点评:Salford Lads Club is located in Salford. I walked there and with the help of google maps it was easy to locate. The club is open to the public on certain days of the week so check before you visit!
When I came in I was greeted by Tony who is one of the volunteers at the club and a former "Salford Lad". He showed us around the club and the different rooms that there are. I was very impressed with the room with the boxing ring and the punch bags as well as the snooker room and the function room. The snooker room has the original table as well as the original triangle from when the club first opened in the early 1900's. There is also some of the original gym equipment in the club.
I was very impressed to see all the work they do with local lads and lasses including trips away from the city to different locations and pictures of the young people and places they stayed at.
I was also very impressed at the Archive Room which has names of former Salford Lads including Edward Coleman who was a former Salford Lad and also one of the Busby Babes who tragically died in the Munich Air Crash.
The highlight for me was The Smiths Room. If you are a fan of the band you will have seen the picture of them outside Salford Lads Club which has led to many fans of the band making the pilgrimage to the club. They have tapped into this market and there is this beautiful room full of Smiths memorabilia and a beautiful mosaic from the owners of Affleck's Palace.
There is plenty of merchandise to purchase and I bought a T-shirt and a key ring. I would suggest making a donation to the club for the superb work they do with young people. Like many others in the past I wanted to get a picture of me outside the club and Tony was happy to oblige.
Please visit this place to support them and the young people who come along. Both the lads and lasses.
翻译:索尔福德少年俱乐部位于索尔福德。我步行前往,借助谷歌地图很容易找到。俱乐部每周特定日期对公众开放,所以去之前最好先查询一下!
我进去的时候,接待我的是托尼,他是俱乐部的志愿者之一,也是一位曾经的“索尔福德少年”。他带我们参观了俱乐部和各个房间。拳击台、沙袋房、斯诺克室和多功能厅都给我留下了深刻的印象。斯诺克室里保留着俱乐部在20世纪初刚开业时的原装球台和三角架。俱乐部里还有一些原装的健身器材。
看到他们为当地青少年所做的种种活动,包括组织青少年到城外不同的地方旅行,以及他们旅行途经地的照片,我感到非常欣慰。
档案室也给我留下了深刻的印象,里面陈列着许多前索尔福德少年俱乐部成员的名字,包括爱德华·科尔曼,他也是慕尼黑空难中不幸遇难的巴斯比宝贝之一。
对我来说,亮点是史密斯乐队主题房间。如果你是这支乐队的歌迷,你一定见过他们在索尔福德少年俱乐部外的照片,这张照片吸引了许多歌迷前来朝圣。俱乐部充分利用了这部分粉丝群体,打造了一个精美的房间,里面摆满了史密斯乐队的纪念品,还有一幅由阿弗莱克宫的主人创作的精美马赛克镶嵌画。
这里有很多周边商品可以购买,我买了一件T恤和一个钥匙扣。我建议大家为俱乐部捐款,以支持他们为年轻人所做的出色工作。和许多人一样,我也想在俱乐部外拍张照片,托尼欣然答应了。
请大家来这里支持他们,也支持那些来这里参加活动的年轻人,无论男女。