Partners
Manchester Sport and Leisure Trust are proud to work in harmony with many National Governing Bodies of Sport and key partners:
The City Council is the only democratically elected and accountable body in the city. Our aim is to continue to promote Manchester as an attractive and exciting multicultural city to encourage people to live and settle here, to invest here and to visit.
We aim to improve the health, education, security and quality of life of residents by working with them to promote and support sustainable communities which are safe, friendly and clean, providing opportunities to participate in arts, sport and cultural activities.
Our relationship with the Trust, unique in the UK and cited by Sport England as best practice, strengthens the provision of leisure, sporting and recreational activities for Manchester residents and visitors.
The Trust is responsible for the management, development and operation of the vast majority of our indoor sporting facilities, and we both clearly recognise the unique nature of our venues with regards accommodating sports development and performance programmes alongside and supporting community use.
Manchester City Council retains the overall strategic development of the events programme and works closely with the Trust to ensure programmes and activity support and underpin the promotion of Manchester as 'The City of Sport'.
Sport England is the government agency responsible for creating sporting opportunities in every community.
We will do this by laying the foundations of a world-class community sports system focussed on achieving three ambitions;
1. We want to grow the number of people doing more sport by one million by 2012
2. We will encourage people to keep playing sport with high quality clubs, coaches, facilities and opportunities
3. We will help people from all backgrounds excel by identifying, nurturing and developing talent
Established by Royal Charter in 1996, UK Sport works in partnership with the home country sports councils and other agencies to lead sport in the UK to world-class success.
UK Sport is responsible for managing and distributing public investment and is a statutory distributor of funds raised by the National Lottery and is accountable to Parliament through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is a high quality Higher Education provider made up of 34,000 students and 4,500 staff. Offering subject areas that service industry, commerce and the professions, the University has built up an enviable reputation for providing work-ready graduates that employers want. Some 92 per cent of our graduates go straight into work or further study within six months of graduation.
Sport at MMU provides a diverse range of opportunities for students, staff and the local community including participation opportunities, student sports clubs, health and fitness programmes, student volunteering and community engagement, facility provision and talented athlete support.
The University of Manchester is one of Britain's most famous universities with a rich heritage stretching back more than 180 years and an exciting agenda for the future. It is the largest single-site higher education institution in the UK. In a city renowned for sport, it values participation in sport and physical activity at all levels as a positive means of enhancing and developing young people, of promoting positive relationships in the local community and indeed - having fun!
In 2008, The University of Manchester ranked 8th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league. The Athletic Union (its sports union) is made up of 45 competitive and non-competitive sport clubs within the University.
The University of Manchester also offers intra-mural Campus Sport leagues, an extensive health, fitness and well-being programme and Sport Volunteer Scheme. The University is the North West hub-site for the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme and also runs its own sports scholarship scheme. Its sports facilities are open to community and university users alike.
In partnership with sports, the English Institute of Sport (EIS) is working to improve performances through the delivery of high quality sports science and medical support to elite athletes.
The expert support services available to athletes include sports medicine, physiotherapy, soft tissue therapy, nutrition, psychology, biomechanics, performance analysis, talent identification, strength and conditioning and performance lifestyle.
Services are offered from nine regional hub sites and a network of satellite centres within England.
The EIS North West team is based within Sportcity, with staff from more than ten disciplines providing support to world class athletes in over 25 Olympic and Paralympic sports.
The region provides support to sports such as Cycling, Disability Swimming, Squash and Wrestling.
Manchester City Football Club play all their home games at the iconic City of Manchester Stadium. To enquire about tickets for forthcoming games call 0870 062 1894 or visit our website.
As well as home games, visitors can also enjoy a museum visit and a behind the scenes stadium tour. Stadium tours are available seven days a week – call 0870 062 1894 to book in advance.
The CityStore, for souvenirs and City Social Cafe are also open seven days to help make your visit complete.
Serco Leisure is a part of Serco Group plc. Serco Leisure manages and operates leisure facilities in partnership with local authorities and leisure trusts across the UK and Channel Islands.
Serco Manchester Leisure Limited is employed by Manchester Sport and Leisure Trust to directly manage Manchester Aquatics Centre and 10 Community Leisure Centres throughout the City. It works to provide cost effective and added value solutions to the leisure industry and successfully offer modernised, value for money leisure facilities to local communities.
Serco Leisure's philosophy 'to provide a safe, clean, warm, fun and friendly environment at an affordable cost'.
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