Category: The Club Today
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Triumph for Lads and Girls in Pool Competitions
Young people from the club won three of the Greater Manchester Federation Pool Competitions this week. Our senior lads were successful in the under 19 final where we had the winner Adam Williams and runner up Tapiwanashe Jaricha. Last night we added to this success with Montel Harper winning the Girls under 12 Pool Final.…
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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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Dinosaur Eggs at Salford Lads’ Club Camp
24 young people from Salford Lads’ Club set off for the Annual camp trip to Aberystwyth with 4 fake Dinosaur Eggs, which will be used during the egg and spoon race. The club had made a fruitless search of craft shops in Manchester and Salford looking for wooden eggs. Club leader Leon said ‘All we…
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Hip Hop at Salford Lads’ Club
‘Beat Nation’ a 2 hour ‘Live Urban Beats’ event took place at the club this week. 3 experts worked with young club members to create a mass of sound. It even brought the kick boxers down from the boxing gym above! Thanks to the Greater Manchester Music Action Zone and to the Greater Manchester Federation…
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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…
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Success for Club Members
Congratulations to club members who have taken part in 4 recent competitions organised by The Greater Manchester Federation of Clubs for Young People. Luke Williams won the under 19 pool competition held at Adephi Lads’ Club. Wesley Morris won the under 14 snooker competition at the club. Michael Murray was a semi finalist. Girls took…
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Famous pairing model new T shirts
Famous pairing model new T shirts The Goalkeeper and Striker of the undefeated Vinny Peculiar 4 a side football team model the new limited edition T shirts by Kevin Lloyd. The shirts in Royal Blue and Black have the motif: A light that never goes out. Salford Lads Club est. 1903 To order a t-shirt…
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Open Day in October
On Saturday 15th October we will have a special open day, creating a giant drawing in the gym. This is one of the events in the Big Draw project that is taking place all over the country.We want to make a drawing of the area around the club including Coronation Street. The event is supported…