Tag: Camping history
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Senior volunteer Eric Salthouse is 90 years old today.
Known to everyone as “Salty” Eric joined the club aged 12 in 1942. By 1949 he was captain of the senior netball team, a high dive and crawl swimming champion and played semi pro- football for Altrincham. His first volunteer job at the club was to light the coal fires in the games rooms before…
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Camp cancelled for the first time since WW2
Earlier this week we reluctantly took the decision to cancel plans for our 2020 annual camp trip in line with government guidelines. It’s the first time since WW2 that the camp will not take place. Planning has been going on at the club since January and 25 young club members had already signed up to…
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The Salford Lads’ Club camp of 1914
A group of Salford Lads on the promenade at Douglas, Isle of Man in 1914, three months before the outbreak of WW1. As the club set off for the annual camp on Saturday 25th May it’s a poignant reminder of the clubs history, the 1914 camp to Milntown being the last large scale expedition by…
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Just back from camp, 1939!
Young lads back in the club last week were talking about their amazing week under canvas, swimming in the river, and trips to the seaside: and so was Joseph Hammersley, back in the club for the first time in 74 years. Joe vividly remembers going on the 1939 camp with his friends. We found a…
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Salford Lads’ Club’s 102nd Annual Camp
A party of young people and volunteers club set off from the club this morning for the 102nd annual camp. As usual a group are already in Wales setting up the campsite. This is the 80th year the club have camped in Aberystwyth, the first camp taking place in 1933. The archive picture shows the…
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Extraordinary Heritage
We are opens as part of the annual “Heritage Weekend Open Days” on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September from 12 -4pm On display will be our new permanent display of 100 pictures of the club’s annual camping holidays which started in 1904. The weekend will also include a concert by a quartet from the…
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101st Salford Lads’ Club Camp
A party of young club members and volunteers set off today for the 101st Salford Lads’ club camp at Aberystwyth, Mid Wales. A group of volunteers had already travelled down on Wednesday to set up the campsite. The party is made up of more than 50 including senior volunteer Eric Salthouse who first attended camp…
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Would you like to attend the 100th Salford Lads’ Club Camp?
The historic 100th camp by the club takes place in Aberystwyth from May 28th – 4th June. As part of the celebrations we have arranged a day visit by coach for up to 50 former members who attended a Salford Lads Club camp in the past. If you are a former member and would like…