Moving Communities tracks participation at public leisure facilities and provides new evidence of the sector’s performance, sustainability and social value.

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Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey Register now to take part in the largest survey of the sector! Last year we received over 43,000 responses from over 560 sites, making it the largest survey of its kind in our sector, let’s make this year's even bigger!
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Parkwood Case Study Key Achievements in 2023 £74.9 million in social value generated, with £13 million coming from improvements in physical and mental health, helping reduce healthcare costs for local authorities. Read more key achievements in the image. #LeisureIndustry
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How Parkwood Leisure utilises Moving Communities Operating over 70 sites across the UK in partnership with Lex Leisure, Legacy leisure and 1Life, Parkwood is playing a key role in helping local authorities improve the health and wellbeing of people from underrepresented groups.
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Key finding from our recent Impact Report. From April 2022 to March 2024, the average number of participants at 563 leisure centres increased by 7%, with overall attendance up by 5%. #FitnessIndustry #LeisureIndustry #IndustryInsights #LeisureCentres
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Our Impact Report highlights the total social value generated by our leisure centres rose to £890.7 million in 2023/24, up from £842.6 million the previous year. We’re seeing a growing focus on tackling inequalities, with more facilities adopting initiatives aimed at inclusivity.
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Join Moving Communities—It’s FREE! Looking to boost your leisure centre's impact? Moving Communities offers unparalleled insights and benchmarking—completely free of charge! Access valuable data to enhance your services and increase participation.
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Moving Communities collects data from over 1,300 facilities nationwide, transforming it into valuable insights for operators. #FitnessIndustry #LeisureIndustry #LeisureCentres #FitnessOperators
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How Moving Communities can help with the long-term success of a leisure operator The Moving Communities mapping feature allows an operator user to overlay their data with national data sets.
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The Moving Communities Community Survey Webinar is coming up on Tuesday 11th March at 1pm. Utilising information from over 7,000 responses from 16 English Local Authorities, it is the biggest survey of its kind in the sector updating you on the latest national benchmarks.
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Social Value is a key metric for measurement, encompassing four key categories: Physical and Mental Health, Subjective Wellbeing, Individual Development, Social and Community Development Read on...
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