Hucknall Leisure Centre triumphs at 2024 ukactive Awards
The centre, run by leading operator Everyone Active in partnership with Ashfield District Council, triumphed in the ‘Regional Club/Centre of the Year – Midlands’ category at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.
Everyone Active also won ‘Outstanding Organisation of the Year’ award for its work across the country, including at the other sites within its Ashfield contract – Lammas Leisure Centre and Kirkby Leisure Centre.
Hucknall Leisure Centre’s state-of-the-art facilities include a 100-station gym, three group fitness studios, a swimming pool which hosts award-winning swimming lessons, a sports hall, squash courts and a food and beverage area.
The ukactive Awards celebrate the best of the physical activity sector and are designed to recognise excellence and innovation across health, wellbeing and fitness. A not-for-profit body, ukactive comprises members and partners from across the active lifestyle sector.
Cllr Dave Shaw, Ward Councillor for Hucknall Central at Ashfield District Council, said: "Receiving Midlands Centre of the Year is testament to the hard work and dedication we have to bringing Hucknall residents leisure facilities we can be proud of.
"This fantastic work at Hucknall Leisure Centre is just another example of how we are working to create healthy and sustainable places to promote good health and happiness so everyone in our communities can live healthier for longer."I’d personally like to thank the staff at Everyone Active for helping us in achieving this fantastic award.”
Lorenzo Clark, Everyone Active’s contract manager, added: “It’s a huge honour to win at the ukactive Awards and this reflects the hard work and dedication the site team has put in over the past year. Led by the general manager, Jamie Matsell, they have done a fantastic job. We are so proud to help the local community get active and would like to thank all of our members and partners for their ongoing support.”
