The Leisure Review: July 2009

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Food for thought from a three-course car journey
The Leisure Review editorial
The inaugural TLR summit provided a fascinating insight to the leisure sector and much to think about besides.

Tales from a tub: opening up to your inner artist
No matter how sporty you may be, it is never too late to develop an appreciation of art. Kay Adkins explains how new horizons have have had a postive impact upon her work.

The letters page
Considered correspondence; the antithesis to the frenetic world of the blog; Twitter with a stamp-and-envelope approach.

news

Row Z
Edition 33. Sideliner, The Leisure Review's very own sarky Stig, is still here and still upset. Discover a unique take on coaching leaders, governing bodies, what to do when you find £20 million you didn't know you had, South Wales's 2012 legacy and the longest sports development discussion ever seen on the BBC.

News in Brief
News in Brief, issue 29. Royal parks and literature, how leisure fares in public service perception, Sportscoach UK and Sport England, a leisure man in the health seat,; trampolining and pricing. The latest from 2012, goings on in Westminster, more news with less detail and who's whom. Plus you can win a rotavator.

The World of Leisure
It's June and The Leisure Review casts its eager eye over the national press to see what might be of remote interest to the leisure management fraternity (and sorority). We've caught up with Wimbledon and much more besides.

features

The Leisure Review Summit
The Leisure Review invited senior figures from across the leisure industry to take part in a facilitated debate on the future of the leisure sector. With lunch and unguarded opinion the TLR summit was born.

Incoming and outgoings
When UK Sport cut 2012 budgets at the start of the year, volleyball had its spending curtailed. Mick Owen spent an afternoon in Sheffield finding out how GB VB is coping with the cuts.

Hartlepool: placing culture and sport at the heart of the LAA
In the latest in its Learning By Stories series, the IDeA explores how Hartlepool has put the national indicators for sport and culture at the heart of its drive for service improvement.

Employee motivation – central to positive performance
The view from the National Skills Academy
Following her exploration of leadership in the last issue, Florence Orban looks at motivation and why it is central to success.

Schools, community and plain speaking
The Leisure Review talks to Jacqueline Lynn, head of SportScotland’s new school and community section.

Competition, compromises and
self-sufficiency
Andrew Whittaker reports from Melbourne where the major sports are learning to share facilities and leisure facility designers are learning to save every drop of water.

recent features from The Leisure Review

Debating the future: the Scottish Sports Development Conference 2009
Serving once again as the 'official media partner' of the SSDC, The Leisure Review was in Aviemore to report on proceedings.

Meeting Margo
The Leisure Review talks to Margo MacDonald MSP, chair of the cross-party group on sport in the Holyrood parliament.

Behind closed doors
The annual UK Coaching Framework summit moved to Glasgow to engage the coaching community beyond England but Mick Owen wonders what went on.

Managing a team – the key to success
The view from the National Skills Academy
Managing a team well requires many skills, not least that of leadership. Florence Orban explores what is often thought to be one of the most challenging aspects of management.

Creating a culture of world-class places
The DCMS and DCLG have published a strategy for improving the quality of the public realm. The Leisure Review went along to see what it might mean for sport, leisure and culture.

Rising in the east
One year after construction began, London’s Olympic stadium is taking shape and being discussed in polite company. The Leisure Review reports on progress to date.

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