Morrissey helps Salford Lads' Club

[Dave]

1. hit multi on all the posts you want to quote, then
2. hit reply and they all appear in the reply box.

[Tranquil]

I just saw this...did this just happen? Either way, yay for Moz!
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....elps_save_club

Morrissey helps save club
Exclusive Deborah Linton
28/12/2007

MUSIC legend Morrissey has given a £20,000 gift to the Salford club he made internationally famous.

Salford Lads' Club became a mecca for devoted fans of the singer, who fronted cult Manchester band The Smiths, when it featured in the iconic artwork for their 1986 album The Queen is Dead.

Volunteers who this year embarked on a £1 million campaign to restore and upgrade the iconic Edwardian building suffered a massive setback when thieves climbed scaffolding to steal guttering and lead from the roof in July.

Now the Davyhulme-born singer has given the fund to protect the grade II listed building a massive surprise boost.

Delighted

Project manager Leslie Holmes said: "Fans travel from all over the world to visit Salford Lads' Club and I think they will be as delighted as we are by Morrissey's support.

"I imagine that it is their dedication that made him aware of our cause and I hope that his contribution will now alert others to it.

"It is an unexpected and wonderful gesture particularly coming from a Manchester lad - it does a great deal for relations between the two cities."

Although the singer was never a member of the club, a room inside was dedicated to The Smiths in 2004 - its centenary year - for the international attention brought by the iconic black and white photo which is now part of the collection at London's National Portrait Gallery.

The red-brick club, in St Ignatius Walk, Ordsall, is used by around 200 members and is one of the few original lads' clubs still standing in England, remaining virtually unchanged with original fittings including a boxing ring, snooker rooms and a brick-walled gym with a viewing balcony.

It falls within a regeneration area and developers LPC Living helped raise the first £250,000 for crucial roofing work. But July's vandalism left the restoration fund short of the same amount after it was used to pay a security fund to monitor the site. Morrissey's donation pushes them back up to the £330,000 mark and will be used to put insulation into the roof and carry out work on the ceiling.

Club secretary Brian Ball added: "Morrissey and The Smiths made a big difference to Salford Lads' Club by having their picture taken outside in 1986. They were never members of the club and didn't even come from Salford, so it's a marvellous gesture by Morrissey to give support to the future of our club."

The fund benefited from another cash boost when property tycoon Chek Whyte gave money to the roof project after working undercover in the city as part of Channel 4's Secret Millionaire programme.

Great!

[AmgoingtoseeMoz]

I am so happy that Moz did this. This just show how caring Moz is and I hope he is doing well!!

[Not Right in the Head]

Not too surprising, really, because only stone and steel accept his love.

[lazy_dyke]

great news!... please please please remember to donate any outstanding sponsor money from the bigmouth bikes again cycle ride and we can announce our total soon
use can use slc paypal link above or send cheque to address on slc web page or just buying a tshirt helps the restoration fund
thank you from the heart of my bottom

[The Spirit of '69]

What's the betting when this gets posted on the front page our resident trolls will slag him off for not giving more?

They're at it already. Scumbags.

[Michelle]

It's the leading story in todays Manchester Evening News, they've replaced the unflattering photo with one of the Salford lads, which is nice.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....gives_lads_20k

[Uncleskinny]

It's the leading story in todays Manchester Evening News, they've replaced the unflattering photo with one of the Salford lads, which is nice.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....gives_lads_20k

Thanks for that - nice quote from Merck...

"Morrissey’s manager, Merck Mercuriadis, said of the donation: “The donation is a reflection of how important the Salford Lad’s Club and its future is to Morrissey. This was meant to be a private gesture but we have agreed to allow it to be made public at the request of the club directors as they felt very strongly that it would encourage further contributions and guarantee the success of the campaign and the club’s survival.”


Peter

[girlunafraid]

Thanks for that - nice quote from Merck...

"Morrissey’s manager, Merck Mercuriadis, said of the donation: “The donation is a reflection of how important the Salford Lad’s Club and its future is to Morrissey. This was meant to be a private gesture but we have agreed to allow it to be made public at the request of the club directors as they felt very strongly that it would encourage further contributions and guarantee the success of the campaign and the club’s survival.”


Peter

Just read that myself, excellent eh? I've just rang me Mam to get me a copy of the paper.

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Grim

[Uncleskinny]

Just read that myself, excellent eh? I've just rang me Mam to get me a copy of the paper.

love

Grim

Can some kind soul in Manc save a copy for me please? I'll pay!

