Category: The Club Today
-
SLC Triumph at Snooker Competition
SLC members William Doyle, Casey James and Kyle Hili took the top three places in the Greater Manchester Federation of Clubs for Young People under 14 snooker competition. The final was held at Stockport Lads’ Club last night. William Doyle (L) once again came out as winner adding a second trophy to his pool win…
-
They’ve done it again
William Doyle and Dylan Kelly repeated last year’s performance by winning the GMFCYP pool competitions. Dylan won the under 12 section and William moved up the age group to win the under 14 competition. They will both go forward to the Northern Area finals in Preston.
-
Boxing film highlights aim to end racism in a generation
Riffat Ahmed’s film CLENCH premiered last week. The film is about a mixed race Asian teenage girl who takes part in a boxing course run by a black boxing coach. The film explores the girls own experience of racism and also her own preconceptions of other people and places. Adam Crosby one of the boxers…
-
“New kids on the block”
This year the club have started a new senior football team, for the first time since the 1970s. They play in the 4th division of the Eccles and District Sunday league and have won both their opening games. The team is managed by club leader Leon Warmington and assistant Mike Murray. The photo below dating…
-
Hybrid boxing
Two of the young combat sports groups at the club came together this week to test out their shared skills by sparing together. Club leader Leon who trains the junior ABA boxers at the club and Terry Marshall who coaches the Thai kickboxers were on hand to supervise this new event which will help both…
-
Kids cook for Co-op
The kidzwidreamz cooking team led by chef Ray Jones prepare to put on a big spread for the annual general meeting of the new barracks tenants co-operative. The kidzwidreamz group have a wealth of experience having catered for Prince Charles and the BBC Philharmonic in the past, so tonight’s group of 80 local people should…
-
The Eric and Archie team – 135 years for SLC
Two of the most remarkable men you could ever meet, Eric Salthouse and Archie Swift joined Salford Lads’ Club as 12 year olds. This week the club acknowledged their combined 135 years involvement, first as junior members and then as volunteers. Eric has now been involved with the club for 70 years and Archie 65…
-
“Flanny” and “Torky”
The club lost two of its well-known and well-loved characters recently with the deaths of John Flannigan and John Torkington. Both were lads here in the early 1950s and continued to support the club for many years. 2005 SLC camp with “Flanny”, back row far left, Paddy Cook and “Torky” on the right in blue…
-
Salford Lads in National Finals
They’ve done it again! William Doyle and Dylan Kelly who won the GMFCYP under 12 pool competitions in December won the Northern championship last weekend in Preston. William and Dylan each won their group sections before progressing to play each other in the final which was won by William. The two lads will now represent…