In Brief: Trinity Club Leeds; Sport England; Clough & Company
A NEW business club has officially launched in Leeds.
Trinity Club Leeds was opened by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Coun Thomas Murray.
The club on Boar Lane occupies premises owned by Holy Trinity Church next door and its Rector, Reverend Tony Bundock, will be club president.
The club has capacity for approximately 100 members.
Club members will enjoy discounts at local restaurants and hotels.
Club founder Keith Madeley said: “The club offers a city centre meeting and networking place for Leeds business people. We are delighted by the support we have already received from businesses including Land Securities, H A Fox Jaguar and Yorkshire Bank.”
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CHAPEL Allerton Tennis Squash and Gym Club is set to become more environmentally sustainable thanks to £210,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Improvement Fund.
The club is one of 23 projects across England to share in £7.3m of Lottery investment from the latest round of funding, which focused on minimising the environmental impact of sports facilities by investing in sustainable projects with a clear local need.
Chapel Allerton will be using the grant money to reduce the club’s energy usage whilst improving the sporting facilities for the community as part of a £280,000 investment programme.
A biomass boiler will be installed to satisfy the heating requirements of the club; more energy efficient lighting will be installed in all the six squash and three indoor tennis courts and there will be a new carpet surface in the indoor tennis courts.
General manager Cath Blakeman, said: “Chapel A is thrilled to have been awarded this money which will enable us to improve the facilities, substantially reduce our energy costs and get out into the community to encourage more people to take up tennis, squash and racketball.”
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YORKSHIRE chartered accountancy firm Clough & Company has launched a range of technology based innovations to make it easier for consumers to manage their finances and plan for the future.
The company has developed a software package that provides in-depth lifetime cash flow modelling on a personal basis. The product, known as PlanWiser, analyses all areas of a persons’ finances as well as their aspirations before testing how robust their plans are and providing a detailed overview of how the picture will look in the future.
This coincides with a recent survey from Axa Life that reveals over three-quarters of people have no idea what their pension fund is investing in and 43% believe they will spend most of their income on holidays and leisure activities after they reach 75.
The research also found that as many as 30% of people who are retired do not have enough money to do the things they enjoy.
