Health Club Management

The May issue of Health Club Management is now available online. Included in this issue is Active Women, an article looking at industry support for women participating in sport (p30), Retention rates in fitness centres and Gyms (p38), Learning to be Active, inactivity and obesity in children (p58). There is also, on p90, Twin Talk, news of research focusing on the impact of exercise where one twin is physically active and the other twin leads a sedentary lifestyle. You can chose to read either the digital turning pages or in pdf format If you want to keep up with the latest research, trends, forecasts and industry listings, you can also access The 2015 Health Club Management Handbook  .

May Day Bank Holiday

Both Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library will be closed on Monday 4th May for the May Day Bank Holiday. We will be open as usual from 8am on Tuesday 5th May.

Hair and Beauty Events in May 2015

There are two events of interest taking place soon. The first is at Olympia, London, which starts this Friday 1st May and is on until Monday 4th May. This is the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival, event. The second is a local event at the NEC, Birmingham, 10th and 11th May, and includes five shows under one roof, so is well worth attending as there's bound to be plenty to see. The shows are Holistic Health , BeautyUK, NailsUK HairUK  and BarberUK Click the link on any of the shows you are interested in to see more info and how to get tickets.

New Books

Copies of the following new books are now available:
Doing Your Research Project: a guide for first-time researchers, (6th edition) Bell-also available as an e-book through E-Resources and Dawson Books
The Exercise Professional's Guide to Optimizing Health: strategies for preventing and reducing chronic disease, Roitmen
ACSM's Health- Related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual, (4th edition), American College of Sports Medicine

Inside Harley Street- Alternative Therapies

 The final programme of Inside Harley Street (Monday 27th April BBC2 9pm) focuses on the practitioners on Harley Street who provide complementary and alternative therapies to their clients. This programme should be of interest, so will probably be worth a watch.

London Marathon 2015

The London Marathon is taking place this Sunday, 26th April,
 so if you are not running or helping out at the event here is the link to the 2015 London Marathon site so that you can keep up with the latest info.

Great Birmingham 10k

The Morrison's Great Birmingham 10k will be taking place around the streets of Birmingham, starting from Jennens Road, close to Millennium Point, on Sunday 3rd May 2015.  If you want to take part you will need to hurry and sign up as entries will be closing soon and places are limited.

Study Carrels at The Library of Birmingham

If you've been using the study carrels at  The Library of Birmingham to catch up on some work then you will need to know that beginning Monday 20 April 2015 all study carrels on levels 2 and 3 of the Library of Birmingham will be locked and subject to advanced booking. See here for further information. As there has been plenty of publicity on the proposed reduced opening hours at The Library of Birmingham you will probably be aware of this, but might not know that the changes have now taken place. See the link for details.

V & A Theatre and Performance Tour

If you are visiting London you might like to go to the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) where as part of the 'Free talks & Tours' you can take the Theatre and Performance Tour. The tour includes rock & pop posters, theatre and ballet costumes, puppets, and stage sets.  Tours last approximately 1 hour starting at the Meeting Point, Grand Entrance at 14.00, and will be running until Thursday 31 December 2015. There are many other events on at the V&A, and plenty to see there, so it's well worth a visit.
 

Cosmetic Surgery TV programme of Interest

Episode 2 of Inside Harley Street, Make me Beautiful,  will be focusing on cosmetic surgery. One of the patients shown is a care worker from Walsall who is spending £7000 on new hair. So, if you are looking to further your knowledge of cosmetic surgery, (the age range of the patients featured is from 27-72), you can see Make Me Beautiful at 9pm on Monday 2oth April on BBC2.

New Books in Stock

Loan copies of the following two books are now available:
 Killer CVs and Hidden Approaches: give yourself an unfair advantage in the job market, Perkins (e-book also available through E-Resources and Dawson Books).
 The Student Phrase Book: Vocabulary for writing at university, Godfrey

Two Major UK Sporting Events

Two major UK sport events will be taking place this weekend - The Boat Race and The Grand National.

 The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Races will be on Saturday 11th April 2015 at 4.50 pm and 5.50pm. Why two starting times? Sporting history will be made on Saturday, as for the first time the women's race will be on the same day as the men's race and follow the same course on the Tideway. So, make sure you are following the event  on TV at  4.50pm for the Newton Women's Boat Race and 5.50pm for the BNY Mellon Boat Race to see Clare Balding present the live coverage and Sir Steve Redgrave, one of Great Britain’s greatest ever Olympians, present the victorious crews with the trophies. 

The Crabbie's Grand National Steeplechase will be taking place a little earlier on Saturday 11th April at 4.15pm, although the TV coverage starts at 1pm. The first female jockey that took part in the Grand National was Charlotte Brew way back in 1977, and Katie Walsh will be one of the runners this year.