Our Vision
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. We 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!
Our Values
- Everyone Belongs
We welcome athletes of all abilities, backgrounds, and experience levels. - Growth Through Fun
We strive to provide fun athletics training sessions to allow a safe space for athletes to learn and develop. - Champions
We celebrate effort, improvement, resilience, and confidence as much as results. - Respect
We treat athletes, families, volunteers, officials, and competitors with respect. - Community
We are a family: We support one another and work together to create a positive environment for all. - Opportunities For All
We strive to remove barriers and make athletics accessible to everyone.
Our Culture
We are more than an athletics club—we are a community. We create a safe, welcoming environment where every athlete is encouraged to participate,
try their best, support others, and enjoy being active. We celebrate effort, friendships, and personal achievement while fostering a lifelong
love of sport.
Can you help?
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.
Our history
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.
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.