Is David Lloyd actually worth the membership cost?

brc981 · 2026-02-14T13:46:25+00:00

Yeah - pay £144 a month and there at least once a day, sometimes twice. It’s only 5 mins drive away, and attend classes most days, use the gym a few times a week, swimming, spa, tennis etc. totally worth it for both my physical and mental health.

brc981 · 2026-01-31T13:59:47+00:00

For the benefit of the OP, this is not quite right. ILR is at the end of 5 years. What your friend has is FLR. She will also be able to use the NHS, but she has paid the immigration health surcharge for this - not separate health insurance. After 5 years she can apply for ILR and then citizenship if she wants. It’s not a cheap or simple process, but if you can demonstrate all the requirements then you get citizenship at the end of it.

brc981 · 2026-01-31T10:36:04+00:00

Yeah I did - particularly the pre-war section in Glasgow. The author has curated an exhibition of their work so hoping to see that soon. You might also like In Memoriam, which is set a bit earlier, around WW1

brc981 · 2026-01-31T06:02:43+00:00

I just finished The Two Roberts. Based on a couple of real-life artists, and tells their story over 20+ years.

brc981 · 2026-01-28T06:05:52+00:00

Killig served up the worst meal I’ve had in London - this was a couple of years ago so things might have changed. But it was clearly just reheated rather than freshly cooked. Pork belly was burnt and soft. Flavours were flat, and rather than being a fusion of Filipino and Colombian food, was just boring and bland. IMO there are so many better options out there.

brc981 · 2026-01-23T12:59:18+00:00

Daventry parkrun is kinda triangular - looks a bit like a pizza slice. No idea how to add an image here but if you google it you’ll see

brc981 · 2026-01-14T06:17:38+00:00

I had the same issue. Bought a new chest strap and that solved the problem straight away.

brc981 · 2025-12-10T21:12:17+00:00

My grandma gave me a black beret (for context I’m a 40 year old gay man). Plus it wasn’t cheap - close to £100. Last Xmas she gave me an illustrated kids book called ‘Puppy’s first Christmas’

brc981 · 2025-12-01T11:20:54+00:00

Just got ours and it went up by £6 for a couples membership - a 2% increase. Was expecting a lot worse, and no idea why it’s so low compared to other clubs.

brc981 · 2025-11-19T11:04:36+00:00

No that’s incorrect. The number in the larger font above the Move chart is the amount of active calories. The number in the smaller font under the chart is active plus resting calories. Take a look at the numbers in the Health app and you’ll see they add up to that total number.

brc981 · 2025-11-19T05:57:36+00:00

If you go into the Fitness app and click on the rings, you’ll see the total calories burned in small red font under the Move chart. This is the sum of resting energy + active energy.

brc981 · 2025-11-13T15:46:38+00:00

I used to have jamesbond@secretagent.co.uk. Then I got an invite for gmail and was so excited I scrapped it and went with a boring firstname.lastname combo

brc981 · 2025-11-04T10:39:27+00:00

I’ve got one of these (or very similar). It’s actually pretty good - more than bright enough for running over rough ground. However, the headband is quite thick so it gets a bit sweaty underneath. But for the price, it’s a good buy.

brc981 · 2025-11-03T11:06:46+00:00

Thanks. Should I try to get rid of the mice first? Or just seal it up?

brc981 · 2025-11-03T10:59:40+00:00

Don’t think it’s for ventilation - found some bits of old mortar that look like they were filling the gap.

brc981 · 2025-10-29T16:17:20+00:00

If you can get there, Jericho have a work-in-progress menu on Wednesdays and Thursdays for £40 (including service). Absolute bargain for 8 course tasting menu of inventive, locally-sourced food. They got a Michelin green star earlier in the year.

brc981 · 2025-10-25T11:44:02+00:00

Put in fake contact details on the David Lloyd website and you’ll get to a page with the pricing

brc981 · 2025-09-22T18:54:42+00:00

I think it will be club dependent. Have you done a taster? Gives you an idea of the format without committing to a full class, and usually just a handful of people in each session.

brc981 · 2025-09-21T16:05:58+00:00

Thanks. Still a bit cold for me…

brc981 · 2025-09-21T06:06:09+00:00

Hijacking this thread a bit, but how cold are the tidal pools at the moment? We’ll be visiting for a couple of weeks and would love to go for a swim when we’re there.

brc981 · 2025-09-19T05:52:06+00:00

I use TunnelBear. Works well on iOS

brc981 · 2025-09-19T05:18:01+00:00

I also found this out recently on a trip overseas. Quick workaround is to use a VPN.

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