Category: Events
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West ‘am support for Salford Lads’ Club
West ‘am and Smiths fan Mark Walker from Bow in London is running the Flora London Marathon in April and raising money for the Samaritans and for the club. If you want to find out more and sponsor Mark go to www.boywithastitch.com
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Special Open Day – Sunday 1st February
General Baden Powell officially opened Salford Lads Club exactly 105 years ago this week and the club are holding a special open day on Sunday Ist February to mark the occasion. We also have a special guest Andrew Davies author of “ The Gangs of Manchester” who will give an informal talk about the “scuttling gangs”…
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The Salford Lads’ Club Mosque
No it’s not a dream – the club and Coronation Street star in scenes from the new BBC One drama series called “Survivors”. Episode one is on Sunday. It was filmed here in June and our famous sign was transformed into a call for prayer. See more on http://www.bbc.co.uk/survivors/
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Sporting legend returns to the club
One of the club’s famous footballing lads, Albert McPherson, returned today almost 50 years after his last appearance. Albert was born less than 100 yards from Salford Lads’ Club in West Dixon Street. He joined the club in 1942 and was a regular until 1954 when he became a professional footballer, firstly with Bury and…
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Fashion shoot in the gym
Last month Rachel Liggett, a Manchester fashion photographer, approached us to use the club as a background for a few fashion shots. On the day of the shoot her team of makeup artist and a model appeared and we left them to get on with it. Rachel sent us one of the pictures last week.…
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Another ‘Charming Man’ visits the club!
‘This Charming Man’ is the favourite Smiths track of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron who toured the club yesterday. He wrote in our visitors’ book: “Inspirational club – thank you for all you do (and for providing such a great shrine for Smiths fans!)” Follow this link for an article and picture of his visit:…
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Rising Football Star comes back to the club
18 year old Kallum Higginbottom, now playing professional football in Rochdale’s first team (and scoring goals), was back in the club tonight for a game of 5 a side with his mates. Kallam was a member of our under-16 five a side team that won the Greater Manchester Federation CYP Cup 3 years ago. The…
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SLC tiddlywinks champion from Zebra Street
David Sheldon a member of the club during the late 1960s and early 1970s returned to the club today to mark his 50th birthday. David’s membership record shows he attended the club camp between 1968 and 1975 and that he was born on Zebra Street. He was also the club Tiddlywinks champion for 3 years…
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The Secret Millionaire
The club featured in a Channel 4 programme called The Secret Millionaire earlier tonight. If you missed the programme, and live in the UK, you can view this online at www.channel4.com/ If you would like to find out more about the club, ask about volunteering, or arrange a visit, please contact us by email. If…
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The Street of 1000 Children
Two artists examine the importance of Salford’s redbrick terraced streets. Leslie Holmes uses the gym floor to list the lives of over 400 families from Rudman Street, one of the last surviving streets of the Docks Estate. Lawrence Cassidy’s installation of storage containers wrapped with family photos and home movies from the 1960s retraces a…