Peter

[Michelle]

It's made the BBC News website too! With a slightly more flattering photo!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7164180.stm

[Jukebox Jury]

Can some kind soul in Manc save a copy for me please? I'll pay!

Peter

Peter
I have a copy for you.

Was disappointed really, on Monday - Friday the paper is distributed free in the city centre and therefore read by thousands of people. No bugger buys it on a Saturday so thousands of people wont get to read about this story
That, and I had to buy four copies

Jukebox Jury

[Stoner Kebab]

thats a super nice thing to do.
but i think the guys at salford lads club do not really need a mllion to rehab it. they gotta get themselves over to the home depot or the uk equivalent of it ( i know it exists) i bets the whole place can be refitted for 125k unless they are trying to import expensive limestone from italy. they could just retile everything and be economical about stuff i mean even if the place has funky plumbing they can still stay way under budget. the rest of the money should be set up into grant funding for the kids who are members and also diverted into program funding. they should hire some great programs directors and get the ball moving for these kids and get some nameless british corporate behemoth to donate computers.

anyway good luck salford lads club.

[Jukebox Jury]

thats a super nice thing to do.
but i think the guys at salford lads club do not really need a mllion to rehab it. they gotta get themselves over to the home depot or the uk equivalent of it ( i know it exists) i bets the whole place can be refitted for 125k unless they are trying to import expensive limestone from italy. they could just retile everything and be economical about stuff i mean even if the place has funky plumbing they can still stay way under budget. the rest of the money should be set up into grant funding for the kids who are members and also diverted into program funding. they should hire some great programs directors and get the ball moving for these kids and get some nameless british corporate behemoth to donate computers.

anyway good luck salford lads club.

With the greatest respect, dont you live in the USA? Which probably means you haven't actually been to the SLC. It is not the size of a car garage, it is a huge building that is over 100 years old and in need of repair on different fronts. It can't be patched up DIY style.

Jukebox Jury

[Jones]

With listed buildings you have to restore them to the same standard by law using the same high standard materials. You can't use shortcuts or you'll have the council round telling you to pull it all down again.

I've watched Grand Designs enough to know that!

[Morrissey the 23rd]

What's the betting when this gets posted on the front page our resident trolls will slag him off for not giving more?

You forgot to add anonymously.

[Morrissey the 23rd]

thats a super nice thing to do.
but i think the guys at salford lads club do not really need a mllion to rehab it. they gotta get themselves over to the home depot or the uk equivalent of it ( i know it exists) i bets the whole place can be refitted for 125k unless they are trying to import expensive limestone from italy. they could just retile everything and be economical about stuff i mean even if the place has funky plumbing they can still stay way under budget. the rest of the money should be set up into grant funding for the kids who are members and also diverted into program funding. they should hire some great programs directors and get the ball moving for these kids and get some nameless british corporate behemoth to donate computers.

anyway good luck salford lads club.

It great to hear you know how to solve their problems. Hope you now get in touch with them to lead the way.

This building means so much to so many. All would be grateful to you. During the bike ride I spoke to the deputy prime minister about the plight of the SLC and what needs to be done to save it. She would arrange for you to get an honour from the Queen for finding the solutions.

[Uncleskinny]

It great to hear you know how to solve their problems. Hope you now get in touch with them to lead the way.

This building means so much to so many. All would be grateful to you. During the bike ride I spoke to the deputy prime minister about the plight of the SLC and what needs to be done to save it. She would arrange for you to get an honour from the Queen for finding the solutions.

It's true, he did. I was there to take the photos.

Peter

[girlunafraid]

It great to hear you know how to solve their problems. Hope you now get in touch with them to lead the way.

This building means so much to so many. All would be grateful to you. During the bike ride I spoke to the deputy prime minister about the plight of the SLC and what needs to be done to save it. She would arrange for you to get an honour from the Queen for finding the solutions.

have we got a deputy prime minister? Are you talking about this woman?

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[Stoner Kebab]

It great to hear you know how to solve their problems. Hope you now get in touch with them to lead the way.

This building means so much to so many. All would be grateful to you. During the bike ride I spoke to the deputy prime minister about the plight of the SLC and what needs to be done to save it. She would arrange for you to get an honour from the Queen for finding the solutions.

im not suggesting i can solve their problems. but theres a reason why those memberships have dwindled.
and im SURE sure the monarchy has had everything to do with it.
i do hope they get the funding they need . i hope that every slc and community youth centre from manchester to islamabad gets the money they need to help educate kids and get them off the streets.