The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), approximately 2600 strong, supplies armed protective policing across the Defence Estate, in particular at the: Nuclear weapons establishments at Aldermaston in Berkshire; and Nuclear submarine base at Faslane on the west coast of Scotland. The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Headquarters and training centre is based at Wethersfield, an 800 acre site near… Read More
UK Defence Standardisation (DSTAN) is responsible for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) standardisation policies, standards, procedures and guidance on standardisation issues both nationally and internationally. DStan is part of the Director Technical organisation within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). What is DSTAN Responsible For? DSTAN provides performance specifications that support the delivery of military capability. Maintenance… Read More
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a… Read More
General Practitioner’s (GP’s) and health professionals are being urged to refer older and inactive patients for golf lessons, after a new report showed that golf builds muscle strength and “improves life satisfaction”. The Golf on Referral report by England Golf, ukactive and Mytime Active, studied two pilots that saw patients referred for a six-week behaviour change and golf lesson programme.… Read More
Spending on leisure and fitness activities increased dramatically during the second quarter of the year, driven by “record levels of consumer confidence”. The figures come from Deloitte’s Leisure Consumer Q2 2018 report, which places fitness among the fastest growing leisure sectors – increasing on both a year-on-year and quarterly basis. Spending on gyms and fitness increased by 2%, as did spending… Read More
Low-cost operator énergie Fitness is looking to more than double the number of franchised clubs it has in Scotland this year. There are currently six énergie sites in the country but, according to Matt Roberts, managing director of énergie Fitness Scotland, the chain is targeting eight new openings by the end of 2018. “We have four franchisees signed… Read More
Indoor cycling has been identified as the most popular group workout in the UK – beating pilates and yoga – by a new industry report from ukactive and the DataHub. The Moving Communities: Active Leisure Trends 2018 report indicates that group cycling currently makes up 13% of all exercise classes (2015, 10%; 2016, 14%; 2017, 25%). Other findings from the report – which was… Read More
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