hoggins announce the winners of 24 classes in entrance of greater than 900 folks.
The total checklist of winners is on the market beneath:
Regional Membership/Centre of the Yr
NorthClare’s Area Ltd
Midlands
Parkwood Leisure – Towcester Centre for Leisure
LondonThe Fore
South
Leisure Focus – Braywick Leisure Centre
Northern Eire & WalesAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Scotland
The Shed Well being Membership
Nationwide Membership/Centre of the YrParkwood Leisure – Towcester Centre for Leisure
Provider of the Yr
Alliance Leisure
New Idea, Construct or Design of the YrGLL, Britannia Leisure Centre
Technology Lively Award
Northampton Leisure Belief
Wholesome Communities AwardNuffield Well being
Activation Award
Halo Leisure
Advertising and marketing Marketing campaign AwardYour Area (BPL)
Range and Inclusion Award
Serco Leisure, Ladywood Leisure Centre
Digital Transformation AwardParkwood Leisure
Enterprise Continuity, Restoration & Success following on from COVID-19
Hotpod Yoga
Creating and Supporting Communities following on from COVID-19Featherstone Excessive College
BUCS – Bodily Exercise Excellence Award
College of Nottingham Sport
Schooling Supplier of the YrSwimming Academics’ Affiliation
Bodily Exercise Hero Award
Charmaine Daley, Lively Nottingham
Excellent Management AwardHolly Ainger, Nuffield Well being
The Jan Spaticchia Particular Recognition Award
Andy Learn, previously the Head of Security, Locations Leisure
Excellent Organisation of the YrParkwood Leisure
Lively College Hero Award
Nula Breen, from St Mary’s Major College in Draperstown, Northern Eire
“This 12 months’s finalists and winners deserve not solely to be recognised as an inspiration to the sector but in addition to the entire nation,” stated Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive.
“Congratulations to everybody who took half for showcasing the simple resilience, dedication and creativity that may lead our sector over the approaching years.
“The ukactive Awards generate a lot power and positivity inside our sector, in addition to a wholesome dose of competitors.
“Thanks to every particular person and organisation on your unrelenting dedication and fervour behind our mission to get extra folks, extra energetic, extra usually.”
This 12 months’s ukactive Awards noticed nominations from throughout the breadth of the sector, with the judges praising the standard and achievements demonstrated by all finalists (click on right here for the complete checklist).
Every entrant underwent a rigorous impartial evaluation which was delivered by ukactive’s course of companion, ProInsight, and designed to pick the perfect in every class from lots of of entrants, in addition to to supply beneficial suggestions from the judges to assist enhance but in addition to advertise success.
Jenny Patrickson, managing director at Lively IQ, added: “It was fantastic to see the room full of individuals celebrating the achievements of our business collectively as soon as once more.
“After the awards night, we had been left in little doubt that the bodily exercise sector is brimming with expertise and dedication.”