Free gym to encourage girls to love sport

A NEW project has been launched to encourage teenage girls to rediscover the joy of sport and exercise through free gym memberships.

By Séamus O’Hanlon

Published 24th Aug 2022, 11:50 BST

Updated 24th Aug 2022, 12:19 BST

From left to right: Ellie Ravenscroft, Big Sister project officer for leisure firm Places for People; Paul De Iuliis, leisure centre general manager; Emily Newman, area sport development manager; Ben Senior, Places’ general manager at Wisewood Leisure Centre; Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley and Deputy Mayor of Rotherham, Robert Taylor.

From left to right: Ellie Ravenscroft, Big Sister project officer for leisure firm Places for People; Paul De Iuliis, leisure centre general manager; Emily Newman, area sport development manager; Ben Senior, Places’ general manager at Wisewood Leisure Centre; Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley and Deputy Mayor of Rotherham, Robert Taylor.