Saddleworth Leisure Centre boosted with £300,000 gym & fitness upgrade

Saddleworth Pool & Leisure Centre now has even more to offer customers following a £300,000 upgrade of its gym and fitness facilities by Oldham Community Leisure. Gym upgrades includes new state-of-the-art equipment, unrivalled by any other fitness providers in the... Read More

Greater Manchester Walking Festival

BACK FOR THE 5TH YEAR! 1st-31st May 2019 No matter whether you’re a stroller, roamer, shuffler, moocher or a marcher the Greater Manchester Walking Festival  (GM Walking Festival ) has something for you. Back bigger and better for the fifth... Read More

Make a date to join the Race for Life in Oldham

PEOPLE in Oldham are being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. As an added incentive, there’s 30% off entry fees* during January 2019 with the... Read More

OCL wins Customer Engagement Award

Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has been awarded a Silver Customer Engagement Award for dedication to its customers. The Customer Engagement Awards were launched by the Customer Engagement Academy (CEA) in September 2018. The brainchild of retention company TRP, the Awards... Read More

Oldham Active Business Games

What a fantastic five weeks we’ve had so far at the Oldham Active Business Games (OABG). We’ve witnessed fierce competition, sheer determination and beaming smiles on all of the competitors’ faces. We kicked off proceedings with a night of Go... Read More

Local youngsters win swimming gold

Oldham Aquatics gained two new regional champions earlier this month at the Swim England North West Winter Championships.   Seven swimmers from the squad, all based at Oldham Leisure Centre, competed at the event, which took place at Manchester Aquatics... Read More

Oldham Active’s trampoline academy jumps to success

Last month, three gymnasts who train at Oldham Leisure Centre with Dynamo Trampoline Academy took part in the English Championships. Held the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, they competed alongside  with many of the country’s best trampoline, tumbling and... Read More

Success for UK triathletes at first even Super League Triathlon Junior and Youth Races

The 29th September marked the first ever junior and youth triathlon event for Super League Triathlon. 96 participants from all over Europe took to the Waterfront in St Helier, Jersey where the British dominated the podiums. The weather was kind... Read More

Winter Walking Week 2018!

Greater Manchester Walking Week 17–25 February 2018 Walking Week is back and there are walks to suit everyone’s interests. Get a view from the hills, learn a little history, improve your navigation skills…whatever takes your fancy, there is a walk... Read More

OLDHAM HALF MARATHON RUNNERS CONQUER HILLS AND HEAT

HUNDREDS of runners took part in the 2017 Oldham Half Marathon, which is described as the UK’s toughest with its steep climbs and descents. This year’s half marathon on Sunday, October 15, came on a day of unusually mild weather... Read More

Autumn Walking Week!

Greater Manchester Walking Week 21–29 October 2017 Walking Week is back and there are walks to suit everyone’s interests. Get a view from the hills, learn a little history, improve your navigation skills…whatever takes your fancy, there is a walk... Read More

Oldham Community Leisure honoured for fighting heart disease

Oldham Community Leisure’s (OCL) Health and Physical Activity Team have been named as heart heroes by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at a special awards ceremony held in Manchester. The charity’s annual awards recognise the exceptional contribution people make to... Read More