Sportcity

English Institute of Sport (EIS)
Outdoor Athletics Track

The outdoor track is an 8 lane, 400m track with the capability of hosting all field events - long jump, javelin, discus, and shot. July sees the annual AAA National Championships Athletic Meeting, taking place here.

Indoor Athletics Track

Indoor Athletics TrackThe indoor athletics hall includes a four lane, 200m running track and a six lane, 60m sprint track. There are specially designed throwing nets for throw events like, javelin, discus & shot. The central area of the track has markings for various sports such as, badminton, basketball and netball, and is used by the community during school holidays. The facility provides a training venue for lottery funded athletics, world class performance athletes or potential athletes. It allows access to medical assistance, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, performance analysis and the highest level of coaching.

The track is also home to three clubs: Sale Harriers, Manchester Kestrels and Belle Vue Racers. Manchester City Council Sports Development run a full programme of activity for the local community, including an athletics, squash and tennis academy for current and future performance athletes.

Isospa Fitness Studio, Health Suite and Workout Studio

This community health and fitness facility is managed by Serco, on behalf of the City Council. It consists of a fully equipped gymnasium, health suite and workout studio. The Fitness Studio comprises of a 70 station, state of the art, split-level gymnasium, with a fully qualified gym instructor available at all times. A gym induction is required before anyone is permitted to use the equipment. All three facilities are open to the public on either a full membership or casual membership (pay as you go) basis. Full membership entitles the user to unlimited usage of all the Isospa facilities.

OPENING TIMES:

Monday to Friday 6.30am till 8.45pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am till 3.45pm

The National Squash Centre

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The National Squash CentreLocated in the same building as the EIS facilities and the official venue for Squash during the Commonwealth Games, the National Squash Centre is now home to England Squash. It is also open to the public and various local clubs.Manchester City Council Sports Development run sessions for the community and children who wish to improve their skills.

The facilities include six fixed courts and one glass walled show court. All courts are state of the art, with the ability to transform into either single or double courts at the push of a button. The show court can be moved and positioned in the athletics hall with room for 1000 spectators for the major tournaments held at the Centre annually: The British Open, The World Doubles and The National Championships.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Friday 6.30am till 10pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am till 5pm

The Regional Tennis Centre

The Centre hosts six indoor and six outdoor courts. The outdoor courts are all fully floodlit to LTA standards and the surface on the indoor courts is plexicushion. All tennis courts are open to the public and can be booked out by local clubs. Manchester City Council Sports Development run sessions for the local community and during the school holidays, as part of an intensive programme to encourage the take up of the sport.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Friday 9am till 10pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am till 6pm

The National Cycling Centre

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The National Cycling Centrewww.manchestervelodrome.com
Manchester Velodrome, The National Cycling Centre, is renowned as one of the best sporting venues of its kind in the world. Home to the successful GB track team, it is highly regarded amongst the world's cycling elite and is a popular venue for local, national and international track events.

The Manchester Velodrome is also open to the general public through its comprehensive and varied programme of track sessions. From schoolchildren to pensioners, cycling novices to international superstars, the track caters for levels of most abilities.

In addition to track cycling, the Velodrome offers excellent facilities for both competitors and spectators in other sports, including badminton, netball and basketball. The National Badminton Competition is also held here annually. Meeting rooms are also available for bookings.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Sunday 8am till 10pm

Manchester City Football Club Football Stadium

www.mcfc.co.uk
Home to premiership football during the season and major concerts during the summer.

Museum and Tours

Tour Britain's most stunning new stadium and experience the atmosphere of one of the country's most passionate clubs, Manchester City.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Saturday 9.30am till 4.30pm
Sunday 11am till 3pm

Reebok City Store

Open all year round, the perfect place to buy all of your City souvenirs or latest leisurewear.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Saturday 9.00am till 5.30pm
Sunday 11am till 3pm

City Social Café

City Social café is the perfect place to relax and enjoy something to eat and drink, as well as catching up with the latest news on Sky Sports.

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Saturday 9.30am till 5.30pm (Food served 9.30am till 4pm)
Sunday 10am till 3pm (Food served 11am till 3pm)

Ticket Store

Come to the Ticket Store to buy your tickets, to see Manchester City play on their home turf (subject to availability).

OPENING TIMES:
Monday to Friday (except Thursday) 9am till 5pm
Thursday 10.30am till 5pm
Saturday 9am till 12 midday Non-match days or till kick-off
Sunday Closed on Non-match days or 10am till kick-off

B of the Bang

The UK's tallest sculpture, standing at 180ft, three times taller than the Angel of the North.Made of specially weathered steel to give it its famous rusty glow, the sculpture has 180 tapered spikes and leans at a 30° angle - more than the tower of Pisa!

Countryside Properties

350 canalside apartments and family homes breathing new life into Sportcity and just 10 minutes from the City Centre.

Phillips Park

Need some fresh air? Why not visit 31 acres of parkland on the doorstep of Sportcity? Philips Park, which has recently attained Green Flag status, is at the heart of Eastland's. Philips Park covers a total area of 16.77 hectares, characterised mainly by amenity grassland - 6.29 hectares. The rest of the Park is made up as follows; 3.85 hectares of woodland, 2.10 hectares of trees in grass, 4.18 hectares of unimproved grassland and 0.35 hectares of water bodies/streams. This offers the opportunity for quiet enjoyment as well as active leisure pursuits.

Facilities include a Visitor Centre, warden service, toilets, children's play area, hard standing ball court, junior football pitch, allotments, community orchard, bowling green and pavilion, showfield for events, environmental activities, educational activities, health walks, picnic area, seating and quiet areas, pond and dipping platform, woodland areas and a Friends of the Park group.

The site is well used by the local community for a wide range of leisure activities, including sports and play, strolling and dog walking, picnicking and crown green bowling. As well as hosting an annual Party in the Park and other concerts and events. The park is easily accessed by car, on foot or via the cycle paths.

For Further information contact:

Steve Downey or Kirsten Warren from East Area Parks on 0161 223 8278
Louise Palin Park Warden 0161 231 3090

Wind Turbine

In 2007 work will start on a new and unique addition to the Manchester skyline. Plans have been approved to build a 120 metre high wind turbine at Sportcity.

The project is financed and managed by the electricity company 'Ecotricity', in partnership with Manchester City Football Club. It will quietly supply 3 megawatts of green, clean energy to Manchester homes and businesses, helping to reduce the impact of climate change and demonstrating that alternative energy sources can be a practical solution, even in urban areas.