Tag: Salford

Prior Battle of Trafalgar celebration, permission granted by Peter Barlow from RNA Pendleton Branch

“It’s with the Royal Navy’s customs and traditions of lots of rum” – Veterans hold Battle of Trafalgar celebration in Pendleton

The Royal Naval Association’s Pendleton branch is holding a Battle of Trafalgar celebration event this Thursday on its 216th anniversary.

“I already worked out that I didn’t want to be here, I was just tired of fighting these feelings" - Salford woman speaks out during World Menopause Day

“I already worked out that I didn’t want to be here, I was just tired of fighting these feelings” – Salford woman speaks out during World Menopause Day

A salford woman shares her experience on World Menopause Day in hopes of raising more awareness of what can be a challenging time for women in their lives

Georgia Padfield (Permission to use from Georgia Padfield)

“I’m so close to one thousand pounds which equates to two hundred life saving phone calls for PAPYRUS” – The Salfordian who ran Manchester Marathon for mental health

Georgia Padfield, 25, ran the Manchester Marathon to raise money for PAPYRUS, a UK charity for the prevention of young […]

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“It’s such a big deal” – The Salford BJJ gym backed by a sporting icon

© John Lamonica, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons 10-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion, Roger Gracie will conduct […]

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ParkRun organiser says – “Everyone is welcome” to weekly run at Peel Park

The organiser of a 5K community fun run in Salford says everyone is welcome to get involved. Co-organiser Susan Glover, […]

Salford based MMA standout Muhammad Mokaev to represent Great Britain at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships

Salford based MMA standout Muhammad Mokaev to represent Great Britain at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships

Muhammed Mokaev, a Salford-based, Russian born, MMA fighter, is set to represent Great Britain at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships […]

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“We’re helping raise money to help the families really” – The importance of Macmillan this October

The month of October marks many fundraisers for cancer charities, including Go Sober which is in aid of Macmillan Cancer […]

Audrey Pollitt's art (Copyright: Audrey Pollitt)

“It’s great to be back!”- Brand new exhibition opens at Eccles community art gallery

Eccles community art gallery have opened a brand-new exhibition of artwork this weekend. The gallery is run by volunteers and […]

Emily (left), Victoria (centre), Heather (right). Image credit: Emmie Norton

“It’s like a little treasure hunt and that brings so much happiness to my days” – ‘City Found It’ collaborative art project comes to Salford this week

‘City Found It’ is a collaborative project which aims to spread positivity through the power of art, and this week […]