Category: Volunteers
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Salford Lads’ Aim High
The club spent an evening at Challenge 4 Change courtesy of the GMP. The police provided two minibuses, along with support from our local policeman Craig Phoenix. Our intrepid group of lads and volunteers took part in all manner of challenges including the aerial walkway. Back at the club the whole Salford Division of GMP…
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Volunteering at half term!
150 students from Trafford and Salford are in the club this week taking part in the National Citizen Service programme run by the Salford Foundation. The young people aged 16 and 17 have just returned from a residential in Wales taking part in rock climbing and team work skills. They then go on to plan…
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Salford Lads at the National Cycling Centre
16 young people, club leader Leon and volunteer staff from the club spent an evening at the BMX track at the National Cycling Centre in East Manchester last night, one of a series of trips funded through our recent BBC Children In Need Award.
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Supermarket cash for Salford Lads
We’d like to say thank you to customers of Sainsbury’s and Waitrose who have supported our recent fundraising events. Our team of young people and volunteers helped with bag packing at Sainsbury’s store in Regent Road and raised over £650: At Waitrose in Spingingfields, Manchester the stores monthly “community matters” charity promotion raised over £145…
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The bright lights of Salford Lads Club
It’s getting cold and dark out on Coronation Street but the warmest and brightest place on a Wednesday night are in the boxing gyms. Junior club members from 8- 16 are enjoying the chance of hitting the punch bags, skipping and learning all the basic skills from boxing coaches Dave Connell and Liam Kotrie.…
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Christmas at Salford Lads’ Club
It was a Christmas party time last night for the Lads and volunteers at the club. We had the usual traditional events like blind boxing, penalty shootouts, pool competitions and party food. We’d like to thank everybody who has supported the club this year and wish you all a happy Christmas. We re-open in the…
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Ryan’s England caps
17 year old club member and young volunteer Ryan Miller brought along the 2 England football caps he was awarded playing for the Clubs for Young People England Football squad earlier this year. Ryan had trials in Essex , Leicester and Newcastle before representing the national team against Wales and Scotland where he scored 2…
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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…
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“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…