Welcome to Salford

This is Salford’s time – the people who live, work and play in our city are passionate about our city’s exciting future as a thriving cultural, economic and residential location.

From urban buzz to greenbelt tranquillity, we have it all, with a perfect mix of waterfront, urban and countryside environments and neighbourhoods.

Salford is about 200 miles North West of London. With excellent road, public transport and nearby airport links to all parts of the UK, the city is well placed for residents, visitors and businesses.

The city covers 37 square miles and some 220,000 people are proud to call Salford their home.

Areas of central Salford are a brief walk from Manchester city centre, and this proximity has attracted major businesses to Greengate and New Bailey.

Salford offers a wealth of leisure opportunities including country parks and nature reserves, and Greater Manchester’s waterfront at Salford Quays which nestles next to MediaCityUK, home to BBC and ITV. The regenerated former docks offer open water swimming and watersports as well as world class attractions like The Lowry - with the largest public collection of LS Lowry’s work - theatres, river cruises, modern architecture, restaurants and bars, plus a range of quality hotels.

Sports enthusiasts can join the crowds for football, rugby and cricket. Salford City Stadium is home to Super League rugby and Premiership rugby union, alongside the rising stars of Salford Football Club backed by the Class of ’92 at Moor Lane.

Over half the city is made up of green space and in 2021 the new Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater garden is scheduled to open, providing a stunning 156 acre space and the only RHS garden in the North West.

“SALFORD HAS SEEN UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF GROWTH, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 40,000 JOBS OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES.”

Salford is well known as a channel for innovation in tech, academic research and business talent, with a first-class university. The city also has a NHS Foundation Trust delivering high quality care and specialisms for the whole of Greater Manchester.

Salford has seen unprecedented levels of growth, with the potential for an additional 40,000 jobs over the next two decades.

Salford is already home to a number of global organisations including the BBC, BUPA, CGI, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, ITV, Kellogg Group, Moorepay, Swinton Insurance and TalkTalk.

MediaCityUK has changed the face of the city, as a globally important home for creative, digital and media industries. This 36 acre site includes a university campus for 700 students and staff.

Salford has a proud and pioneering heritage as one of the world’s first industrial cities. The Bridgewater Canal was the focus for the transport revolution, Peel Park was one of the first free public parks to be opened in the country and Salford was home to the world’s first free public library and unveiled the first street to be lit by gas.

Ordsall Hall and Salford Museum and Art Gallery complement the city’s evolving and burgeoning independent arts and culture scene. The city has a range of small and large performance venues and regular music and community festivals.

The signing of the Armed Forces Covenant on 2 October 2013 provided the platform to develop the council and partners’ commitment to allow easy access to services for armed forces personnel and their families past and present.

Salford’s champions, Councillors Barry Warner and Margaret Morris, have ushered in more active assistance to armed forces personnel past and present. They are supported in this work by the Salford City Mayor.

A dedicated officer provides housing support to armed forces and their families who at risk of homelessness. Rebecca can be contacted on 0161 607 1620 or via email Rebecca.holden@salford.gov.uk

The city has a network of organisations that are committed to support to armed forces personnel past and present. Broughton House was established in 1916 to provide treatment to thousands of soldiers returning from WW1. It has now become a dedicated charity and nursing home for veterans choosing to live their remaining years amongst friends and comrades, with a team committed to serving all those who served us.

Looking to the future, the Broughton House Veteran Care Village will provide complete holistic services required by veterans and their families on one dedicated site. The unique approach is an inspiring vision to enable and empower the armed forces community to live with dignity and independence in ‘life after service’.

And in a transformational change for the charity, the Armed Forces Support Hub will engage with veterans living in the community and offer support in the areas of health, welfare, education and social needs.

https://www.broughtonhouse.com/ about-us/

The Veterans Garage was created by a group of ex-service family members to create a unique, modern and forward thinking social hub available seven days a week with the added back up and welfare support.

https://veteransgarage.co.uk/