Category: Awards
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Archie has a date with the Queen, Hazel Blears and Stephen Wright
On Tuesday this week the Queen presented Archie Swift with an MBE for his lifetime of voluntary work at Salford Lads’ Club. Archie and his family travelled to London for the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Later in the day Archie called at the Palace of Westminster and had tea with Salford MP and chair of…
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Ghost Camp Wins National Award
The Roots and Wings Awards are for ‘groundbreaking heritage learning projects with young people’ The Ghost Camp involved a radio play, drama workshops and an exhibition based on the club’s ill -fated camping holiday of 1940. The Ghost Camp project was researched and devised by Leslie Holmes and involved young club members, adult volunteers and…
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Archie Awarded MBE
Archie Swift was born in Huddart Street, 50 yards from the club, and joined the club in 1946. He has been a significant figure at the club all his adult life, running football and rugby teams and taking part in boxing and weightlifting. Archie has attended more than 50 annual camp holidays with the club.…
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Salford Lads’ Club Drawing Project gains National Award
Our project ‘Drawing Coronation Street’ has been chosen as runner up, in The Drawing Inspiration Awards. The award is for a project Inspired by Heritage. It was one of more than 1400 drawing events across the UK as part of The Big Draw last October. Members of the club and Ordsall Community Arts travelled down…