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Winners from the 2017 Believe Sports Awards Click for full size image
Nominations open for 2018 Believe Sports Awards
Nominate your local sports hero today!
29 March 2018
New Inclusive Play and Climb Sessions at Summit Indoor Adventure Click for full size image
New Inclusive play at the Summit
Fun for all with Summit Indoor Adventures new inclusive sessions.
29 March 2018
Walkers from Warrington, Salford and Wigan converge on Astley Mining Museum for their Carbon Walk. Click for full size image
Active in the Carbon Landscape
TREKKERS from Wigan Borough have embraced the great outdoors as part of an exciting new project to promote the health benefits of a walk on the wild side.
27 March 2018
Funding has been doubled for the Borough's Believe Talent Fund. Click for full size image
Funding Boost for Talented Athletes
Funding for talented athletes in Wigan and Leigh has been doubled.
22 February 2018
Round Our Way - Angharad Wheatley, Katie Rudd, Sue Rudd and Alex Shaw get ready for a game of rounders Click for full size image
Round Your Way
More than 250 women are now enjoying Rounders in Wigan and Leigh.
21 February 2018
Ashton Leisure Centre’s Duty Manager Danny Allen and Inspiring healthy lifestyle’s Development Manager Stuart Holden inspect the ongoing work Click for full size image
The NEW Ashton Leisure Centre - Coming Soon
Ashton Leisure Centre’s £3.2m transformation is nearing completion and it’s promising to bring a touch of style to the local leisure and wellbeing scene.
26 January 2018
Chase Leisure Centre will benefit from a £500k investment. Click for full size image
£500k investment in Chase Leisure Centre
26 January 2018
Inspiring healthy lifestyles Specialist Activity Instructor Lynn Franklyn and Help A Squaddie founder Kerry Urquhart. Click for full size image
'Health' for Heroes
Rugeley Leisure Centre are pioneering a new healthy lifestyle programme to help ex-soldiers combat the debilitating effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
23 January 2018
Poolside at Howe Bridge Leisure Centre Click for full size image
From Howe Bridge to "WOW" Bridge
Howe Bridge is looking great following a £200,000 investment
18 January 2018
Under starter's orders. Leigh MP Jo Platt and organisers of the Leigh Community 10k launch the countdown to the 2018 event. Click for full size image
Get set for Leigh's second Community 10k
The countdown has started for Leigh's second Community 10k.
15 January 2018
The winners of this year's Step Challenge - the IT Girls. Click for full size image
Wigan Borough Steps Up
Teams from all over the borough have been stomping their way to better health through a step counting competition.
15 December 2017
A jubilant Max Evans at the ISCF Cycle Speedway World Championships Click for full size image
Believe talent fund cyclists bring home the Ashes
While the nation’s batters and bowlers are having a torrid time Down Under, our homegrown Cycle Speedway talent have already tasted success.
15 December 2017
Chase Active Friday team and visitors with the Community Impact Award at Chase Leisure Centre. Click for full size image
That Friday feeling
Cannock Chase Activity Sessions in trophy winning triumph
24 November 2017
nspcc small Click for full size image
Talented sports stars raise money for NSPCC
Almost £1,000 has been raised for the NSPCC by the borough's talented community sports stars,
24 November 2017
Top spot for Wigan sports stars Click for full size image
Top spot for Wigan sports stars
22 November 2017