Category: Volunteers
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Award for young volunteer
Club member Matthew Gilligan aged 15 has won the GMFCYP James G Buckley Trophy. This is awarded to a young person who has made the most outstanding contribution to club life across the whole of the Greater Manchester area. Matthew has been a key member of our young volunteers and he has shown outstanding maturity…
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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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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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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…