Tag: Salford University
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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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Salford Sirens a match for the lads
Salford University cheerleading squad, the Salford Sirens were in the gym recently, rehearsing for the national finals at Loughborough where they came 2nd with their cheer routine. The team practise every week at Salford University and also run community classes sponsored by the Manchester United Foundation and Salford City Council. Looking through the club archives…
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Goalmouth Chemistry
Manchester Science Festival 2012 returned to the club with “Louder than Bombs”. This years event took place in the main gym. Dr Steve Rossington of Salford University presented his amazing chemistry “lecture” to a rapt audience of budding scientists. His demonstration created massive explosions, flashes of light and sulphurous smells. “It was louder and smellier…
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Science comes to Salford Lads’ Club
Yesterday we hosted an amazing science event as part of the month long Manchester Science Festival. A team from Salford University set up experiments and workshops in the gym, kitchen, boxing gym and billiards room. In the concert hall Dr Steve Rossington treated a delighted audience to the wonders of chemistry, creating explosions, bangs and…