Morrissey Donates 20 Grand To Salford Boys Club

To aid restoration project...

December 30, 2007 by C Taylor

Morrissey Donates 20 Grand To Salford Boys Club

Morrissey has given Salford Lads Club in Manchester £20,000 to help restore the now iconic building he helped make famous.

The organisation is currently raising funds to Grade II Listed Edwardian building, and Morrissey’s donation – originally intended to be kept private – has been made public after the Club insisted they needed the publicity to promote their campaign.

The Salford Boys Club has become a popular destination for Smiths fans after Morrissey and his bandmates posed outside in for the art work for their seminal 1986 album ‘The Queen Is Dead’.

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Inspired by Morrisey’s recent gift of £20,000 to the Salford Lads and Girls Club, the Club’s Treasurer, Mike Scantlebury, has called for musicians associated with the Club to “put aside their musical differences” and create a Number One record in 2008 to pay for the essential repairs still needed on the building’s roof. The talents he refers to include ’60s bands The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits and The Smiths. Even Oasis is named after their Work E
~ by Salford LIDS 1/6/2008 Report