Flying in Manchester and surrounds
Mister Geezer,
I'm pretty certain there is one (or more) flying training establishment(s) at Manchester Ringway because an acquaintance of mine trained there a few years ago.
However, if you are unable to find anywhere at Ringway, then there are definitely two places at Liverpool John Lennon (Ravenair and Cheshire Flying Club) and the road links from Manchester to LJL are very good.
Broomstick.