Category: The Club Today
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Visit by Eccles Boxing Club
We had a visit by a group of junior boxers from Eccles Boxing Club tonight to do some sparring with our junior boxers. Its great to make a link with another Boxing Club and we’d like to build on this in the future.
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The Netball Party
This week the concert hall has been transformed for the recreation of “ The Netball Party” an annual event that took place between 1919 and 1939. By the 1930s netball was the most popular indoor sport at the club with more than 200 boys playing each week. We would like to thank Salford University for…
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Visitors from Ardoyne Youth Club, Belfast
Tonight we welcomed a group from Ardoyne Youth Club, Belfast. The group of 15 young people and youth leaders are visiting a number of youth projects in the North West. The group had a tour of the club and then joined our lads in boxing, pool and 5 a side football.
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Cold Feet meets the ‘Street – An Evening with John Thomson & Chris Gascoyne
We have another of our special fundraising evenings in the concert hall on Saturday February 23rd with actors John Thomson & Chris Gascoyne. Tickets are £12 each online or £15 on the door. Doors and bars will be open from 7pm. The event will start at 8pm. tickets from https://evntm.uk/coldfeetmeetsthestreet
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Oulton Park visit for Lads Club
A group from the Lads Club went on a trip to Oulton Park: The Trackday event included a hands-on experience of working on a team car and then being driven around the circuit. Thanks to the Mary Monson team for this amazing opportunity.
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Screen printing, on our pool tables!
Salford Foundation are here for 2 days as part of their NCS programme, with 40 young people from schools and colleges in Salford and Trafford. The workshops have been very varied with boxing, drama, first aid, an inspirational speaker and screen printing which everyone enjoyed.
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Adventurous trip to Trafford Park!
A group from the Lads Club visited Challenge 4 Change in Trafford Park this week. They had a great time, its quite a challenge to negociate the high level walkways suported on a slender harness, but we had plenty of dare devils willing to give it a go.
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Lake district challenge for Sport Relief
We were thrilled to contribute to this year’s Sport Relief. We took part in a challenge with BBC North West tonight, where 3 charities funded by Comic Relief climbed Skafell Pike in The Lake district. Dennis Lewtas one of our senior volunteer team, took part and is pictured during the climb. Dennis and Archie Swift…
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Girls club drama for #westandtogether
Over the last 3 weeks the girls club having been working with Ordsall Community Arts and drama worker Steph Green to create a short piece to highlight Hate Crime. The first performance took place in the senior games room at the club with an audience of friends and families #westandtogether
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Salford Reds go boxing
Jay and James (pictured Right and left middle row) are our new sports coaches, from the Salford Red Devils Foundation. Tonight they brought along their under 16 rugby league team to try a spot of boxing with lads club coaches Dave Connell and Kevin McCloskey.