Salford-based Manchester City Mission has been voted Salix Homes Springboard Hero 2022 and awarded £1000 to help continue their work.

The result follows a closely fought month-long public vote between the four finalists in which nearly 800 votes were cast.

The Mission provides a vital lifeline for people living in poverty and those affected by the cost-of-living crisis in Salford, with their Family Food Fayre project providing access to low-cost food, clothing and essentials to the local community.

Manchester City Mission manager Barry Matley said:

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“We are absolutely thrilled to be named Springboard Hero 2022, it’s an amazing honour., I can’t thank enough anyone who gave their vote to us, it means such a lot and recognises the work the whole team do.”

“I also want to thank Salix Homes - the Springboard Hero competition gave us the opportunity to let more people know about us and the work we do, it will mean so much to everyone who gives their time and energy to help residents who need us more now than ever.”

 

Currently based at the Windsor Centre in Salford, they offer a twice-a-week drop-in session where residents can choose from a wide range of food items worth around £15 for just £3.

Salford housing association Salix Homes supports the project by paying membership fees for its tenants in financial difficulty, and its Springboard fund has also been used to cover the costs of repairs to ensure vital equipment is maintained.

This year, Salix Homes has donated around £33,000 to dozens of local groups and initiatives across Salford as part of its Springboard community grant programme, which provides much-needed cash injections to local projects that boost community spirit, promote health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and improve the environment.

Four of the projects Salix Homes has supported over the year are entered into the annual Springboard Heroes Awards and given the chance to win a further £1,000 cash boost.

This year’s competition was closely contested between four finalists, as worthy runners-up Bee Corner, Salford Boxing Club and Seedley and Langworthy in Bloom will each receive £100.

Sue Sutton, Chief Executive at Salix Homes said:

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“Springboard Heroes is our way of celebrating some of the fantastic work that people are doing to help the residents of Salford in these incredibly challenging times., We’ve not known a cost-of-living emergency like this for decades, so we all need to do what we can to provide help and support.

“Huge congratulations to the Manchester City Mission’s Family Food Fayre, which is a very worthy winner of our annual Springboard Heroes Awards, as voted by the public. It’s projects like these that make our communities so special, and we hope our donation will go some way in supporting them to continue the fantastic work that they do.”

 

Image: Manchester City Mission manager Barry Matley, holding £1000 cheque from Salix Homes

Salford’s Super Gran Linda Ryan age 71 is deep in training to swim 400 lengths at Broughton Swimming Pool for children’s charity Brainwave next month.

Linda has always loved swimming from a young age and at 4 foot 10.5 inches recalls how she taught her grandson Thomas to swim when he was a youngster and how he is now towering over her at around 6 feet.  At the age of 17 Thomas is now not only a proficient swimmer thanks to Linda but a boxer which Linda takes no credit for.

Linda says:

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“I grew up in Burnley and remember with fondness achieving my lifesaving certificates before the age of 15. My dad worked at the colliery and loved to swim too, so we’d all be in the pool as much as we could, I’m sure he’d love to have done this challenge with me.  Brainwave is a fantastic charity that I’ve been supporting as a volunteer for several years so now I’m delighted to take part in this challenge and raise as much money as I can for their 40th anniversary challenge.”

Linda will be alternating her strokes between breaststroke and back stroke as she suffers from lower back pain and sore joints so has found alternating will help make it easier for her to achieve this goal.  For anyone wishing to support Linda on her swim please donate on the following link and wish her luck!  https://www.justgiving.com/brainwave

Keith Sinclair, CEO at Brainwave said:

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“We’re all so impressed with Linda’s challenge and wish her all the best with this fantastic swimming effort.  This year is very special to us as it marks our 40th year helping children across the UK to achieve their potential.  We’re hoping by the end of the year to raise £40,000 to fund a full-time speech and language therapist to join our team.”

Brainwave supports children with various conditions including cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delay, Sensory Processing difficulties and Down’s syndrome. The Charity also supports children with no official diagnosis and can assist families in accessing their services through a means-tested Fund. 

Police in Salford are seeking the help of the public in identifying a man they wish to speak with as part of their investigation into a road-rage assault which took place in Lower Broughton last month (September).

During the assault a man was punched in the face on Great Cheetham Street West, which led to him sustaining a swollen jaw as well as falling to the floor.

Police have released two images from cctv cameras, which show the bearded attacker on a distinctive orange coloured mountain bike, wearing a light green t-shirt & black or possibly navy-blue shorts and a pair of sunglasses.

If you witnessed the attack or have any information which could aid officers with their investigations, please contact them via email at 16548@gmp.police.uk.

A cancer survivor who took up running during her treatment is now taking on a marathon challenge in aid of the charity that supported her through her own cancer journey.

Laura Derbyshire, from Salford, is running the Manchester Half Marathon on October 9, despite only taking up running while undergoing radiotherapy.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Laura is keen to share her story to encourage others to look out for the signs of breast cancer.

Laura, aged 41, who works as an estate management officer with Salford housing association Salix Homes, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in July 2020 after finding a lump – during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“It was the middle of the pandemic, and I hadn’t told any of my friends or family I had found a lump, as it was a time when everyone was self-isolating and social distancing.

 “I broke the news to my family while stood socially distanced at the end of their driveway. Dealing with a cancer diagnosis and treatment is tough anyway, but to do it virtually alone without being able to have my family and friends physically at my side for support was even harder.” 

 

Mum-of-one Laura, who has worked at Salix Homes for nine years, lives in Salford with her now 18-year-old daughter Jess, who was sitting her GCSEs at the time of her mum’s diagnosis. 

Within 25 days of being diagnosed, she began her first intense round of chemotherapy treatment.

