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Salford football academy to host open day during the October half term

By Samuel Yard 17th October 2023 Football, Sport 0 comments

Manchester International Football Academy has announced an open day for year 10 and 11 students in Kersal on October 24th.

Manchester Racecourse at its Catle Irwell venue. Image from YouTube.

Salford’s lost horse racing course – Thunderous galloping, noisy chattering and the Queen’s first win

By Harry Warner 14th March 2023 Sport 1 comment

With Cheltenham underway this week, attention is thoroughly focused on the horse-racing, so we’ve been saddled with digging into the […]

SELNEC plans for Salford in 1962. Image: Manchester City Council under Creative Commons license.

A road to the past: Salford’s unbuilt motorway that would have destroyed landmarks and neighbourhoods

By Lewis Gray 7th March 2023 History, News 2 comments

Many drivers in Salford today use the M602, however, plans from the 1960s could have made Salford look very different to how it does today.

Image permission - Lower Kersal Young People and Community Group

“It’s camaraderie learning to dance” – Kersal line dancing group bringing the community together

By Catherine Earle 21st February 2023 Community, Culture 0 comments

A Salford group is helping to unite a community through the medium of dance. The Lower Kersal Young People and […]

Image Credit -Lower Kersal Young People and Community Group

“There was nothing for women, nowhere they could come together” – The weekly Kersal group for crafts and a cup of tea

By Catherine Earle 14th February 2023 Community, Interviews 0 comments

The Lower Kersal Young People and Community Group are hosting a ‘Sewing, Knitting, and Nattering’ group every Monday. In this group, […]

Review: Kersal photographer Shirley Baker’s new exhibition at the Working Class Movement Library

By Catherine Earle 24th January 2023 Art, History, Reviews 0 comments

‘Capturing The Modern Backdrop: Shirley Baker Photographing Salford’ is a new exhibition featuring images of Salford at the Working-Class Movement Library.

Salford Symphony Orchestra at their 75th Anniversary Concert. Image taken by Emma White.

“Music means everything to me” – Salford Symphony Orchestra celebrate their 75th anniversary

By Emma White 22nd November 2022 Community, Music 0 comments

A Salford based amateur orchestra celebrated their 75th anniversary with a commemorative concert, playing music from composers such as Beethoven and Mozart.

Earlier this month, Salford Symphony Orchestra performed at St Paul’s Church with an aim to attract and inspire more younger faces to watch, and also perform with the orchestra.