Category: In the News
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Christie Choir and Rowetta to perform in the concert hall
We have a special fundraising concert on Friday 28th June by the Christie Choir who will be joined by Happy Mondays vocalist Rowetta. For more details and tickets go to. https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/rhythmoflifechoir/?affiliate=HEJ
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Girls Club ready for the Mad Hatters Parade
The girls club have been working with Ordsall Community Arts for the past 3 weeks creating some weird and wonderful hats. The group have designed and then made the hats from cardboard and fabric. They will be on show during the Salford Mad Hatters Parade which takes place at Victoria Park Swinton on June 8th.
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108th Salford Lads Club Camp
On Saturday 25th May a party of lads club members set off for the clubs 108th camp to Aberystwyth. The first camp in 1904 was at Llanddulas in Wales and the club camps have taken place in many different locations including, Bridlington on the Yorkshire Coast, Ramsey on the Isle of Man, Kettleshulme in Derbyshire…
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“Mad For it” BBC Radio Manchester live broadcast from the club
On Thursday 16th May we hosted a BBC Radio Manchester live broadcast last week attended by over 100 people. Former Salford Lad Mike Sweeney and Jack Ranson presented the programme, “ Mad For It” which was part of Mental health awareness week. Andys Man Club and Mind were represented and the 3 hour programme linked…
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Mozarmy and Happy Mondays
Yesterday we had the annual Mozarmy visit by Manchester Music Tours. The weekend event attracts visitors from all over the world and this weekend was no exception with fans from New York, Los Angeles Mexico, Germany, France, Spain as well many from the UK. We also had a small display of Happy Mondays original album…
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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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An interesting talk at a Lads Club
John Thomson, Pete from Cold Feet, and Chris Gascoyne, Pete from Coronation Street were on the concert hall stage last night telling some fascinating stories, with some of the audience taking photos on their phones. Looking back in our archives to 1904 the “interesting talk” was given by Baden Powell at the official opening of…
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Lads reach pool finals
Two of our young members won through to the national pool finals. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester pool competition was held here last week. Harry (front left) won the under 14 title and Tyler (front right) was runner up in the under 16 final. They are pictured with their trophies and with…