Category: Events
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Exhibition at Salford Lads Club
Our next exhibition is The Street of 1000 Children organised by Leslie Holmes. It will take place over 3 weekends from June 16th until 1st July. It was featured on BBC TV North West Tonight. This can be viewed at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/content/articles/2007/04/18/180407_street_feature.shtml The exhibition is part of Architecture Week 2007: Website at www.architectureweek.org.uk
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Drawing Inspiration Award
Our project Knockout Drawings from the Boxing Ring has been chosen as one of only 5 award winners from 1312 Big Draw events across the UK. Sue Grayson Ford, Campaign Director, comments “Salford Lads’ and Girls’ Club and Ordsall Community Arts fully demonstrated the Big Draw’s aims of bringing people together, engaging them creatively and…
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A Bishop in the Boxing gym
The Bishop of Manchester the Rt Rev Nigel McCullock in the boxing gym last week photographed by Rev. Rachel Ross. The Bishop said it was his first time on a punch bag, a claim hard to deny! The visit was part of the bishop’s pilgrimage to visit every church and parish in The Manchester Diocese.…
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The Big Draw from the Boxing Ring
Join us on Saturday 14th October from 12-4pm for an unusual drawing workshop in the boxing ring at Salford Lads’ Club. We will be drawing the fast moving combat sports of Capoeira, Ju-jitsu, Thai and ABA boxing. Can’t draw? Well we can’t box either, but we know someone who can. We have a Capoeira group…
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“Quaker Girl ” Bazaar of 1911
Step back to 1911 at our “Quaker Girl Bazaar” on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September, 12 – 4pm.The title comes from the popular musical of the time. “The Quaker Girl” The original event included stalls, competitions and entertainment. We have a special exhibition of the club’s archive photographs from the Edwardian period. Ordsall Community…
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The Smiths is Dead: Iconic Images from the ‘Dirty Old Town’
The exhibition ‘Dirty Old Town’ is set in the Billiards Room and celebrates the significance of the area’s red brick streets. Artist Leslie Holmes has collected together a unique collection of archive photographs and pictures by local residents. A place that inspired ‘Coronation Street’ ‘A taste of Honey’ ‘East is East’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’.…
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Indian Classical Dance at Salford Lads’ Club
A group of Year 5 children from St. Mary’s RC Primary School in Eccles took part in two sessions of Indian Classical Dance in the main gym this week. The children were introduced to the Bharatnatyam dance tradition by dancer and choreographer Dr Swati Raut and her assistant Sheetal Maru. The event was part of…
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Open Day in October
On Saturday 15th October we will have a special open day, creating a giant drawing in the gym. This is one of the events in the Big Draw project that is taking place all over the country.We want to make a drawing of the area around the club including Coronation Street. The event is supported…
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Heritage Open Days
The Club will be open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday, 10th and 11th September from 11am-4pm. We have a special exhibition of The Ghost Camp on show in the Concert Hall. The Smiths Room is open and has many more pictures since it first opened in June 2004.
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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…