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This year's summer holiday programme starts on Monday 23 July and continues until Friday 31 August with more than 30 activities planned in parks, leisure centres, youth centres and swimming pools.

Football competitions and coaching, basketball, canoeing, dance, table tennis, trampolining, tennis, golf, athletics and gymnastics are just some of the activities on offer.

All events are supervised by trained staff and qualified sports coaches and are suitable for children as young as six years old at selected sites.

Venues providing summer holiday activities and contact telephone numbers for further information are:

Blackley Recreation Ground, Broadhurst Park, Boggart Hole Clough, Cheetham Park, Crumpsall Park, and Nuthurst Park - contact 795 2650

Heaton Park - contact 773 1085 ext 202/207

For sports activities in north Manchester, contact 232 3100.

For youth centre summer activities at Moston and Higher Blackley contact 232 3106.

For indoor leisure activities at Abraham Moss Leisure Centre contact 908 8338, Broadway Pools 681 1060, Harpurhey Pools 205 2013.