Gym goers at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre can now benefit from a £115,000 makeover and expansion of the facility following a public consultation that showed overwhelming support for the changes. The floor space of the gym has been increased by 40% and 20 new pieces of state-of-the-art Techno-Gym equipment have been installed.
Demand for studio cycling at the centre has increased in recent times. As such, the cycling studio has been upgraded with the inclusion of 10 new bikes. In line with the current fitness trends the Trust has also added a brand new “functional fitness” area. Functional fitness is the latest trend incorporating different equipment such as ropes and kettlebells, which allows people to focus on movement and core strength.
In order to expand the gym the Trust took the decision to permanently close the under-used Rivers Health Suite. This decision was taken after a consultation asking customers for feedback. The overwhelming majority (more than 90%) were in favour of closing the health suite and expanding the gym.
Mark Crutchley, chief executive of Circadian Trust the not-for-profit social enterprise which runs the leisure centres in South Gloucestershire, commented: “As a social enterprise we are always looking for ways to encourage more people to improve their health by participating in exercise. The Rivers Health Suite was drastically under-utilised with only 11 members signed up to use the facility regularly. The consultation told us that our customers wanted new improved gym facilities. These improvements mean that the Trust will can continue to provide the latest equipment and service suitable for the needs of the local community.”
Five-time British Judo Champion, and coach at Bradley Stoke Judo Club, Pete Douglas opened the gym last night (5 February). The night gave new customers the opportunity to try the facilities with free Functional Fitness demonstration classes, and two free studio cycling sessions.
Bradley Stoke Judo Club (BSJC) has been using the facilities at Bradley Stoke Leisure centre for 12 years, and is one of the most successful clubs in Great Britain. Since coaching at BSJC, Pete Douglas has trained more than 20 juniors to England and Great Britain level, and 15 seniors to Dan grade.
Pete Douglas said: “Local leisure facilities, like Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, play such an important role in keeping young people active. It is important that the facilities are kept state-of-the-art and are continually being invested in. The new gym opening marks a big investment into future health and wellbeing of the community.”
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Saturday 10th November three Bristol judo volunteers and a group of Supporters drove to the Car Heritage museum in Warwick to attend the British Judo Association Annual awards evening.
Bradley Stoke Judo Club recently helped fund 10 players to travel to Warsaw in Poland for the Warsaw open cup and training camp.
Not only do Patchway Judo players bring home the medals and trophies, their volunteers do too!
Bradley Stoke Judo Club held a Sponsored Judothon at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on April 29th with 40 of their judoka taking part. Their goal was to each complete 100 legal throws….so in excess of 4000 throws were made, and more than £2000 was raised in a combined sponsorship and raffle and lots of fun had in the process! The Club is also grateful to the BJA who supported the event by donating some raffle prizes and judogi.
On Tuesday the 24th of January 2012 two Bradley Stoke judo club players won the top two medals in their categories at the prestigious 2012 ‘Commonwealth Judo Championship’ which this year was hosted by Wales at the millennium centre in Cardiff. The players Steph Walker and Lele Nairne (both just 14 years of age) won first the silver medal and then Lele bagged the gold and tile of Commonwealth judo champion.
The amazing successes of Bradley Stoke Judo Club keeps continuing! Just weeks after being awarded the status of ‘England Squad Performance Club’ by the British Judo Association, 16 year old Ben Attwood achieved his First Dan, 2 fourth Dans were earned by Trevor King and Nick Brace and Head Coach Pete Douglas gained his 5th Dan.
Following on from the successes of their younger club-mates at the British Judo Championships in Nottingham when Bradley Stoke Judo Club topped the medal table, last weekend it was the turn of the 12-19 year olds. Thirteen youngsters from BSJC attended the competition in Sheffield held over the weekend of the 15th and 16th of October and a further 4 British medals were achieved..Pete Miles won gold, Toby Attwood and Steph. Walker silvers and Hannah Pitt bronze. A handful of other young fighters narrowly missed out on medals to come in fifth place. Head Coach Pete Douglas said he was delighted with the performance and was especially proud of how all the youngsters conducted themselves both on and off the mat.
The British Judo Association’s National Championships for under-12’s was held in Nottingham on October 9th, and became the setting for the latest triumph for Bradley Stoke Judo Club. Around 150 young players – all aspiring champions – came from across Britain to fight for the title of “British Champion 2011”.
Last week 19 judoka from Bradley Stoke Judo Club aged between 8 and 16 travelled to Grisolles in France to compete in an international competition. They were accompanied by Head Coach Pete Douglas and assistant coach Gem Gale, together with parents and some siblings.
The highly successful Bradley Stoke Judo club (BSJC) has had an outstanding weekend of success at the British Schools Judo Championships in Sheffield. The hugely competitive national event saw over 450 school pupils aged 10-18 compete in their age and weight categories.
winning two silver and one bronze medals at the British National Judo Championships on Sunday 19th September.