💙 Save Our Gym – Our First Campaign Update!

We’ve reached our first 100 signatures in less than two days! 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone supporting our member-led petition and helping spread the word.

It’s still very early days, but we’ve already started taking action.

✅ What We’ve Done So Far

The Gym Group CEO: Contacted Will Orr to request consideration of a lease extension or alternative arrangements to retain an Edinburgh City facility.

Local MPs and MSPs: Requested their support in facilitating discussions about a possible lease extension or helping The Gym Group identify suitable, affordable replacement premises nearby.

Local media: Contacted news outlets, including the journalist who recently covered the closure in the Edinburgh Evening News, to highlight the impact on members, local residents and personal trainers.

Community engagement: Shared the petition through Instagram and direct conversations with members. We’re also grateful to the gym team for displaying the petition QR code to help raise awareness.

🎯 What Are We Hoping to Achieve?

Our campaign isn’t about fighting the landlord or blaming The Gym Group. It’s about finding a practical solution.

We have two objectives:

1. Explore a lease extension, even temporarily, to allow the existing gym to remain open while alternative arrangements are considered.

2. Encourage The Gym Group to develop a Plan B — working with local elected representatives and other stakeholders to identify commercially viable premises nearby for a replacement Edinburgh City gym.

We recognise that retaining the existing premises may not be possible. However, after almost 14 years serving the community, we believe there is a strong case for keeping an affordable Gym Group facility in central Edinburgh.

Simply redirecting members to Meadowbank raises concerns about additional pressure on a gym that members already report is heavily used.

💙 What Happens Next?

Most of the people we’ve contacted have only received our correspondence within the last 24 hours, so we appreciate that responses will take time.

We’ll share meaningful developments as they emerge.

For now, please continue signing and sharing the petition. Every signature helps demonstrate community support for keeping The Gym Group in central Edinburgh.

And please remember to complete any required email verification so your signature is counted!

If we can’t save the existing gym, let’s work together to secure a replacement nearby. 💙

Thank you all for your support!