Tag: The Smiths
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Remembering Jean Unsworth
We are sad to announce the recent death of Jean Unsworth 4 days short of her 90th birthday. Jean was secretary of the club from 1975 to 1990 and worked alongside her husband Ken who was joint leader with Dave Waterson. Ken and Jean are pictured (centre) at the 1982 camp. Jean was secretary at…
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Mike Joyce and Paul Lake talk music and football
We have a great event at the club on Friday 3rd February with Smiths drummer Mike Joyce and Man City star Paul Lake talking about Music and Football. It should be another fascinating evening in the concert hall following on from talks with Tim Burgess in July and Peter Hook in October. Mike is currently…
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Culture Show last week; Shameless and The Sun this week!
Last week Salford Lads’ Club featured prominently in a BBC2 ‘Culture Show’ special about The Smiths. Last night we featured in a scene in the final episode of Channel 5’s ‘Shameless’, with Frank Gallagher ranting outside our front door about tourists and mobile phones. Meanwhile, in today’s edition of The Sun newspaper, Stewart Whittingham’s report…
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Salford Lads’ Club open for Moz weekend 27- 29 July
The club will be open for 3 days to welcome Morrissey and Smith fans during Morrissey’s’ homecoming gig at the Manchester Arena. We will be open from 12- 4pm on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July. Please come along to see the Smiths Room, and our new display of 100 pictures of the…
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Ryan Adams calls in at the club today
Ryan Adams took a break from his UK tour and stood on the famous spot, 25 years after Stephen Wrights Iconic photo of The Smiths. It turns out that Ryan, accompanied by Jesse Malin, is a fan, and both were in awe of the musical and sporting heritage of the area.