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In Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-Century Britain, Jeffrey Hill examines the social history of recreation, including: the development of spectator sports; the attractions of the cinema; tourism; the role of the media; the significance of clubs and societies. Commercial, voluntary and state "sectors" of sport and leisure provision are all included, and relationships of social class, gender and ethnicity in sport and leisure are given prominence in an analysis which spans the whole century. ... Read more

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Concise and thoroughly detailed Managing Sport and Leisure Facilities is a clean operating guide to leisure management by contract, providing expert advice for both contractor and client. The author includes extracts from the relevant legislation and tender documents, and shows you how to submit a winning tender. He provides guidance on how to carry out customer surveys and also covers special items such as operating leisure facilities in hotels and sub-contracting catering services. ... Read more

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This is a collection of accessible case studies in leisure management, highlighting good practice in a variety of contexts together with some aspects of problem-solving and decision-making. The text maintains a balance between descriptive material and analysis, giving insight into how other establishments deliver their services. Some of the aspects covered include: operational elements, customer service, training/staff development, the stiving for excellence, and market research. ... Read more

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Leisure services are the fastest expanding area of service provision by local authorities and the commercial sector. This book looks at the organization and future of leisure services in the United Kingdom and the contributors to this book are all leaders in the leisure services industry. The book includes coverage of leisure services as a whole, as well as specific areas including: leisure and the arts, library services, museums, tourism, sport and community recreation. The book also includes the results of the Institute of Local Government Studies (Inlogov) surveys of leisure practice in local authorities in the UK. It is designed for professionals in the leisure services field, senior staff in commercial leisure organisations, other practitioners taking professional courses and qualifications, and students taking courses in local government studies. ... Read more

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Deep within the human psyche lurks the primal urge to compete. It can take many forms: sport, nuclear war, the pub quiz. Sport is universal, nuclear war threatens us all, but only Britain has a thriving quiz culture all of its own. Why do people watch quizzes on TV and why do so many go to a pub quiz each week, to compete for a cash prize smaller than the amount they will spend on beer? This book delves into the dark heart of British quiz culture - its origins, its practices, its background - and its unfortunate knitwear. ... Read more

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This study examines the scale and nature of the twentieth-century British outdoor movement, showing how recreational development was more than an interwar "craze" or a reaction against the consequences of industrialization and urbanization.It emphasizes the social and political significance of a peculiarly British phenomenon-one which has made, and is still making, a substantial contribution to the growth of leisure facilities and countryside planning. ... Read more

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This book is a sociological study of a societal grouping that has the popular title middle class . It argues that it is more precise to describe the middle classes as dominant groupings, and the book draws upon a wide range of characters from such groupings. In a detailed analysis of cultural practices, those making an appearance include omnivores, carnivores, herbivores, the middle-brow, traditional culture vultures, middle class plunderers, the urban arts eclectic and the English gentleman. There is a particular focus on those expressing the silver disposition ; predominantly affluent, middle-aged and white, with a taste for conspicuous consumption and established cultural forms. The book brings together a range of disparate sources on the middle classes and offers a sustained engagement with the concept of culture . It illustrates the extent to which social groups utilize the various assets at their disposal and seek to maintain the legitimacy of their cultural practices. The findings emphasise the continuing link between class and taste. Culture and the Middle Classes will be of interest to those working in the fields of class and culture across a range of disciplines, including sociology, cultural studies, social theory, media studies and cultural anthropology. ... Read more

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The wonderfully evocative and poignant photographs in this book show our forebears at their leisure. The introduction of shorter working hours and bank holidays in the late Victorian era meant that for the first time many working people had time on their hands, away from the grind of daily life. In 1938 the Holidays with Pay act created the first statutory right to paid holidays and led to the growth of what we now know as the leisure industries .This book shows how people, often in their thousands and tens of thousands, made the most of their new found freedom. The early years of the Twentieth Century also saw the rise in the two mass entertainment industries which would go on to dominate English recreation for the next 100 years: cinema and football. The book includes unique archive images from the Odeon Cinema Collection, showing how the new technology of cinema was quickly embraced by the masses. It also shows the immense crowds the fledgling sport of football was already attracting - encapsulated by a sea of flat capped men sardined together on the terraces of a football ground. At the other end of the social spectrum we see the River Thames at Henley packed with boats for the Regatta, and hunters chasing down a fox. Most of all we see a nation beginning to break free from the shackles of industrialisation and the horrors of two worlds wars, and beginning enjoy itself. ... Read more

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The main aim of this work is to enable people to develop an understanding of the evolution and contemporary significance of countryside recreation, the scale and diversity of current demand and key resource planning and management issues which arise. Using case studies and practical examples and drawing primarily on the UK context, the book looks at the evolution of the countryside as a popular playground, noting the inherent variety of the resource and the complexity of accommodating public recreation amidst other prime uses, and in a resource which is in predominantly private ownership. The current planning framework is discussed, as well as the roles of the main planners, policy makers, providers and pressure groups. The special measures applying to specific areas and categories of resource are outlined, and their success in preventing or solving excessive pressure or conflicting uses is discussed. Current recreational demand is considered, both in terms of social and spatial distribution, and the nature and extent of non-use is examined.Finally, key planning and management issues are discussed, in the context of providing a public recreation service whilst conserving the countryside, using illustrative examples of management approaches and solutions. ... Read more

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This is a collection of case studies drawn from the UK and Europe, designed to enable leisure managers to draw upon the experience of others in implementing good management practice throughout their organization. It covers such issues as problem-solving and decision-making, in addition to operational elements, customer service, staff training and development, leadership, market research and Total Quality Management and the pursuit of excellence. ... Read more