Liverpool - Sport

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Disability Sport
Contact: Gerry Kinsella - General Manager
Greenbank, Liverpool L17 1AG
Tel: 0151 280 7757
Working in partnership providing opportunities for sports men and women with disabilities.

Leisure Facilities & Exercise for Health Scheme
1st Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 6366
Nineteen indoor sports facilities with modern accessible Lifestyles Fitness Centres.

Liverpool Sport Action Zone
Contact:
Sarah Halliwell - Local Alliance Manager
Job Bank, 4 Tunnel Road , Edge Hill, Liverpool L7 6QD
Tel: 0151 233 6145
Email: sarah.halliwell@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool Sport Action Zone is a sport and regeneration initiative covering the Dingle, Granby, Toxteth, Edge Hill, Kensington, Old Swan and Wavertree areas of the city.

Liverpool Sports Forum
Contact: N.J. Wilkinson
118 Prenton Hall Road, Wirral
Tel: 0151 608 6917
The forum has membership from every facet of sport in the city. It is the only body able to lobby on behalf of sport at regional and national level.

Merseyside Sport
Contact: Jean Stephens - Director
IM March Campus, Barkhill Road, Liverpool L17
Tel: 0151 231 5242
Fax: 0151 231 5239+
Email: stephens@livjm.ac.uk
Merseyside Sport is a professional organisation established as a viable and credible agency ready and able to support and service its partners with the delivering of sporting opportunities. It functions by building on existing strategies and structures by leading strategic changes necessary to ensure that sport and physical activity can develop and flourish in Merseyside.

Outdoor Recreation
Contact: Mr Paul Thomas - Manager
3rd Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, Liverpool L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 6365
Fax: 0151 233 6300
Email: paul.thomas@liverpool.gov.uk
This award-winning service has responsibility for the city's municipal golf courses, playing fields and allotments.

School Sports Co-Ordinators
Contact: Mr Stephen Tiffany
Education & Lifelong Learning, 4th Floor, 4 Renshaw Street, Liverpool L1 4NX

Sport & Recreation Development
Contact: Frank Doherty - Sports Development Co-ordinator
Liverpool Leisure Services, 1st Floor Millennium House, 60 Victoria Street, Liverpool L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 6336 / 07764 368857
Email: frank.doherty@liverpool.gov.uk
Responsibility for sports specific development programmes, youth sport and the Sportslinx project.

Sport England Northwest
Contact: Stewart Kellett - Regional Director
Ashley House, Quay Street, Manchester M3 4AE
Tel: 0161 834 0338
Fax: 0161 835 3678
The strategic lead for sports in England.

Sport Volunteering Northwest
Moss Farm Cottages, Moss Lane, Northwich CW8 4BG
Tel: 01606 871812
Fax: 01606 76800

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Individual Sports

Liverpool Hope Handball Club
Contact: John Jacobson - Chairman
c/o 5 Meadow Oak Drives, Gateacre, Liverpool L25 3SZ
Tel: 0151 237 4154 / 07764 252477
Email: johnjacobson@2020liverpool.co.uk
Continental handball team. Coached by an ex Great Britain International. Senior Men and Junior boys & girlsÕ teams. Play at South Liverpool Garston Urban Village Hall and Liverpool Hope University sports centre in Taggart Avenue, Liverpool L16. Experienced players welcome.

Liverpool Sailing Club
Contact: Tom Workman - President
12 Buttermere Road, Liverpool L16 2NN
Tel: 0151 489 2234
Email: tomworkman@uk2.net
Sailing club catering for all water users. Access to River Mersey, membership application invited. Currently rebuilding new premises. Available early 2006. Situated on the River Shore near Speke Hall.

Local Solutions Mersey Sports
Contact: Bob Sutcliffe
Liverpool Watersports Centre, 110 Mariners Warf, Sefton Street, L3 4DG
Tel: 0151 708 9322
Fax: 0151 709 5141
Email: Merseysport@btconnect.com
Dinghy sailing, canoe and windsurfing watersports at this unique centre in LiverpoolÕs Queens Dock.

Mike Jones School Of Sailing / Elemental Outdoors
Contact: Barry Devin
New Brighton Marine Lake, Marine Promenade, Wirral CH45 2HZ
Tel: 0151 691 0941 / 07714 217713
Fax: 0151 691 0941
Email: elementaloutdoor@btconnect.com
BCU & RYA training centre offering watersports at all levels, for groups, individuals, private lessons, holiday courses. Also offering climbing, abseiling, walking, residential, jet ski, powerboating, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, expeditions, team building, birthday-celebration, accreditation, gift vouchers. For those aged 6 to 80.

N&C Jetski Ltd
Contact: Brian Lee - Director
Virginia Road, New Brighton, Wirral CH45 2LH
Tel: 0151 691 0006
Fax: 0151 691 0660
N&C Jetski, authorised dealer for Kawasaki, personal watercraft, parts, accessories and service. Wirral jet ski club - owners club, uses New Brighton Marine Lake and River Mersey.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 January 2008 )