Leisure and sport passes news
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21 February 2012
City of Manchester Water Polo Club signs landmark partnership with Manchester City Council
Saturday 18 February saw Manchester City Council and the City of Manchester Water Polo Club begin a five year partnership that will help develop and promote the sport across the city.
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10 January 2012
£18m strategy will create new leisure facilities
Manchester City Council has unveiled an outline £18 million strategy which would see three outdated older pools with high running costs replaced with state-of-the-art leisure facilities.
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8 November 2011
Withington Leisure Centre is 100 years old
Saturday 12 November 2011 will mark Withington Leisure Centre’s centenary.
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7 October 2011
Manchester honour Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club’s momentous victory at the LV=County Cricket Championship 2011 will be marked by a civic reception at Manchester Town Hall on Monday 10 October.
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12 August 2011
Fastest kids off the block wanted for Manchester Street Athletics tournaments
The race is on from this Sunday, 14 August, to find the fastest young people in Manchester over 60 metres in a week-long series of street athletics heats.
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1 August 2011
Pensioner's generous gift to Wythenshawe Park is no fisherman's tale
Kind-hearted pensioner Peter Bourne has donated his entire collection of fish – which include Koi carp, a tench and a 25 year-old, four-foot sturgeon to Wythenshawe Park.
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29 July 2011
Outcomes of indoor leisure consultation on alternative management arrangements
More than 400 people responded to the Council's recent consultation on proposed management changes relating to indoor leisure facilities across the city.
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22 July 2011
Manchester begins countdown to 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
It is only 12 months to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and as the countdown begins Manchester will embrace the Olympic ideal of ‘taking part’ with a programme of events for the local community.
