{"id":116759,"date":"2025-09-05T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/116759\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:50:09","slug":"women-only-pilates-studio-opens-in-former-oldham-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/116759\/","title":{"rendered":"Women-only Pilates studio opens in former Oldham pub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  HNB Studio has opened on Union Street, at the site of the former Buck and Union pub, which closed down in February last year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Now, the new\u00a0women-only Pilates studio will look to provide women in the borough with a space to take classes in the mind-body exercise, with instructors to lead sessions for people of all levels.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"The studio has replaced what was previously the Buck and Union, one of Oldham's most eye-catching pubs\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The studio has replaced what was previously the Buck and Union, one of Oldham&#8217;s most eye-catching pubs (Image: HNB Studio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesperson for HNB Studio said: &#8220;The vision behind opening HNB Studio was simple yet deeply meaningful &#8211;\u00a0to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space where women can move, grow, and thrive together.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We have built a space where every woman belongs, regardless of age, background, body type, faith, or ability.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Different types of classes are available, including for beginners to advanced, as well as prenatal and postnatal classes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox by signing up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk\/my\/account\/profile\/#emails\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Oldham Times\u2019\u00a0morning and evening newsletters<\/a>\u00a0as well as our breaking news alerts\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The facilities include changing rooms, which come with a &#8220;styling station&#8221; and beauty works products, bathrooms, where sanitary products are provided, as well as hijab-friendly facilities and the Pilates equipment itself.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Visitors, who can park in the designated car park or walk from Oldham Central tram stop,\u00a0can also get drinks including coffees and matcha tea from the reception.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"The studio offers equipment, changing rooms, bathrooms, and hot drinks\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The studio offers equipment, changing rooms, bathrooms, and hot drinks (Image: HNB Studio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  HNB&#8217;s website says 42 classes will be available each week, running between the early morning and late evening.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The studio in Oldham town centre is the first for HNB, who are also set to open further locations in Manchester city centre, Stoke-on-Trent and Winsford in Cheshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Recommended reading:<\/p>\n<p>\n  The spokesperson said: &#8220;Oldham is a vibrant town full of potential, but it lacked a modern, purpose-built Pilates studio that offered women not only a place to exercise, but also a sanctuary to feel safe, included, and part of a community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We wanted to bring something fresh and forward-thinking to the heart of the town &#8211; a wellness space designed for women, by women.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;By choosing Oldham, we aim to give local women access to something new and modern without the need to travel into Manchester city centre.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"HNB said Oldham lacked a modern Pilates studio for women\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>HNB said Oldham lacked a modern Pilates studio for women (Image: HNB Studio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Customers can book classes on HNB&#8217;s website, www.hnbstudio.co.uk, while memberships are also available, offering unlimited classes, priority booking and discounted drink prices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Planning permission was formally approved in June for the space which was previously occupied by the former Buck and Union.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The site, which was known for its eye-catching blue front, was given the go-ahead to be\u00a0converted into the Pilates studio on the ground floor, while the first and second floor were approved to become apartments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HNB Studio has opened on Union Street, at the site of the former Buck and Union pub, which&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-116759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}