Birmingham’s Motorcycle Museum was the scene for the glittering Members’ Choice Health Club Awards 2014 this evening (30 September), which saw a cross-section of top-performing operators collect accolades based solely on the views of their members.

More than 250 health and fitness leaders gathered on the first evening of Leisure Industry Week to celebrate industry achievements over the past 12 months. Nearly 35,000 votes were cast for the various entrants - a mixture of small independents, public leisure centres, hotel clubs and some of the best known brands in the industry.

Now in its fourth year, the award scheme is unique because the winning clubs are decided by ratings given by members when completing an online survey. The awards, presented in partnership with Health Club Management magazine, measure the quality of customer service, facilities and value for money provided.

Clubs compete regionally in three categories – Budget, Mid Market or Premium and there are national categories for chains and the Grand Prix award for Best Club in the UK. As well as recognising clubs, the awards also put the spotlight on individual staff in the People Awards category.

As in recent years, TV personality Mark Durden-Smith continued his role as ebullient host of the awards, serving as an entertaining compere throughout the evening and uttering the sweet sounds of victory for the deserved winners.

The winners list in full

THE PEOPLE AWARDS CATEGORY

Five Highly Commended Winners trophies were presented.

David Gibson Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer Westwoods Health Club

Fitzroy Reid Sales Manager Fit4less Kilburn

Holly Lynch Fitness Instructor Pendle Wavelengths & Inside Spa

Scott Parish Gym & Fitness Instructor Portway Lifestyle Centre

Tracey Warrener Group Exercise Manager Everyone Active West Lindsey

REGIONAL CATEGORIES

CHANNEL ISLANDS

Mid Market

GOLD - La Grande Mare Health Club

EAST MIDLANDS

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Northampton

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women Arnold

SILVER - Everyone Active West Lindsey

BRONZE - Training Shed Daventry

Premium

GOLD - The Nottingham Belfry QHotels

EAST OF ENGLAND

Mid Market

GOLD - Everyone Active Mid Suffolk

SILVER - Everyone Active Stradbroke Swim and Fitness Centre

BRONZE - Everyone Active Cambourne Fitness & Sports Centre

Premium

GOLD - LivingWell Health Club Cambridge

LONDON

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Southwark

SILVER - Fit4less Cricklewood

BRONZE - Fitness4Less Canning Town

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness Club Northwick Park

SILVER - New Chiswick Pool (Fusion Lifestyle)

BRONZE - énergie Fitness Club Fulham

NORTH EAST

Budget

GOLD - Fit4less Hartlepool

Mid Market

GOLD - Everyone Active Saltburn Leisure Centre"

SILVER - énergie Fitness for Women Morpeth"

NORTH WEST

Mid Market

GOLD - Pendle Wavelengths & Inside Spa

SILVER - St Peter's Leisure Centre (Burnley Leisure)

BRONZE - Padiham Leisure Centre (Burnley Leisure)

Premium

GOLD - The Midland QHotels

SILVER - Crow Wood Leisure

BRONZE - Crewe Hall QHotels

NORTHERN IRELAND

Budget

GOLD - Fit4less Lisburn

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness Club Coleraine

SCOTLAND

Budget

GOLD - Fit4less Dundee Hilltown

SILVER - Fit4less Dundee Douglas

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women East Kilbride

SILVER - énergie Fitness For Women Airdrie

BRONZE - énergie Fitness For Women Dundee

Premium

GOLD - Westwoods Health Club

SILVER - The Westerwood QHotels

SOUTH EAST – Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Southend

SILVER - Fit4less Harlow

BRONZE - Fitness4Less Watford

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women Watford

SILVER - énergie Fitness for Women St Albans

BRONZE - Topnotch Health Club Brentford

Premium

GOLD - LivingWell Health Club Heathrow Terminal 4

SOUTH EAST - Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Sutton

SILVER - Fitness4Less New Malden

Mid Market

GOLD - Everyone Active Spelthorne

SILVER - Everyone Active David Weir

BRONZE - Everyone Active Westcroft

Premium

GOLD - LivingWell Health Club Maidstone

SILVER - Ashford International QHotels

SOUTH WEST

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Bristol

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness for Women Plympton

SILVER - Strode Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre (Avalon Leisure)

BRONZE - Everyone Active Henbury Leisure Centre

SOUTHERN

Budget

GOLD - Fit4less Chesham

SILVER - Fitness4Less Cheltenham

BRONZE - Fitness4Less Chesham

Mid Market

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women Fenny Stratford

SILVER - énergie Fitness Club Andover "

BRONZE - Fusion Health Club (National Badminton Centre)

Premium

GOLD - Oxford Belfry QHotels

WALES

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Newport

Premium

GOLD - LivingWell Health Club Newport

SILVER - LivingWell Health Club Cardiff

WEST MIDLANDS

Budget

GOLD - Fitness4Less Birmingham

SILVER - Fitness4Less Brierley Hill

Mid Market

GOLD - Ryland Centre (SLT)

SILVER - Portway Lifestyle Centre (SLT)

BRONZE - Haden Hill Leisure Centre (SLT)

Premium

GOLD - Chesford Grange QHotels

SILVER - Spa Naturel Fitness Brandon Hall

BRONZE - The Shrewsbury Club

YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

Budget

GOLD - i-motion gym Rotherham

Mid Market

GOLD - Fitness Unlimited (EIS-Sheffield)

SILVER - Fitness Unlimited (Springs Leisure Centre)

BRONZE Fitness Unlimited (Hillsborough Leisure Centre)

Premium

GOLD - Crown Spa Scarborough

SILVER - Tankersley Manor QHotels

NATIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST BUDGET CHAIN (5+ clubs)

GOLD - Fit4less Health Clubs

SILVER - Fitness4Less Health Clubs

BEST SMALL CHAIN (3-9 clubs)

GOLD - Sandwell Leisure Trust

SILVER - Avalon Leisure Centres

BRONZE - Fitness Unlimited Leisure Centres

BEST MEDIUM CHAIN (10-30 clubs)

GOLD - Fitness4Less Health Clubs

SILVER - QHotels Health Clubs

BRONZE Fitness Village Health & Fitness Centres

BEST NATIONAL CHAIN (30+ clubs)

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women Health Clubs

SILVER - Everyone Active Leisure Centres

BRONZE - Fusion Lifestyle Leisure Centres

GRAND PRIX CATEGORIES

BEST CLUB IN THE UK (BUDGET)

GOLD - Fit4less Chesham

SILVER - Fitness4Less Cheltenham

BRONZE - Fitness4Less Chesham

BEST CLUB IN THE UK (MID MARKET)

GOLD - énergie Fitness For Women Fenny Stratford

SILVER - énergie Fitness For Women Arnold

BRONZE - énergie Fitness For Women Plympton

BEST CLUB IN THE UK (PREMIUM)

GOLD - The Nottingham Belfry QHotels

SILVER - Crown Spa Scarborough

BRONZE - The Midland QHotels