National Squash Centre
The £3.5 million National Squash Centre opened in April 2002. With six permanent singles courts convertible to four doubles courts and one glass exhibition court, on a unique moveable hover-pad system, the Centre is one of the world's premier squash facilities and a focus for the development of the sport from grass roots through to international level. The Centre hosted the squash competition for the Commonwealth Games and is the home for England Squash.

A scheme involving Manchester City Council and other partners was launched on the opening of the Centre, which supported the appointment of a jointly funded squash development officer and a city-wide programme to introduce over 6,000 school children to the sport each year. The Centre is also being used as a “pay & play” facility for local residents.

Athletics Warm-Up Track
Used as a warm-up and training area during the Commonwealth Games, the athletics track at the side of the Stadium is to become a base for a hotbed of leading athletics activities in the region. Following a £3.5 million investment from the North West Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund, a new 6000-seat arena for athletics and major events is being built during 2003.

The new arena will be the centrepiece of a range of community and school activities, as well as regional, national and international events.   The Sportcity arena will be a unique athlete, media and spectator-friendly stadium with 60 event days a year and the potential to grow into the national home of a number of high-profile athletics events.   Independent consultants say it will draw up to 1.5 million visitors to east Manchester in the next 10 years and create 95 jobs.

National Cycling Centre
Manchester Velodrome is an internationally renowned venue for track cycling and other major sporting events. The £9.5 million Centre, which opened in September 1994, was developed as a joint venture between the then English Sports Council (£2 million grant), Manchester City Council and the British Cycling Federation and is one of only two facilities in the country to be awarded British Olympic Association Accreditation.   Sport England continues to support the Velodrome with a grant of £220,000 per year.  The venue area has permanent seating for 3,500 spectators, hospitality boxes and facilities for VIPs, officials and media. It also provides management accommodation, competitor, spectator and technical services and extensive car and coach parking. The venue hosted the World Track Cycling Championships in 1996.

The Centre is open to members of the general public, regardless of ability, and one–hour taster sessions are provided for beginners. It also offers its facilities for usage by youngsters involved in Sport England’s Sport Action Zone programme.  Although primarily a cycle facility, the Manchester Velodrome offers first class facilities and services for other sports and events – such as a fully sprung sports courts for basketball, netball and badminton – and has hosted national and international events such as the European Blind Football Championships in July 2003 .
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