Active Futures: From Facilities to Wellbeing - Sports and Leisure Seminar 2025

Thursday 13 November, 10.00-16.10

Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough, LE11 3GR

This year’s seminar, ‘Active Futures: From Facilities to Wellbeing', is designed to equip you with the strategic insights, practical tools, and innovative case studies you need to future-proof your services. We will move beyond traditional discussions of facility management to explore how leisure is central to building healthier, more active, and resilient communities.

The event will also feature the exclusive presentation of the findings from the 2025 APSE State of the Market Survey for Sports and Leisure, providing an unparalleled national overview of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. 

Plenary presentations: 

The State of the Market in Sports and Leisure 2025
Matt Ellis, Principal Advisor, APSE

Connecting the Dots: A Recognised, Trusted and Professionally Recognised Workforce
Clare Dunn, Associate Director - Business Engagement, The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport
and Physical Activity

Aligning with National Priorities: Supporting Local Authorities on the Journey
Steve Welch, Strategic Lead - Leisure Operations, Sport England

Designing for Hierarchical Needs
Keith Ashton, CEO, SPACE&PLACE (sponsor)

Transforming local authority in-house leisure provision
Gregg Holland, Head of Leisure, Health and Environment; Leigh Allaker, Business and Operations Manager, Huntingdonshire District Council

South Kesteven Leisure Service - Subsidy to Surplus
Karen Whitfield, Assistant Director – Leisure, Culture and Place, South Kesteven District Council

Telford & Wrekin Council: Inclusive Leisure
Stuart Davidson, Service Delivery Manager - Operations and Matthew Newens, Group Operations Manager
Leisure and Southwater, Telford & Wrekin Council