Salford Lad's Club - possibility of closure: gofundme started (October 13, 2024)

Salford Lads Club could face closure again, hopefully Morrissey will help out like he did the last time it happened. Here’s the go fund me link. They’ve got until the end of November to raise the money. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-salford-lads-and-girls-club

GoFundMe description:

The Salford Lads and Girls Club has been supporting kids for 120 years. They've changed countless lives, nurtured talent, and been a bedrock of friendship and learning. But now this great institution needs our help. The club is facing a financial crisis and needs to raise £250,000 by the end of November to survive. Join the Manchester Evening News in helping the charity which has done so much for young people in our region.

 

[Redacted]

Graham Nash donates £10k to save Salford Lads Club

The rock legend was a member of the boys club and is joining the fight to save it from closure.

www.bbc.com

 

[Redacted]

If only there was some long defunct band that could get together again for a last gasp effort for this place. All personal history parked up long enough to provide a lasting lifeline.
All allegations of just doing it for the money easily answered by a big "Yes - for the SLC!".
It's a gift really for everyone.

This is impossible, Andy is deceased, The Smiths can never get back together and I don't think they should unless it's the original band and Craig.

 

[JerryCan]

This is impossible, Andy is deceased, The Smiths can never get back together and I don't think they should unless it's the original band and Craig.

Yes agreed, as per all the Oasis-have-maybe-Smiths-could-too reformation discussion it needs something phenomenal to even have a chance to get moving. Just wondered if this could be it.
It's the hope that gets you.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

The Past Lads can make it happen.

 

[goinghome]

The Salford Lads Club – the site of the most famous The Smiths photo – faces closure

The Salford Lads Club, which is the location of the most famous photo taken of The Smiths – is currently facing closure.

www.nme.com

 

[April Snow]

Exactly the kind of people that should be running the place—people who know the institution’s value rather than its price.

I agree, but that does not pay the bills either.................and some things become a financial drain or sink hole.
It would be nice if it could be slapped with a Heritage label as they do here in Australia and then the buildings are protected but that cannot always happen. I am not sure of the processes in UK for such things.
If they raise the funds to save it for now, how long will that be for until they are fund raising again?
They do seem to need some long term planning structure in place and it may take a savvy bean counter to help there?
Also if the building needs extensive repairs or maintenance?
But I do not know the building or the history of it, apart from the Smiths Photo Shoot ........but it would be great if it could be given heritage status at the very least.

To lose that signage would be sad - it would be like painting over the crossing The Beatles made famous ........ it is an iconic place now in musical history.

 

[That's Enough For Me]

Exactly the kind of people that should be running the place—people who know the institution’s value rather than its price.

Not if they're a quarter of a mill in the hole no, that's incompetent management.

 

[Tingle3]

There is a Light That Never Goes out and Mike Joyce speaking to this subject on the BBC Today Programme Wed 16-Oct-24 at 2hrs 50 mins. The presenter Justin cheekily mentioned that "someone, possibly abroad, who knows The Smiths, and sees the album, and understands the need for the money, might step in". No mention of Morrissey as far as I recall.

 

[Famous when dead]

Salford Lads Club gets £100,000 boost from town hall in fight for survival

Salford Lads Club gets £100,000 boost from town hall in fight for survival

"What better recipient of this support is there than an institution that wholly embodies the true Spirt of Salford?"

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[goinghome]

Salford Now keeps the appeal going - https://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2024/10/18/the-historical-legacy-of-the-salford-lads-club/

 

[Les Tameside]

Not if they're a quarter of a mill in the hole no, that's incompetent management.

It’s been receiving grants and subsidies for years. Like many institutions in the UK, it’s now facing the consequences of no longer ‘winning’ that support—as assisting the youth of working class northern towns increasingly falls out of favour.

There hasn’t been incompetent management at the club, and it’s appalling you’d suggest otherwise. They’ve done incredible fundraising work—balancing its community mission with its role as a theme park attraction for Smiths fans.

But let’s get one thing crystal: it’s not a business. Nevertheless, it’s convenient for government mandarins to suggest otherwise when it suits—to get susceptible people advocating for the closure of community assets, as and when suits. The oldest tricks evidently still work.

 

[That's Enough For Me]

It’s been receiving grants and subsidies for years. Like many institutions in the UK, it’s now facing the consequences of no longer ‘winning’ that support—as assisting the youth of working class northern towns increasingly falls out of favour.

There hasn’t been incompetent management at the club, and it’s appalling you’d suggest otherwise. They’ve done incredible fundraising work—balancing its community mission with its role as a theme park attraction for Smiths fans.

But let’s get one thing crystal: it’s not a business. Nevertheless, it’s convenient for government mandarins to suggest otherwise when it suits—to get susceptible people advocating for the closure of community assets, as and when suits. The oldest tricks evidently still work.

Everything's a business in a capitalist economy, especially charities/hospitals etc.

IF it relied on funding, been great at fundraising but had no reserve for funding being cut, then of course the management is poor.

IF it was entirely reliant on funding then it's always been no more than one economic downturn away from being in danger at any given time anyway.

 

[goinghome]

Visit Manchester adds to the appeal with more info and photos - https://www.visitmanchester.com/ide...ry-in-manchester-salford-lads-and-girls-club/

 

[goinghome]

Salford Now adds words of thanks:

"...local brewery, Seven Brothers, who have released a new lager, Salford Lads Club Helles lager, with £1.50 from each can sold going to the campaign.

However, with all the support this donation from The Smiths icon, Morrissey, might just ensure that the Salford Lads Clubs lights never go out..."

https://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2024/11/01/morrissey-donates-50k-to-save-the-iconic-salford-lads-club/

 

[goinghome]

Morrissey gives £50,000 to save Salford Lads Club

“His support is more than a financial contribution; it’s a powerful endorsement of our mission and a tribute to the club’s enduring role in the lives of young people and the cultural heart of Salford.”

humanevents.com

 

[goinghome]

Nearly there, with last rally by band Rolla, and Morrissey's aid is credited again

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-11-15/salford-lads-club-closer-to-being-saved-as-manchester-band-donate-gig-takings

 

[Famous when dead]

The Smiths legend backs Salford Lads Club for 'doing what it does for the last 120 years'

The Smiths legend backs Salford Lads Club for 'doing what it does for 120 years'

'That alone should be enough of a reason to keep it'

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[goinghome]

The ITV feature from yesterday and a few words

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-11-21/dont-let-the-light-go-out-the-final-push-to-save-salford-lads-club

 

[Anonymous of Manchester]

Good news breaking. The club has been saved.

Salford Lads Club saved as £250k fundraising target smashed after M.E.N. appeal

'One thing we can all agree about is that this place is unique and irreplaceable'

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[Famous when dead]