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From previous issues of The Leisure Review
August 2008: volume two issue seven
Flying the flag in pursuit of the possible
The Leisure Review editorial
How London 2012 can present an Olympic Games fit for the next century.
Tale from the Tub
Our correspondent feels the guilt of missing a well dressing and wonders about the nature of community festivals and fetes.
July 2008: volume two issue six
Is that it?
The Leisure Review editorial
The main thrust of the London 2012 legacy plan is unveiled in all its glory.
View from the Hot Tub
Recognising the role that sport plays in the lives of so many people, wherever they may be.
June 2008: volume two issue five
Culture, general taxation and the two-way radio
The Leisure Review editorial
An under-the-duvet perspective of how the world works.
View from the Hot Tub
If you're going to be a sports coach you need to have played the sport. Right? Wrong, according to our pleasantly pruned coaching expert..
May 2008: volume two issue four
Getting away and getting together
The Leisure Review editorial
The editor's back from St Pancras and he's feeling unusually positive.
View from the Hot Tub
She's back with thoughts on just how much the leisure sector might be doing for all things green.
April 2008: volume two issue three
Show me the F in 'funding'
The Leisure Review editorial
What have we learned from our sizeable investment in floorboards and Lycra? The editor's in Manchester
March 2008: volume two issue two
The positive delights of OPW
The Leisure Review editorial
The editor takes great delight in a small coffee and a large pile of newspapers.
View from the hot tub
Kay Adkins reports from a new tub and wonders if wielding the big stick really is a sensible answer to getting people active.
Where will government take sport next?
Given that the interests of grass-roots sport is supposed to be at the heart of what our sporting politicians are seeking to achieve, we offer an impassioned piece from a volunteer involved in the grass roots of their sport.
February 2008: volume two issue one
Rose or Dave: what's on your business card?
The Leisure Review editorial
By way of thanking everyone who has contributed their time and effort to the continuing success of The Leisure Review, the editor considers the impact of thinking outside the letterhead.
View from the hot tub
Kay Adkins makes some startling confessions about her private life and asks some interesting questions about partnership working in the leisure, culture and sport sector.
December 2007: volume one issue four
Cause for a heated debate
The Leisure Review editorial
Sports agencies seem to be under review wherever one looks in the British Isles. Is it time to take the debate seriously instead of just shouting and hoping for the best? Yes it is.
View from the hot tub
Kay Adkins takes a festive approach to fitness and wonders what the UK leisure sector can learn from the Scottish experience.
November 2007: volume one issue three
Keeping an eye on cultural investment
The Leisure Review editorial
As you ponder your leisure budget, have a guess how many CCTV cameras there are in the UK. Then guess how much they cost. Then guess how many work. Then look at your budget again. Jonathan Ives wonders if it's different rules for some.
View from the hot tub
Kay Adkins takes a festive approach to fitness and wonders what the UK leisure sector can learn from the Scottish experience.
A golden era for leisure postponed
With the Eastern Region Sports Development Association currently on ice and a clear demand for training which has yet to be met, Ian Jackson wonders what is happening at ISPAL
October 2007: volume one issue two
Let's hear it for national service The Leisure Review editorial
It's conference season and the editor's thoughts turn to memories of long afternoons watching Jim Callaghan and Edward Heath argue with Richie Benaud about the way forward for society. The solution, they should have realised, lies with the leisure profession.
View from the hot tub
Kay Adkins argues that investing in quality and fighting for value is the key to making the most of your training budget and your potential.
August/September 2007: volume one issue one
Waiting for the Queen The Leisure Review editorial
Changing culture and policy will be as important as sport in the pursuit of increased physical activity. Jonathan Ives explains why France, Amsterdam and Urinal, Idaho may be part of the solution
Something to declare
The leisure industry is a broad church and it is the aim of The Leisure Review to provide a forum for the informed comment, reasoned argument and expert view that are an essential part of the ongoing debate regarding the development of the professional leisure, recreation and culture sector.
As with any church, broad or otherwise, the leisure sector is not beyond a little schism every now and then, so, while we generally prefer the considered contribution and rational advocacy, we are not above the occasional impassioned rant as a counterpoint to the cooler application of intellect, ever mindful that it must be used sparingly to avoid jading the palette.
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