Category: manchester

News, posts and releases on Manchester in the North West of England.

Tom Daley Diving Academy is Launched

Last weekend Manchester Aquatics Centre (MAC) played host to the ASA National Skills Final. The event also saw the launch of the Tom Daley Diving Academy, the Learn to Dive programme by GLL, who operate the MAC under the Better brand on behalf of Manchester City Council. Using the 1m and 3m diving boards, competitors …

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Manchester Shoppers offered chance to Win Vouchers

Shoppers will be given the chance to win prizes by answering questions about what they recycle at a series of events. Manchester City Council will be visiting supermarkets and shopping centres across the city next week to ask people which items they do and don’t recycle, whether they believe they recycle everything they can do, …

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Award winning scheme helps 5K learn to speak English

A year on from its launch a unique Manchester based scheme that has helped more than 5000 learners across Greater Manchester and parts of West Yorkshire and Lancashire learn how to speak English has been given a special award by the British Council. The scheme, #Talk English, focuses on making English language leaning more effective …

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