Sports and Fitness Centre

Welcome to Birmingham Newman’s Sports & Fitness Centre

At Birmingham Newman, we believe in supporting the wellbeing of our whole community – students, staff, alumni, and local residents – through accessible, high-quality fitness and sports facilities.

Our centre includes a Cardio Suite, Resistance Training Suite, and Group Cycle Studio, designed to help you achieve a wide range of fitness goals in a friendly and supportive environment. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your training, our facilities are here to help you thrive.

We also offer a variety of sports spaces for hire, including:

• A newly refurbished Sports Hall
• A FIFA-standard 3G pitch
• A Squash Court

We warmly invite you to drop in, explore the space, and chat with our welcoming Sports Centre team.

Fitness suite highlights

Our Fitness Suite features premium Technogym equipment and purpose-built air conditioning for a comfortable workout experience. Facilities include:

• 22 cardiovascular stations: treadmills, bikes, spin bikes, cross-trainers, rowers, steppers, ski erg, Stair Master, Assault Air Bike
• Resistance machines: Leg Press, Chest Press, Low Row, Shoulder Press, and more
• Strength training: 2 multifunctional half racks, lifting platforms, dumbbells up to 38kg, plate-loaded equipment with 800kg of plates
• Functional training tools: battle ropes, slam balls, kettlebells, plyo boxes, Swiss balls

Membership information

We’re proud to offer competitive membership rates with no joining fee, making it easier for everyone to stay active and healthy. Membership is open to:

• Students
• Staff
• Alumni
• Local community members

Gym Membership form

Sports & Fitness Centre Prices

Facility	Community Prices	Student/Staff Prices	Alumni
Fitness Suite Memberships*:
Pay as you go	£5	£4	£4.50
1 Month	£20	£15	£17.50
3 Months	£50	£40	£45
6 Months	£90	£70	£80
12 Months	£160	£110	£135​
3G Pitch	Price per third: £42.50 per hour for non-chartered clubs, £40.00 per hour for charter status	Price per third: £40.00 per hour (one third)	Price per third: £40.00 per hour (one third)
Sports Hall	£40 per hour	£40 per hour	£40 per hour
Badminton	£8 (45 mins)	£8 (45 mins)	£8 (45 mins)
Squash Courts	£8 (45 mins)/ £6 at weekends	£8 (45 mins), £6 on weekends	£8 (45 mins)
Table Tennis	£8 (45 mins)/ £6 at weekends	£8 (45 mins), £6 on weekends, £1 per person before 3pm on weekdays	£8 (45 mins)

Opening times

Weekdays

• Monday to Friday
• 7am to 10pm

Saturdays

• 10am to 5pm

Sundays

• 10am to 3pm

*Memberships allow access to the fitness suites during opening hours; further sports facility use, personal training and exercise classes are not included in the prices.

Free induction

Our professional and qualified staff are available for free scheduled inductions for the Fitness and Sports Performance Suites from 6pm on weekday evenings and during opening hours on weekends. To book or enquire about induction times, please drop in during opening hours, call or email the Sports Centre. This process should take 20 – 30 minutes depending on your level of experience.

Payment

We prefer payments by debit or credit card for memberships and facility charges. Payment must be made in person at the Sports Centre reception.

To join Birmingham Newman’s Fitness Suites, please complete the form below and return to the Sports Centre during normal opening hours.

Exercise classes at Birmingham Newman

Our staff led classes include Circuit Training, Spin and Bodyweight Fitness. All abilities are welcome. For further details please contact sports-centre@newman.ac.uk.

Birmingham Newman Sport: Enrich your student experience by engaging in sport

Sport at Birmingham Newman is run by the University and Birmingham Newman Sport is the department that co-ordinates the sporting and recreational needs of students.

Birmingham Newman Sport not only offers recreational sessions for students that just want to enjoy an active lifestyle and have fun, but is also promoting competition within the University and also with other Higher Education institutions at the British University and College Sport (BUCS) national competitions, across a number sports. Delivery of recreational sport and the promotion of physical activity is supported by Newman Students’ Union.

Opportunities to build leadership skills

Each university sports club has a student in the capacity of Captain, Vice-Captain and Social Secretary. Roles of responsibility within the sports teams are offered to students and can be a great way to build leadership skills or to be involved in the development of a sports club. For further information on any available roles for the 2025/26 year please contact James Westwood (j.c.westwood@staff.newman.ac.uk), Student Sport & Physical Activity Coordinator.

Competitive sport At Birmingham Newman

Our competitive sport season runs from October to the end of March, culminating in a Varsity sports event in partnership with University of Wolverhampton and University College Birmingham.

Competitive sports for the 2025/26 season

Men’s Basketball

• Training: Birmingham Newman Sports Hall, Mondays 6:30pm to 8:00pm
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Captain: Reece Christie
• Coach: Ryan Emery

Men’s football

• Training: Birmingham Newman 3G Pitch, Mondays 5pm to 7pm
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• 1st Team Captain: Will Haycock
• 1st Team Coach: Connor Mooney
• Development Team Captain: Promise Aigbekean
• Development Team Coach: Arjan Parker

Women’s football

• Training: Birmingham Newman 3G Pitch, Mondays 5pm-6pm and Thursdays 5pm to 6pm
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Captain: Amber Wright
• Coach and contact details: Aiden Vaughan, a.vaughan@staff.newman.ac.uk

Netball

• Training: Birmingham Newman Sports Hall, Mondays 5pm to 6:30pm
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Captain: Lily Evans
• Coach: Alaina Nnaji

Volleyball

• Training: Birmingham Newman Sports Hall, Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm depending on fixtures
•  Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Captain: Seth Woodcraft
• Coach: James Westwood, j.c.westwood@staff.newman.ac.uk

Individual sports

We support entries in to the competitive events that BUCS hold for individual sports. In the past this has included Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Golf and Judo. Please get in touch for further details and for event dates. Please note that BUCS will have entry criteria for events, so you will need to have experience of playing at a competitive standard in that sport.

Get in touch

If you’d like to learn more or have any questions, we’d love to hear from you:

• sports-centre@newman.ac.uk
• 0121 387 4472

Make a booking

If you would like to book our facilities or take a look at our availability then visit the make a booking link below:

• 3G Pitch, Squash Court, Sports Hall, Fitness Studio
• Badminton Court, Classroom Space, Spin Class

Make your booking and then keep an eye out for an approval email.

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Sports Massage Clinic

The Sports Massage Clinic is provided by second-year Sport and Exercise Therapy students, under the supervision of qualified staff, offering professional, affordable soft tissue therapy.