Official Opening
In September 2008 the College was officially opened by the First Lord of the Treasury and Prime minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife Sarah Macaulay whilst in the city of Manchester for the Annual Labour Party Conference at the Manchester Central (Conference Centre). The centre, then known as G-Mex, was also the venue for gymnastics, weightlifting, judo and wrestling during the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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