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The Conveners podcast delves into how the leisure sector collaborates with health and social care in the UK, aiming to enhance the nation's health and reduce inequality.
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The Conveners - Becky Cox (opens the original)
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In this episode, host Andy speaks with Becky Cox, interim Chief Executive of Swim England, about her 25-year career in leisure and the evolving role of aquatics in public health. They dive into the "One Swim England Strategy," which aims to unite the aquatics community and broaden the NGB’s scope beyond competitive swimming to include place-based initiatives, school swimming accessibility, and open water safety. The conversation touches on operational friction between operators and swimming club
The Conveners - Reimagining Exercise Referral (opens the original)
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In this episode, host Andy sits down with Jon Keating from GM Active and Graeme Hindes from LFX to reflect on the insights and success of their joint two-day conference on exercise referral and movement for health. The conversation explores why exercise should be viewed as a tool while long-term behavior change and community engagement serve as the true interventions. They highlight national takeaways regarding consistency, evaluation, and standards from initiatives across Scotland, Wales, Black
Andrew Terry - The Conveners (opens the original)
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This episode of The Conveners Podcast features Andrew Terry, co-founder of Link Golf, sharing the remarkable journey from taking over a struggling municipal golf course in Rochdale to building a growing portfolio of golf facilities across the UK. Andrew discusses how a focus on accessibility, community engagement, operational discipline, and targeted investment has helped revive golf courses that were at risk of decline or closure. The conversation explores the challenges facing both publicly ow
The Conveners - Elevate 2026 Special Ep2 (opens the original)
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This episode of The Convenience Podcast brings together industry insights from Elevate 2026, exploring innovative ways the UK leisure and fitness sectors are collaborating to tackle health inequalities. First, Justine Davies from Les Mills discusses the surge of "Gen Alpha" engaging in physical activity, driven by their millennial parents' fitness habits. She highlights the need for youth-focused approaches that avoid patronizing branding or scaled-down adult routines. Highlighting initiatives l
The Conveners - Elevate 2026 Special (opens the original)
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At Elevate 2026, Conveners Podcast host Andy King spoke with four influential guests from across the sport, leisure and wellbeing sector: Duncan Wood-Allum, Ian Braid, Tim Rees and Libby Kirkley-Brian. Together, they explored some of the sector’s most important opportunities and challenges,including local government reorganisation, duty of care in sport, the power of group-based physical activity, and leadership development. Duncan Wood-Allum shared insights on how local government reorganisatio
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