Openshaw West
Openshaw West is part of the wider geographical area of Openshaw and is located between Alan Turing Way to the West and a former branch of the Ashton canal to the East. It is bounded to the South by Ashton Old Road and the Ashton Canal to the North.
Located at the heart of east Manchester, Openshaw West benefits from all of the facilities and amenities from the surrounding neighbourhoods. These include Sportcity, Philips Park as well as the proposed new District Centre for Openshaw.
Openshaw is also home to the east Manchester campus for the Manchester College of Arts and Technology which offers students a wide range of courses including catering, construction as well as art and design.
Leisure
Openshaw West has great access to Openshaw Park, which has undergone significant improvements and includes two children’s play areas: one for children under five years old and the other for children over five. The park also contains excellent sporting facilities with a football pitch marked out during the summer months and a tennis court available for public use.
Sportcity offers residents access a wide range of world-class sporting facilities including the National Squash Centre, Regional Tennis Centre, National Cycling Centre, indoor and outdoor running track, state-of-the-art fitness suite and the English Institute of Sport. All of these facilities can be used by the local community, as well as being used by some of the country’s top athletes.
The proposed £40m retail facility in Openshaw will provide residents with 13 new retail units, varying in size, as well as a brand new supermarket alongside a state-of-the-art leisure and fitness centre.
Manchester Velodrome
The National Cycling Centre
Stuart Street, Clayton M22 4DQ
Telephone: 0161 223 2244
Sportcity
Ashton New Road, Manchester
Telephone: 0161 220 3800
Openshaw Park
Parkhouse Street, Openshaw
Telephone 0161 223 8278
Education
Openshaw is home to three excellent primary schools as well as the Manchester College of Arts and Technology. MANCAT runs over 500 courses of varying difficulty from basic skills to higher education. Since it first formed in 1980s, when it was known as Central Manchester College, it has expanded and established new sites throughout Manchester.
In 2007 St Clements Children’s Centre opened in Openshaw offering integrated services in Partnership with St Clements Primary School. They deliver a wide range of services including childcare, baby gyms and first aid courses.
Varna Street Primary School
Varna Street, Openshaw M11 1WP
Telephone: 0161 223 3569
St Barnabas’ Church of England
Parkhouse Street, Openshaw M11 2JX
Wetherby StreetChildren's Centre
Wetherby Street, Higher Openshaw, M11 1NU
Manchester College of Arts
Openshaw Campus, M11 2WH
St Clements Children’s Centre
Melville Close, Higher Openshaw, Manchester M11 1LR
Telephone: 0161 371 9029
Community
The Mill Street Venture Centre runs a number of community groups. Various demand-led training courses take place from food hygiene to time management. Having a Voice and Community Pride are also run from the centre as well as mental health support programmes.
Crossley House Youth Centre runs a variety of activities and schemes for young people in the area including ‘Music Stuff’ which provides music education and training, youth clubs, sports and other fun activities. With pool tables, games and a café, it is a great place for young people to socialise in a safe and supervised environment.
Sporting Edge is a brand new community sport centre situated in Openshaw. The £1.1m offers a range of sporting activities including football, cricket, basketball, rugby, and badminton as well as a computer suite to provide training and free internet access to local people.
Crossely House Youth Centre
755 Ashton Old Road, Openshaw M11 2HB
Telephone: 0161 223 2373
Mill Street Venture Centre
591 Mill Street, Openshaw M11 2AD
Telephone: 0161 223 3418 or 0161 223 4438
Sporting Edge
Fairfield Road, Openshaw
Telephone: 0161 301 1412
Eastlands Homes
Eastlands House, Victoria Street Openshaw M11 2NX
Telephone: 0161 274 2390
Housing Market Renewal
Elizabeth House, Victoria Street, Openshaw M11 2NX
Telephone: 0161 234 1494
Health
Openshaw is home to a brand new state-of-the art £3 million health centre. This will provide residents with a wide range of services including midwifery and antenatal, family planning, physiotherapy and counselling services. A community alcohol team will be based at the centre and alternative medicines such as acupuncture will also be available.
Dr Ansari & Partners
Burman House, 1479 Ashton Old Road, Higher Openshaw M11 1HH
Telephone: 0161 371 8199
Dr Mistry and Partners
439 Mill Street, Openshaw M11 2BL
Telephone: 0161 223 0637
Cornerstone Health Centre
Graham Street, Beswick, North East M11 3AA
Telephone: 0161 230 2200
Evolution of Openshaw West
Openshaw West is a mixture of residential properties and commercial properties. The area is in need of a neighbourhood plan to look at existing land uses and to develop a long-term vision for improving housing, the environment, retail, community and leisure facilities for the people who live and work in the neighbourhood.
In August 2005 Redrow Homes NW Ltd was appointed as the preferred development partner for the Openshaw West neighbourhood and in April 06 they appointed Taylor Young as the masterplanners.
The partners are now working with New East Manchester to develop a number of masterplanning options. Once these options have been further developed, consultation with residents will commence. Work carried out so far on the plan has enabled the Housing Market Renewal Team to identify priority areas for improvement so that strategies can be implemented ahead of the creation of the plan.
Improvements to traffic management along Parkhouse Street and Clayton Lane have been successfully completed.
A planning application has been submitted to the City Council in December 06 by Mosscare Housing Association and Rowlinson’s Construction Ltd for a mixed tenure-housing scheme of 57 properties around the Galston Street area.
The English Cities Fund is also currently looking at proposals for a business park development around Alan Turing Way. Meanwhile, Harrow Estates are developing proposals for the redevelopment of the CIBA site, following its closure in 2008.
Population
The population of Openshaw West is 1,711 people living in 1,051 residences.
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