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Welcome to Childrens Activities Information in Manchester
 
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Manchester Leisure
Manchester Leisure
Manchester Leisure Services provide a range of sporting and physical activity opportunities to the children of Manchester.  Activities are available throughout all of Manchester, on an ongoing basis and during school holidays.  Most activities are free, but some ask a very small fee to be paid. MCC Logo
Activities include: Athletics, Boxing, Karate, Football, Basketball, Cycling, Rugby, Netball, Tennis, Swimming, Squash, Badminton, Cricket, Hockey, Gymnastics, Street Dance, Aerojam, Circuit training.

Community Sports Development Officers work closely with their local community to ensure opportunities are available to participate in sport and physical activity.

For further information on what’s available in your area see the link:
www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200087/sports_clubs_and_leisure_centres
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Active Lifestyles
Active Lifestyles
Your one stop shop for physical activity and wellness programmes across Manchester, provided by Manchester Leisure Services.

Active Lifestyles is an exciting programme of activities and events designed to make it easy for everyone in Manchester to access and enjoy a more active lifestyle.

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Get involved! Get healthier! Get happier!

To access any of the Active Lifestyles sessions or for more information please call the team on 0161 232 3100 or see the website:
www.manchester.gov.uk/activelifestyles
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Active Lifestyles
Tots on the Move – Lots for Tots

Run, Jump, Rock and Roll!

Suitable for babies, toddlers and children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Click here for more information.

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Kidzone – 5–8 year olds

Fun Packed Activities

A wide range of activities and adventures that will help your child be active and stay active. Click here for more information.

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Club Active – 5–16 year olds

New Dodgeball Club

Dare to dodge, duck and dive your way into a new dodgeball club. Click here for more information.

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Urban Mania – 11–16 year olds

Fitness sessions just for teenagers

Get fit with our new circuits - Teen Zumba and Skateboarding sessions. Click here for more information.

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City in the Community
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City in the Community
Manchester City Football Club’s community programme City in the Community (CITC) was founded in 1986, aiming to forge closer links between the football club and the local community. CITC Logo

With a team of twenty full time and thirty part time staff, CITC runs projects based around four key areas: Sport, Health, Young People and Enterprise. Every year, the CITC team engages with over 200,000 people of all ages and across all communities over Manchester, Tameside and Stockport.

Name: City in the Community, Programmes for Young People
Contact: Dave Coppin
Tel: 0161 438 7710
Email: dave.coppin@mcfc.co.uk
Website: www.mcfc.co.uk/The-Club/City-in-the-Community/Young-People
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Parktastic
Parktastic! -
Free two hour outdoor play sessions
Parktastic provides two hour outdoor play sessions at evenings, weekend and during school holidays.

The play sessions are free, open-access, adventurous play opportunities for all children and young people aged 6 to 13 years. They take place in local parks and green spaces.

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Play activities such as den building, tree climbing and mini sports encourage children and young people to play outdoors, supported by qualified playworkers.

The new dates for Parktastic in 2011 are available on this link:

www.manchester.gov.uk/info/100009/events_leisure_and_tourism/4106/parktastic/1
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Sporting Edge Community Sports Centre
Sporting Edge Community Sports Centre
Sporting Edge Community Sports Centre is a new  centre in Higher Openshaw. It was developed through a partnership between Partnership between New Deals for Communities, Manchester City Council (Leisure Services), 4CT and Manchester City FC.

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The new sports facility opened to the public in June 2007 and now has a wide range of activities available to children, young people and adults.
Activities at the centre include the MCFC Kickz Football and Music Project aimed at 13-19 year olds. Kickz has been so successful that a junior project has started at the centre for 10-12 year olds in partnership with Nacro Sports. Manchester Youth Service run youth sessions four nights a week at the centre for 13-19 year olds and two nights per week for 8-12 year olds activities include sport, arts and crafts, IT, music and day trips.

A range of local sports clubs run their regular weekly training sessions from Sporting Edge including Clayton Villa JFC who run teams for children aged 5 to 15 years of age. Other classes include Karate, Kickboxing for 5+ years and Body Combat classes aimed at women 16+. Sporting Edge also regularly host holiday play schemes and sports camps at the centre.

Name: Sporting Edge Community Sports Centre
Venue: 1 Silverlace Avenue, Openshaw M11 1FG
Tel: 0161 301 1412
Email: sporting.edge.4ct@btconnect.com
Website: www.4ct.org.uk/index.php/Section23.html
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Wright Robinson College
Wright Robinson College
Wright Robinson College in East Manchester has become home to a top quality sports village with facilities available not only to pupils, but to the local community as well. The sports village will be used by Wright Robinson pupils during the day and members of the public during the evenings and weekends. As well as the general sports facilities, there are a range of classes on offer such as jazz, street dance, cheerleading and swimming as well as gym membership. Wright Robinson College Logo
Name: Wright Robinson Sports College
Area: Gorton
Venue: Wright Robinson Sports College, Abbey Lane, Gorton M18 8RL
Contact: Wright Robinson Sports College
Tel: 0161 370 5121
Website: www.wrightrobinson.co.uk
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SureStart
SureStart
Sure Start is a Government programme to support children and families by delivering the best start in life for every child and to help parents balance their work and family commitments. Surestart Logo
Manchester's Sure Start children's centres are reshaping early years and family services all over the city, building on existing services, so that more young children and their parents can access high quality integrated services at neighbourhood level. Centres offer childcare, family support and a range of health, training and employment services depending on local need.

For contact details of your local Surestart centre click on this link:

www.manchester.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/1448/sure_start
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Green Corridor
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Manchester’s Green Corridor is a walking circuit made up of 14 routes which connect many of the beautiful green spaces and tree-lined streets around the city. To find out more Click Here
 
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Active Travel
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For all the information you need about Active Travel in Manchester, Click Here
 
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Active Lifestyles

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Your one stop shop for physical activity and wellness programmes provided by Manchester Leisure Services. To find out more Click Here
 
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Exercise Referral Scheme
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Find out more about the referral scheme by simply Clicking Here
 
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Manchester Coach
Rambles Group
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Since 2007 the Manchester Coach Rambles Group run fortnightly on Sundays coach rambles to the best walking destinations in the National Parks. Find out more by Clicking Here
 
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Health Trainers
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Find out more about the award winning service by Clicking Here
 
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change 4 life Website
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Please visit the change 4 life website by Clicking Here
 
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