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Wigan Sports Development

Wigan Sports Development is committed to providing a range of quality services that promote sport and physical activity opportunities, to enable people throughout the borough to 'Get Active and Stay Active'. The team have a number of managers and officers developing sport in the following areas -

  • Back to Sport - Adults
  • Get Active Get Volunteering
  • Disability Sport
  • Supporting talented athletes
  • Coach Education
  • Schools buy-in service
  • Club Development
  • Community Development
  • Sports Specific development

For further information on services delivered by Wigan Sports Development unit please contact 01942 404982.

Social Enterprise - trading for people and planet

Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust

Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust (WLCT) was formed in 2003. The organisation is a charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and support Leisure and Cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over 300,000 residents across the Wigan Borough.

WLCT is sustained by a combination of external funding and income generation, including an annual grant from Wigan Council. The Trust is a registered charity and a social enterprise, which means that any surplus income generated must be invested in improving facilities and services for the people of the Borough.

A trading arm exists for services that are deemed not to be charitable. These are the catering services at Haigh, Leisure Venues and Grounds Maintenance. Each of these services come under the banner of Wigan Leisure & Culture Enterprises.

  

About Us

Pennington Flash parkrun is a FREE weekly 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 9am in Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh, Greater Manchester.

It is not a race against other runners, but a 5k timed run and it can really be whatever you want it to be, whether that's for fun or as part of a training plan.

It offers an opportunity for all the local community, male or female, young or old, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy this beautiful park and get physically active into the bargain. We want to encourage people to jog or run together irrespective of their ability – this event is truly open to all and best of all it really is FREE!

Taking part is easy – just register before your first ever parkrun. The great thing is that you only ever need to do this once! Then just set your alarm for Saturday morning and get yourself there!

After the run, if you don’t have to get off straight away, there will be the chance to socialise with everyone at the Rangers Hut near the main car park, to maybe swap stories about your run that day, chat to other runners over a cup of tea or coffee and just be an important part of this new running community.

So whether you are a complete novice looking to get yourself started on your own "running journey" or a seasoned athlete wanting to use this as a part of your training schedule, you’re welcome to come along and join us.