Tag: Eccles

Workers on a break at the Protector Lamp and Lighting Company Eccles. Credit: George Shepherd

100 photographs from 1960s Salford will be showcased in a new nostalgic exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Hundreds of Salford snaps from the 1960s will feature in a new exhibition ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ as soon […]

Detysha Harper playing for Eccels RFC. Credit: Detysha Harper

“My brothers played for Eccles clubs – I said to my mum ‘why can’t I play?'” – Six Nations success for Salford-born Detysha Harper

A Salford-born rugby player says she is ‘overwhelmed’ after winning the Six Nations with England. Detysha Harper, 22, began playing […]

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“That game changed the whole history of football in Spain” – The day a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid 114 years ago

It has been 114 years to the day since a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid in a […]

Image credit- Ian Bocock - Plant Swap Pallet at Cleavley Forest Community Garden- permission to use from Ian Bocock

“It’s a nice way of connecting with the local community”- Community garden launches new Plant Swap Pallet

Cleavley Community Forest Garden in Winton has launched a new ‘Plant Swap Pallet’ enabling Salford residents to connect through growing, […]

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“It shows that there is a lot of love out there for this historic club” – Eccles RFC crowdfunder on the way to raising £40,000

Eccles Rugby Club have raised over £20,000 so far through their Covid Relief Crowdfunder and are now looking to reach […]