Tag: boxing
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NeverMoreNeeded at Salford Lads Club
#NeverMoreNeeded Our film is a reminder of a typical lively Wednesday night at Salford Lads Club with football and boxing. 170 local young people benefit from activities we offer each week. Pleasee help us to keep going during these difficult times by making a donation at https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/4798#/Donation
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Salford Reds go boxing
Jay and James (pictured Right and left middle row) are our new sports coaches, from the Salford Red Devils Foundation. Tonight they brought along their under 16 rugby league team to try a spot of boxing with lads club coaches Dave Connell and Kevin McCloskey.
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” Never too young for Sport”
Our volunteer team have been offering taster sessions to local primary schools, and today we had a visit by a year 5 class from St. Pauls C of E Primary Salford. They took part in archery, boxing, table tennis and football and also looked for family names on our Wall of Names.
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SUMO, boxing and first aid make good citizens
200 seventeen year olds have been in the club for the past 2 days as part of Salford Foundation’s NCS programme. The National Citizen Service is very popular and this year the group have included new activities. SUMO (shut up and move on!) is aimed at developing confidence in young people, the introduction to boxing…
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Bill Drummond and Two Tribes in the boxing ring
It’s not often 34 boxers look tense and edgy in a boxing gym, but they were last night when conceptual artist and musician Bill Drummond asked them to practise a weird range of chants. It was all part of Bill’s 4 year project called The 17. Boxers from Salford Lads’ Club and Irlam Boxing Academy…
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Fight Night 3
Every year boxing coaches Russ Arrowsmith and Dave Connell who work from our gym help raise money for Salford charities. This year they aim to raise money for the Salfordian Holiday home for the Elderly. The event is Fight Night 3 which will take place at the Willows Variety Centre in Salford on October 2nd…
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An Army in the boxing gym
A team of 10 boxers from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers have been training in our new boxing gym this week. The Regiment, based in Hounslow, are giving the club support with new boxing equipment. We have returned the favour by inviting them to work with Dave Connell our boxing coach. Next week…
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Boxing coaches raise money for charity
Chief Boxing coach at Salford Lads’ Club Dave Connell took to the ring last week to help raise money for a charity. Ex professional boxer Dave, aged 57 took part in a 3 round bout with ex Olympic Wrestler Paul O’Toole at the Willows in Salford last Friday and came out winning by a majority…
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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.…