are accessed from the suburb of Blackley, on Middleton Road. Transport Blackley is well served by buses primarily along the main arterial routes of Rochdale Road (A664), and Cheetham Hill Road/Bury Old Road (A665) directly to and from Manchester city centre. Initially these would have been provided by the precursors to, and Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company, and currently by First Greater Manchester. Other journeys are provided by Stagecoach Manchester, which took over JPT in April 2014. There are frequent Metrolink trams from Bowker Vale to and from Manchester city centre and as far south as Altrincham and as far north as Bury. Manchester's M60 orbital motorway is the northern boundary of Blackley. Education Primary schools Blackley has a number of primary schools, which include: Charlestown Community Primary School Crab Lane Primary School Crosslee Community Primary School Holy Trinity CE Primary School Mount Carmel RC Primary School Pike Fold Primary School St Clare's RC Primary School St John Bosco RC Primary School Victoria Avenue Primary School Secondary schools The Co-operative Academy of Manchester The Co-operative Academy North Manchester Our Lady's RC High School. There are nearest secondary schools, including Manchester Communication Academy. Special and Alternative Schools Camberwell Park School Manchester Hospital Schools North Ridge High School Sports Blackley Golf Club The award-winning Blackley Golf Club has occupied its present site close to the M60 since 1937. The club celebrated its centenary in 2007, and a new clubhouse opened in 2009. The clubhouse offers use for wedding receptions and private hire. There is a golf shop, open to club members and the public. The course's green is separated by fields from the motorway. A public footpath runs along the perimeter. Blackley Cricket Club Blackley Cricket Club currently plays in the Greater Manchester Cricket League. The club is located on Crab Lane. It won the cricket league title for Greater Manchester in 2009. Notable people (either born in Blackley, or resident of Blackley) John Monks, Baron Monks of Blackley: Member of the House of Lords. Former General Secretary, TUC Hasney Aljofree, Swindon Town footballer John Bradford, Protestant martyr Northside singer, Warren “Dermo” Dermody Stephen Bywater, professional footballer Howard Davies, Economist and Author: Current Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland and former director of the London School of Economics. David Heyes, Labour Politician: Former Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne Bernard Hill, actor of film, stage and television Jon Macken, former Manchester United and