The space
An empty unit in central Manchester, and a plan to turn it into a place people are proud to walk into.
Every academy starts as an empty room.
Right now
Bare brick and a concrete floor
We have the unit. What we don't have yet is a floor you can train on, walls that are ready to paint, or anywhere to hold a mindset session.
That's what Phase 1 is for. Once it's done, this becomes a boxing floor with a classroom above it, and the first camp can start.
Phase 1
What the work involves
Four jobs, in this order, funded by the Crowdfunder.
Step 1: Prepare the walls
The bare brick walls get prepared so they can be painted.
Step 2: Level the floor
The rough concrete floor is levelled to take gym flooring.
Step 3: Lay gym flooring
Specialist flooring for boxing training and fitness circuits.
Step 4: Build the mezzanine
A mezzanine level becomes the classroom for the weekly mindset sessions.
Build log
How the build is going
The build hasn't started yet
As soon as the Phase 1 work begins we'll post progress here, from the first coat of paint to the last bolt in the mezzanine.
Where this is going
The long-term vision
ULA starts with a boxing floor and a classroom. The vision is a multi-use centre where people can train, eat well, create and belong. None of this exists yet. It's what we're building towards.
- Future vision
Healthy eating bistro
Somewhere to eat well and sit with people.
- Future vision
Esports gaming zone
A reason for young people to come through the door.
- Future vision
DJ and music school
A place to find your voice and your sound.
- Future vision
Film studio
Telling stories, including your own.