Salford Lads Club

Polling Day with the BBC Philharmonic

The club is used as a polling station during elections and today the city voted for its first elected Mayor .To celebrate the occasion we invited the BBC Philharmonic to perform  in the concert hall as part of their community tour. The nine musicians performed music by Handel, Corelli, Mozart and Rossini.

Belly Dancing in the dark

Billed as an evening stroll with hot soup, visitors got quite a few Surprises when they joined in a procession organised by ORDSOCS and Friends of St. Ignatius. The idea was to use music, dance and drama to link two remarkable Edwardian buildings in one Salford street. While the future of Salford Lads’ Club is looking good, the future of St Ignatius, at the bottom of the street is far less certain. More than 60 people took part in the event, which was part of The Seven sites project.

Jade’s Master Class with DIVERSITY

15 year old Jade Crowther travelled to the Pineapple Dance studios in London last weekend to take part in “ Street Dance for Change” learning dance moves alongside members of the street dance group Diversity. Jade has taken part in dance projects at the club for the past 4 years with Kidzwidreamz, and Company Fierce. Jade currently has a place at The Company Fierce Dance Academy funded by the Salford Foundation Trust. The “Street Dance For Change” project involved young people from clubs ...