Category: The Club Today
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105 years ago Salford Lads’ Club set off for the first Whitsuntide camp
42 young people and volunteers set off for camp at 12.00 on Saturday, exactly 105 years after the club’s first Whitsuntide camp in 1904. Photographer Stephen Wright was on hand to record this historic event. The fatigue party were already in Aberystwyth, setting up the tents and the campsite. The party included veteran volunteers Eric…
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Young leaders of the future
This weekend the club hosted the first of 2 Matt Watson Leadership Training Weekends for young people aged 16-21 involved in leadership at Clubs in the GMFCYP. Saturday saw the group involved in team building activities and on Sunday the young people organised the Greater Manchester Federation Table Tennis Competitions. In the table tennis finals…
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From Baden Powell to Father Christmas
A Happy Christmas from everyone at Salford Lads and Girls Club. Thank you for your support, we hope to see you in 2009
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Archie and pals win top award
The Nationwide Building Society Community & Heritage Volunteers of the Year Awards 2008 Archie Swift MBE and the team of 14 senior volunteers from SLC have won the top award as Heritage Volunteers of the Year for the North West. They will go forward to the national final in London in November. Club member, 15…
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Our new volunteers are off their trolleys!
A community initiative set up by our local Tesco Express store at Salford Quays has helped the club get in shape for the new season. Local store manager Nigel Phillips took up the challenge of local councillor and club volunteer Ray Mashiter to get out into the local community Nigel organised a team of managers…
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An Army in the boxing gym
A team of 10 boxers from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers have been training in our new boxing gym this week. The Regiment, based in Hounslow, are giving the club support with new boxing equipment. We have returned the favour by inviting them to work with Dave Connell our boxing coach. Next week…
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A TV at Camp!
The club set off today for the annual camp holiday to Aberystwyth in Wales with 30 lads and 20 adult volunteers. As well as the usual activities, like swimming, fishing, football, and an army assault course, watching TV will be an essential part of this years camp. The reason, is that everyone will be watching…
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3 Salford Lads’ and Girls’ in National Finals
5 young people from the club who were winners in the GMFCYP snooker and pool events earlier this year took part in the Northern area finals in Barnsley yesterday. Dylan Whitehead reached the semi finals, while Montel Harper and Aimee Armsden reached the finals. All 3 have now qualified for the National finals in June,…
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From Street bikes to Mountain bikes
A group of 15 young people from the club had a fantastic adventurous day last Saturday swapping their bikes for mountain bikes. A team from the Cyclone project took SLC members to the remote moorland tracks and forests of Rivington Pike to learn the skills of dirt bike riding. Thanks to Child Action North West…
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Rising Football Star comes back to the club
18 year old Kallum Higginbottom, now playing professional football in Rochdale’s first team (and scoring goals), was back in the club tonight for a game of 5 a side with his mates. Kallam was a member of our under-16 five a side team that won the Greater Manchester Federation CYP Cup 3 years ago. The…