Abraham Moss Library & Leisure Centre - Manchester

Liz Bennett

I love the centre…the classes are friendly and also help motivate me to work hard. Love the pool too. Only comment is that the studio needs to be cleaned more as it frequently has hairs and dirt on the floor which is REALLY off putting when doing classes with floor exercises.

Bernadette Kelly

Went to the library on Saturday last and had some issues with my login Claire Davies was on reception and she truly was amazing, really helpful and friendly. I saw her assisting an elderly male and she was patient and kind with him.. I thanked Claire when I was leaving and told her she was wonderful and she smiled and said she was just doing her job. A lovely experience and look forward to going back.

MUBLS Committee

We held our annual ballroom and latin university competition at Abraham Moss Leisure Centre Sports Hall. The venue set up was perfect and the staff were amazing to get everything in place for our event. With 400 attendees this was not a small undertaking but we have nothing but good things to say about the staff and venue and would definitely be using this venue again to host our events in the future. Amazing communication, organisation and Callum the manager made sure everything was ready for our event. Thank you so much Abraham Moss, we had an amazing day!

Sharon Williams

What a total waste of time!! Woman’s swim was serious madness. Not a single person used the clockwise system, causing it to be very frustrating. The young girls who were in a separate part of the pool kept using the partition float as a toy causing a few near misses. The life guard on couldn’t have cared less. Grown woman should be able to follow instructions. It really isn’t that difficult. The changing rooms are filthy! You need to shower once leaving to get the grim off your feet. Seriously needs attention and some order.
If you like swimming with very poor swimmers who have no idea how to navigate lane swimming then this is the idea place, otherwise don’t waste your money.

Faith Aighobahi

Big, beautiful, with computers to use and space to use your lappie as well. Free wifi available. Serene atmosphere, minimal noise from nearby tram route and road. Very helpful staff, kind hearted; willing to help, but more wiling to teach you to help yourself. Very affordable copiers, use coins only (I guess). Easy registration for children and adults, easy to obtain and/or replace membership card. Swimming pool suitable for children. Great stuff on sale, including swimming suits, clothes and snacks. You're not allowed to eat in the Library, though. You can borrow books, renew loan period. Properly functioning toilets available. You can have drinks in there. It's totally lovely, but I'm not sure of opening hours during holidays. MY CHILDREN AND I LOVE ABRAHAM MOSS LIBRARY!

Roz

Amazing friendly helpful staff. Great facilities however pool changing rooms are unisex with no separate changing area for females. As a result, unfortunately a creepy experience for young teens.

Rebecca Hall

I had high hopes of this place but unfortunately I ended up very disappointed.
The unisex changing rooms were occupied by only men which, as a female, made me feel very uncomfortable.
The lane discipline was poor with people not sticking to the clockwise system.
Unfortunately I won’t be returning.

Rahila

There are simply not enough women's only swimming and health suite sessions, especially in the evenings (not every woman is a homemaker/carer and may have a day job!). We see many slots for mixed sessions which are less than half full leading up to them, yet women are having to compete for the women only slots. There is clearly a demand for them as they are booked up a week in advance. This is unfair and ludicrous! The people who are running the leisure centre don't seem to be in tune with the demographics of the area or care about the needs of the local community. I suggest they consult their users, or would be users, and review their services.

Update: just wanted to comment on the leisure centre's response to another users concern regarding the programmable gym being used by the the school for most of the day. Please see attached a photo of the timings given for public access when the centre first opened and compare this with current timings. Contary to the leisure centre's response, the timings have been changed considerably and now limit access for members of the public. As you can see previously, women could use the gym all day Tues and Thurs and after 3pm on Mon and Fri. This has been yet another disappointment for me!