Trilogy Leisure, which operates Cripps Recreation Centre, Danes Camp, Duston Sports Centre, Lings Forum, The Mounts Baths and the Forum Cinema as well as Berzerk Soft Play Centre has announced its Managing Director John Fletcher has been elected with 14 leaders from across the UK to ukactive’s new Membership Council.

Ukactive is a not-for-profit fitness industry association. The Membership Council represents the voice of ukactive members to the ukactive Board, to shape and inform ukactive’s work, and to help ensure the whole membership is engaged and up to date with ukactive’s plans.

“I am absolutely delighted to represent Trilogy Leisure and the population of Northampton on this nationally significant Council,” said John Fletcher, the Managing Director of Trilogy Leisure. 

“As we continue to come out of lockdown, the recovery of the health and fitness sector across the town, the region and the UK is more important than ever. 

“Being elected by our national peers is recognition that our experience and our expertise can be used and shared by others.”

The new council members were elected following a six-week application and voting process which ran throughout November and December 2021, and each brings a fresh injection of expertise and ideas from ukactive’s membership. 

The ukactive Membership Council:

•        Chair: Dave Courteen, Managing Director, Mosaic Spa and Health Club Group

•        Andrew Denton, Chief Executive, Outdoor Industries Association

•        Marc Diaper, Chief Executive, Gymbox 

•        Lisa Dodd-Mayne, Director of Sport & Active Communities, University of Warwick 

•        John Fletcher, Managing Director, Northampton Leisure Trust

•        Sophie Lawler, Chief Executive, Total Fitness

•        David Monkhouse, Director, Leisure-net Solutions

•        Rebecca Passmore, UK Managing Director, PureGym

•        Lee Matthews, Managing Director, Fitness First

•        Chris Symons, Chief Executive, BH Live

•        Andrew Thompson, Chairman, Anytime Fitness UK

•        Jean-Claude Vacassin, Director, The IFBA

•        Sarah Watts, Chief Executive, Alliance Leisure

•        Dave Wright, Group CEO, Myzone Group. 

“I am delighted to welcome John and Trilogy on to our new Membership Council,” said Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive. “The strength of this Membership Council is very apparent when considering the calibre of the individuals who now sit on it, and this means every member of ukactive can be confident their views will be represented well as we continue to support and grow our sector.”

ukactive exists to improve the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more often. It provides services and facilitates partnerships for a broad range of organisations, all of which support their vision and have a role to play in achieving that goal.

They serve over 4,000 members and partners from across the public, private and third sectors, from multinational giants to local voluntary community groups. 

“As well as contributing the experience of our work and our members to this important Council I am looking forward to learning from others and ensuring the very best knowledge and evidence from around the UK are brought back to Northampton the services we provide,” John Fletcher said.