On 1st June 2007, the Leisure Division of the local authority, known as Derwentside Leisure Services, merged with the District's existing Leisure Trust, Derwentside Leisure Ltd., to form a new Independent Provident Society registered as: DERWENTSIDE TRUST FOR SPORT & THE ARTS (Reg. IPS No. 30177R) trading as LEISUREWORKS.

As Leisureworks, the new organisation is responsible for the operation of activities in the following facilities: 

LAMPLIGHT ARTS CENTRE, STANLEY (01207) 218899

EMPIRE THEATRE, CONSETT (01207) 218171

THE LOUISA CENTRE, STANLEY (01207) 218877

BELLE VUE LEISURE CENTRE, CONSETT (01207) 218151

BELLE VUE SWIM CENTRE (01207) 218161

Leisureworks also co-ordinates:
Sports & Arts Management, Children's Holiday Programmes; Park's Activities & Events, Sports Development; Swimming Development, Community Sports Opportunities; Arts Development, GP Referrals; Healthy Lifestyles, the Try Five Project and Leisure Marketing, and continues to develop long established links with schools, youth groups, clubs and other community sports and arts organisations.

Leisureworks has a commitment to continue to provide quality services for local residents and to develop new initiatives to ensure  growth within the organisation.   As a customer, we would like to thank you for supporting Derwentside’s leisure services in the past, and look forward to continuing to offer you those services you currently use, together with new and exciting services, in the future.

Leisureworks registered Head Office is : The Louisa Centre, Front Street, Stanley Co. Durham DH9 0TE; Tel. (01207) 218522