Blackley & North Manchester Athletics Club (B&NMAC) is a local athletics and running club based in Blackley, Manchester, which has been operating for over 30 years to offer opportunities for anyone to partake in all things athletics!

We were established in 1989 by none other than our previous Chairman, Mr Whitehead. Originally, the club was an all-girls athletics club, where our very own longest-standing volunteer, Barbara, brought her daughter as one of the very first members of Blackley Ladies! During the initiation of the club, Mr Whitehead identified a lack of opportunity for females to participate in athletics, and he had a desire to rectify this and so provided opportunities for females that other clubs lacked.

B&NMAC actually started by meeting outside Mr Whitehead’s home, and training sessions included road running around the Blackley area until the track became available. Under the guidance of Mr Whitehead, the club was very successful and, indeed, was very competitive (just look at all the old trophies in the cabin!), so much so that it increased the interest of the male population, primarily starting with brothers of the existing athletes. The club then decided to take on male athletes, and so the name of the club was changed to what we know today as B&NMAC.

The view of the B&NMAC team has always been to provide opportunities for any individual to participate in all things athletics, no matter their status or ability, and we have also wished to do so at an affordable price. Blackley & North Manchester A.C. are champions of inclusion and diversity in the athletics setting and hope to continue to develop as a club in order to provide our services safely and effectively. We want people to be able to have fun while participating in the sport that we love!

• We strive to provide fun athletics training sessions for the local community to allow a safe space for athletes to learn and develop.
• We are a united team for achieving our goals in a healthy, positive way and allowing athletes to challenge themselves.
• We celebrate and value all individual and team achievements and commitments and are each other’s champions at competitions and club events.
• We ensure a duty of care to all members and promote athletics as a tool for improved wellbeing.
• Everyone is treated fairly and we provide equal opportunities for all, no matter their age, (dis)ability, ethnicity, race, gender, religion or belief, nationality, sexual orientation, or social status.
• We are a family: we support each other through good and bad times, offering a helping hand and advice based on our knowledge and experience and encouraging words for positive ideas and projects.
• We provide opportunities for competition in cross country, sportshall, and track & field athletics.

Our dedicated and experienced team is always evolving and growing to provide fun athletic sessions for people in Blackley and surrounding areas. If you are interested in getting involved, let's have a chat and we can support you in a role at a capacity of your choosing. Speak with any member of our team and they will guide you in the right direction.