Category: The Club Today
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The Ghost Camp on Radio
Leslie Holmes has also written and directed a 4-episode radio serial about the Ghost Camp. It has been recorded at the club and stars many of our young club members and club workers. The main parts are played by 15 year old Tom Swift and 12 year old Niall Armsden. Actress Penny McDonald played the…
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Ghost Camp
From 18th June – 3rd July 2005 our concert hall will be transformed into a ghostly campsite by artist Leslie Holmes. The installation is based around the mysterious events of SLC’s wartime camping trip in 1940. The exhibition will be open to the public over 3 weekends: 18/19 June, 25/26 June and 2/3 July from…
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January – May 2005
“Conviction”, a Reds Production for the BBC, was filmed inside the club. It starts on 7th May 2005 and continues on Saturday evenings for the next few weeks. The club was used as the set for the police headquarters. We think most of the actors and crew were Smiths fans, as many of them went…
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Smiths fan joins annual camp!
24 young people and 12 volunteer workers have set off on our annual camp holiday to Aberystwyth. This year the group includes Smiths fan Kevin Lloyd, whose role includes making a film of this year’s event. This is the 101st year of camping trips made by SLC and these two pictures show the change in…
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Mystery Picture
Mystery picture We’ve just found this photograph in the club archive. It’s from the Aberystwyth Camp in the mid 70s. Does anyone recognise the band? Paper Lace? Mud? Smokie?… Comments to info@salfordladsclub.org.uk
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Highlights from the Salford Community Radio broadcast
The live set by Vinny Peculiar and Andy Rourke introduced by Kevin Lloyd. The event was filmed for the Manchester District Music Archive and photographed by The Manchester Evening News. More on www.mdmarchive.co.uk “Louder than Bombs” Partida, a samba band from Salford and Manchester perform live, on Wednesday 8th December as part of the Salford…
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Dave Waterson MBE
Dave Waterson, an inspirational club member, camp cook and leader of SLC for more than 30 years, died on the 8th December 2004 aged 89. Dave joined the club in 1928 aged 13 and excelled at physical training, boxing and weightlifting. He worked as a junior officer before serving in WW2. After the war Dave…
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May – December 2004
Andy Rourke,Vinny Peculiar,Mike Joyce Photograph by Ian Tilton. The band, together with Ben Knott on keyboards, have been rehearsing in the club bandroom for the past few months. They start a UK tour on Wednesday 10th November in Chelmsford and finish in Liverpool on 18th December. More at www.vinnypeculiar.com The Wembley of Lads’ Clubs! “Played…
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February 2004
The Centenary Weekend, Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February, was a great success with more than 500 people braving the weather. It snowed leading up to the weekend, then it rained for 24 hours on the Saturday when 150 hardy souls turned up to enjoy the event. Sunday brightened up and the place was…