WHAT’S YOUR REASON?
SUCCESS STARTS WITH FINDING YOUR REASON
Knowing why you want to start leading a healthier lifestyle is the first step to achieving your goals.
Our reason for doing what we do, is to provide our communities with quality facilities, services and opportunities to lead a healthier, active lifestyle.
We all start somewhere – so find your reason and join the Abbeycroft community!
Read some of the stories from our members about their reasons to get active and stay active.
We Are Abbeycroft – we make a difference
When choosing Abbeycroft, not only are you investing in your own health, but you’re helping to support your local community too.
This really makes a difference!
As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we reinvest our profits back into the business to help provide quality facilities and opportunities for the whole community to lead healthier, active lives.
We’re here to serve everyone, whatever your age, gender or physical capability. Whether you are looking to be more active, make friends, enjoy fun, family time or community programmes, our aim is to support you to improve or maintain your overall health and wellbeing.
As well as managing 13 excellent leisure facilities on behalf of West Suffolk and Babergh District Council, we work tirelessly with our health partners to deliver a range of programmes and initiatives to inspire healthier, active lifestyles for the community, such as:-
- Fit and Fed
- Exercise on Referral
- Family Park Cooking
- Active Mums
- Just Play (SEND) sessions
- Move More Outdoors

World Championship Powerlifting event in Brandon
Brandon Leisure and Health Hub recently hosted the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation’s (WDFPF) championships with contestants from across the globe in attendance and local lifters Christine...
New initiative in Mildenhall for young people set to launch in November
Teen Chill is a unique, youth-focused initiative launching on Friday 17th November at the Jubilee Centre in Mildenhall, which aims to tackle anti-social behaviour by providing young people aged...
Free activities and lunch for children in Newmarket available during October half term
Abbeycroft Leisure has extended their free Adventure Days programme to include October, February and May half-term holidays, thanks to additional funding from local charity, Newmarket Charitable...
Proposal to pause Western Way project during time of financial uncertainty for public services
A recommendation is set to be made to change plans for the new Western Way leisure facilities in Bury St Edmunds due to national financial uncertainty for public services. Instead, West Suffolk...
Initiative to improve young people’s mental health extended
Improving mental health in young people aged 11-16 years is the focus of an initiative delivered by Abbeycroft Leisure, in partnership with Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Mind. Stand Tall is a...
International Women’s Day 2023
The theme of International Women's Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity Imagine a gender equal world.A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.A world...