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Flexercise Training this April in Wellington

Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Flexercise: Fun, chair-based activity Flexercise is a countywide scheme of training delivered by Tone Leisure in partnership with Age UK Somerset and Taunton Deane Borough Council, to encourage residents to become more active, more often. The scheme is aimed at people who work with or have an interest in enhancing the lifestyle of those with limited opportunities to participate in physical activity, especially the not so young.  Delivering Flexercise will enhance the quality of...
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Senior World Tennis Championships 2012

Thursday, 2 February 2012  New Tone Leisure employee, Sue Wiltshire, will be representing Great Britain in the Senior World Team Tennis Championships being held in San Diego, California from 6-11 February 2012.   Sue has been named in a team of 4 players to compete in one of ten British Teams competing in San Diego, against approximately 11 different countries.  The Brits are expecting tough competition with the Americans favourite to win the title, and France close behind.  These 2...
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Start limbering up! Sport Relief is back and it’s coming to Dartmouth

Thursday, 2 February 2012 The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and it’s coming to Dartmouth!  The town is set to host its second Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 25th March, and needs local people to come together and show their support by entering now at www.sportrelief.com.   As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives – so it’s time to dust off those...
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Quayside Leisure Centre dives into the Worlds Biggest Fundraising Swim

Thursday, 2 February 2012 Swimmers in Kingsbridge will dive into the world’s biggest fundraising swim at Quayside Leisure Centre on Saturday 28th April. They will take on one of the five Swimathon Weekend 2012 challenges, raising money for either Marie Curie Cancer Care or Sport Relief.  In addition children will take part in aid of the charity from 3-5pm as part of a distance badge event to gain their badge and certificate. Swimathon Weekend 2012 hits 645 pools across the UK, from 27-29 April. In its...
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Tone staff to Scale New Heights for Cancer Charity

Friday, 20 January 2012 An intrepid team of staff from Tone are planning to scale new heights when they climb the UK’s three highest mountains in less than 24 hours – raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support in Somerset.   The idea was that of Matt Bryant who wanted to do something adventurous and raise money for a good cause at the same time, so decided to tackle some of Britain’s toughest terrain in the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge. He will be joined on the challenge by a number...
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Tone installs spray tanning booth at Wellsprings Leisure Centre

Wednesday, 21 December 2011 Social enterprise Tone has become the first local authority leisure trust in the UK to install a VersaSpa® spray tanning system, offering customers a brand new service at its Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Somerset. The VersaSpa® unit, which delivers a flawless natural tan in as little as 40 seconds, has been installed in an area previously used for massage therapy. Once in the completely private, automated booth, customers can control whether they want a full body treatment, just...
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Ivybridge FGF and Children in Need

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 Ivybridge Feel Good Factory has raised over £280 for Children in Need by holding a 12 hour Toneathon. 70 lady members of the club took part and others contributed to the giant raffle. "It was a wonderful collective effort" said Emma Gibson, Feel Good factory supervisor. "It was great to be a part of it. We're looking forward to exceeding our total next year!"
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Swimming Training Course at Wellington

Friday, 18 November 2011 STA Level 2 Certificate in Aquatic Teaching – Baby & Preschool (BPC)   The course will be running at Wellington Sports Centre in December and January. Please call 01823 663010 for more information
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Pink Zumbathon Friday 14th October at Okoko

Friday, 7 October 2011 Wellsprings Leisure Centre, managed by social enterprise and charitable trust, Tone, and Okoko Nightclub are teaming up in aid of Breast Cancer Care. They are inviting locals to come along to Okoko Nightclub in Taunton this October to participate in Breast Cancer Pink Fridays. The centre piece of the collaboration will be a fantastic Zumba Master Class to be held on the evening of Friday 14th October. The event is being organised by Stefani Witney from Wellsprings Leisure Centre and...
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Tone tackles stigma with Time to Change

Monday, 3 October 2011 Tone, the social enterprise and charitable leisure trust that helps people to feel good, is supporting the Time to Change campaign (stamping out mental illness discrimination) by providing an afternoon of activities at Wellsprings Leisure Centre.  The event is one of a series of events being provided across the county to support the Time to Change campaign, as a result of collaboration between NHS Somerset, Tone Leisure, Mind in Taunton and West Somerset, Rethink, local support groups...
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