Belle Vue Sport Village (BVSV) is located in Longsight, East Manchester on the historical grounds of Belle Vue Zoological Gardens (1836 – 1977) and is now comprised of the National Basketball Performance Centre, National Speedway Stadium and Belle Vue Leisure Centre.   Belle Vue Leisure Centre (BVLC) is a lively community orientated venue which boasts a dedicated women only and separate mixed gender gymnasiums, modern workout class programme, two multi-sport halls and two 3g pitches all with free on-site parking.   National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) is a 2000 seat FIBA standard arena comprised of three side by side fully sprung wooden playing courts, two of which are open access available for community and club use, and the centre court is reserved for showcasing events at the venue. Professional sports clubs that call NBPC their home currently include Manchester Met Mystics, Manchester Giants and Manchester Thunder.   National Speedway Stadium (NSS) is a 347m speedway track with capacity to host speedway events up to a maximum capacity of 4000 spectators and is currently home to Belle Vue Aces and Colts who compete in the British Speedway Premiership and National Development Leagues. Within the main grand stand of the venue there is a 300 person capacity suite named after the infamous speedway rider Peter Craven, which is available for public function hire.   For more information on any of the above please select the facilities and/or activities pages.   Belle Vue Sports Village is part of a unique collection of community and elite facilities governed by MCRactive, a not for profit organisation established and overseen by Manchester City Council. It is operated by Better under the MCRactive brand.   The National Basketball Performance Centre, the home of Manchester Giant’s. Manchester Mystics and Manchester Thunder, boasts 3 superb courts and a capacity to hold 2000 spectators.    This facility is part of a unique collection of community and elite facilities governed by MCRactive, a not for profit organisation established and overseen by Manchester City Council. It is operated by Better under the MCRactive brand.