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Café opportunity announced for new Marple Hub

A new café opportunity has been announced at Marple Hub, the £20 million community facility set to open in Marple before the end of 2026. Life Leisure, as agent of Stockport Council, is looking for a café partner to operate the main food and beverage offer within the new hub. The café will occupy a...

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The Stockport pool that helped shape a Paralympic legend

Today, Dame Sarah Storey is Britain’s most successful Paralympian, with 19 Paralympic gold medals to her name. But before the medals, she was a young swimmer perfecting her craft at Stockport’s Grand Central pool. For Sarah, the journey to a successful athletic career started in a local pool. For another child, it might simply be...

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Swapping the club for the court

Friday’s coming. The group chat’s buzzing. Someone suggests town, someone else says they’re skint, someone’s already talking about how rough they’re going to feel the next day. Sound familiar? Well, here’s another idea: More and more young people are swapping the club for the court, because they’re discovering that feeling good beats feeling hungover. Whether...

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Beyond gym sessions to community connections: Life Leisure’s Live Well offer

Residents are invited to discover the wide range of activities, support and opportunities available at Life Leisure as part of Stockport Live Well. Life Leisure is about much more than sport and fitness. Through its Active Communities programme, people can access activities, groups and support that help them move more, improve their wellbeing and build...

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Dementia Disco makes history with a 24-hour-long dance challenge across Stockport, supported by Life Leisure

Life Leisure was proud to support local charity Dementia Disco as founder Nick Shaw completed an extraordinary 24-hour dance-a-thon across Stockport, raising awareness of dementia and championing the message that people can live well with the condition. Beginning at Life Leisure Houldsworth Village on Friday 26th June and finishing at Grand Central on Saturday 27th...

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Cheap sports to try in Stockport this summer that the whole family will love

Summer holidays don’t have to mean expensive days out. In fact, some of the best family memories are made doing something simple together, like a splash in the pool, a friendly game of badminton or trying a new sport. There are so many affordable ways to stay active this summer in Stockport. After all, you...

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Staying safe around open water

As temperatures rise, it’s natural to look for ways to cool down. Lakes, reservoirs, rivers, canals and quarries can seem like the perfect place to escape the heat. But while open water may look inviting on a warm day, it can be far more dangerous than many people realise. Recent reports of tragic incidents involving...

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Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey joins community walk in Brinnington

Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey joined Brinnington residents for a Life Leisure Community Walk as part of National Walking Month and the GM Walking Festival. Dame Sarah, who also serves as Greater Manchester’s Active Travel Commissioner, travelled to the walk by train before continuing her journey by bus from Stockport Interchange to Brinnington, reflecting the...

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