The 2002 commonwealth games had a big impact on the local community. This is because it created things for the local people. The commonwealth games created more leisure opportunities, created a metrolink and also new facilities were provided. The commonwealth games in 2002 created more leisure opportunities because it gave people something to go and attend and after the games had finish it also gave the people chances to go and visit where the games took place. This is good because it would then give people a chance to visit a place where an important even took place which could only happen once in the persons life. Also due to the commonwealth games, a metrolink was created. This is because when the commonwealth games was on the people needed to be able to travel to different places so the local area had a metrolink built. This is good because now the games have ended, the metrolink is still there therefore the locl community has been effected in a good way (because they now have a metrolink). Also the local community would have benefited from the 2002 commonwealth games in a good way because new facilities was bulit. This is good because it gives the local people in the community a chance to use the new facilities and therefore this is encouraging the local people to do more exercise. This is good because if the poeple in the local community are doing exercise then they will stay fit and healthy. Also the new facilities could provide schools with an opportunity to offer a trip to the people in the school to go and visit one of the arena's where the games took place. This is good because then the school will be able to teach the children and offer them a good trip at the same time.

The 2002 commonwealth games also had a big impact on local employment. This is because the commonwealth games created both an opportunity to provide local people with a job and also allowed people to do voluntery work, which are both good, positive things. It is good that the games gave people in the local community jobs because this made the local people money in the times that the games were on. This is good because this was an opportunity for people that may have been made redundant or for people that cant find a job to have work and to make money for themselves. Also besides making money for themselves, the local people were doing a good job for their local community. This is because people that are traveling from around the country and around the world will have come to the event and will have been treated well and will have seen the people working, which therefore would have gave them a good impression on the local area. This is good because this could mean that potentially in the future, they could want to move to the Manchester due to the quality service which they recieved. Also the 2002 commonwealth games also provided people with an opportunity to do some work without getting any money for it (voluntery work). This is good because it provides the people with something to put on their CV, that they helped out in a big event in Manchester and did not get paid for it. This is good because it shows that the people are willing to work at a big event for no money, therefore this could potentially result in them getting a good job in the future. Also the final good reason about the people doing the voluntery work could not be because of the local employment but it could simply be because they could say that they helped in the 2002 commonwealth games. This is good because they got involved in a big event in the country therefore it is something they can live with and something which they can be proud about.  


The 2002 commonwealth games also had a big impact on education. This is because the commonwealth games will have been an opportunity for schools to offer trips to their students to go and visit the commonwealth games and to use some of the facilities that the games were played on. Also the children could have a tour around the stadium, in Manchester, where it all took place. Also the commomwealth games may have encouraged more people in schools to start to participate in sports whilst they are at school, which is good because this would be keeping more children fit and would also be improving the standard of the school teams. When the commonwealth games had finished Manchester City football club moved into where the commonwealth games took place and had all of the facilities and the stadium. This is good because it improves the standard of the club and allows them to have more facilities which could lead to bigger and better opportunties. For example because they have the space and the facilities, the club are going to bulid their own Manchester City Sixth Form College. This will be good because then the children from Manchester who attend the sixth form will be recieving top quality teaching and also will have the top facilities avaliable to use. This is good because the standard of learning will be better and the students will be more active. If the commomwealth games in 2002 had never took place however, then the club would not have moved into the facilities, therefore this Sixth Form College would not have been a possible idea.