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“I was lucky enough to border two hospitals and I got to witness first-hand the care and support from both the Royal Bolton Hospital and The Christie.

“Towards the end of my chemo, The Christie had restarted its ‘chemo-at-home’ service, which is a mobile van I’d visit every week at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford – I call it my ‘car park chemo’.”

 

In December 2020, Laura underwent surgery known as a lumpectomy to remove the lump and the surrounding lymph nodes, as the cancer had already started spreading to her lymph nodes.

And it was while undergoing radiotherapy after her operation that Laura decided to take up running, which she credits for saving her life.

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“I wasn’t a runner at all, but I had spent so long inside the house, I craved being outside. Running was free and didn’t require a fancy gym membership, and I could do it round my estate. I started off by walking, and then I joined a local Couch to 5k group, and the rest is history.

“In a way I was probably running away from cancer, but it was running and the NHS that saved my life.”

 

Laura is now in remission from cancer, but still struggles with the long-term physical effects. She undergoes regular physio at Salford Royal Hospital, which has inspired her to raise money to enable the hospital to purchase another DOT (deep oscillation therapy) machine, which is used to break down scar tissue. 

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“The lasting physical damage is tough, but my physio Karen is an angel. She uses a machine on my scar tissue called a DOT machine, which isn’t NHS-funded. DOT therapy is also not available in every borough, so I’m very lucky that Salford has one.

 “The DOT treatment works wonders on my scars and enables my body to find new ways to drain its lymphatic fluid, as I no longer have the nodes that did that before.

 “I am running the Manchester Half Marathon to raise as much as I can to help fund another DOT machine for the team at Salford Royal so they can help change more lives. The DOT machine not only helps people who have had cancer treatment, but it works on any scar, for men and women, and I really believe this treatment should be available to everyone, no matter where you live.

 “October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I want to encourage people to regularly check their breasts and get to know your own bodies. If you do feel that something is wrong or looks or feels different, then please see your doctor.”

 

Laura has already completed the Manchester 10k, but this will be her first half marathon. She is running alongside her sister Helen Derbyshire and the pair are aiming to raise £3,225 for the Northcare Charity, which will purchase the DOT machine for Salford Royal.

You can sponsor Laura via her Just Giving Page Laura-Jayne Derbyshire is fundraising for Northcare Charity (justgiving.com)

For more information about how to check for the signs of breast cancer, visit, CoppaFeel! | Check Your Boobs or Pecs | Breast Cancer Awareness

We reported yesterday that we gave £80 each to The Mustard Tree Foodbank and The Unemployed Resources Center, Breakfast Club to help them purchase essential foodstuffs, the money came from a donated piece of artwork by the talented, Brian Gorman which was purchased for £250 by the ever generous, John Mottershead.

Today we paid a return visit to The Emmanuel Church on Langworthy Road, Salford for a chat with community organiser, Peter Simms to hand over £90 for their foodbank, which is open on a Wednesday morning, 10am - 12pm and is currently helping to feed 50 families a week.

"We are seeing a huge increase in the number of families using the service which is managed by my mother Yvonne and other volunteers, nobody gets paid I hasten to add.

The main foods we can offer are high in protein, eggs, tuna, beans, pasta, cereals etc, we also offer toiletries, free contraceptives and sanitary products for females, sadly we can never have food on our shelves to feed our users.

I have seen Mothers come in and just choose food to feed their children and they go hungry, same with Fathers who do the same, it's heart breaking to see in this day and age, food should be guaranteed, not a luxury"

The foodbank spends £400 a week purchasing food from discount cash and carry stores and Fare Share, this money is raised from fund raising events and local grants but is never enough, last week Yvonne paid for 24, whites, sliced loaves to restock the shelves out of her own money, which left me speechless when she told me on our last visit.

The £90 we gave them today is sadly a drop in the ocean to them, and so if you can help in any way by dropping off, any unwanted canned foods, pasta and toiletries at the foodbank, I would urge you to do so, these people truly are the unsung heroes of Salford, and they need our help.

Heroic firefighters from Irlam and Eccles, saved a life this evening after carrying the occupant of a burning building in Cadishead to safety.

Emergency services had responded to reports of a fire breaking out in flat on Liverpool Road, close to the junction with School Lane.

The firefighters entered the burning building and thankfully managed to locate a person inside who was quickly rescued and taken to safety.

The road was temporarily closed to traffic during the incident but has since been reopened.

Public house, The Coach and Horses; along with several local takeaways provided refreshments and warm shelter to those who had been displaced from their homes, until the flames were extinguished and they were made safe once more.

Today we called in at the Salford Unemployed Resources Centre, on Liverpool Road, Patricroft, to hand over £80, part of the money that was raised from the sale of the Brian Gorman artwork to help fund their Breakfast Club and Emergency Food Bank.

We spoke to John Howard one of the staff there who told us that the centre provides much needed, support services, giving advice on benefits, housing, law, disability etc as well as a Breakfast Club which gives free breakfasts to around 10 people a day.

Ellen Marker who is in charge of the Breakfast Club told me that the club offers a lifeline to many people, with it being a meeting point for many of them, often single, elderly men although females do attend as there is no rules as to who can attend.

The breakfast can vary as too how much food they have, it can be cereal one day, bacon and eggs the next but the main thing is not only are they getting fed but have companionship for a few hours a day.

They are a member of Fare Share, Manchester who provide an amazing service distributing food parcels, meals and snacks to over 232 charities and community groups in Greater Manchester.

We than called in at The Mustard Tree. Eccles and handed over £80 to staff member, Georgia Breen who told us:

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"We are really grateful for this money which will be spent on much needed food for our members, each day the queues are getting bigger as people face even more hardship, on Friday we served 99 people with food, a massive increase in the past few months.

Also, I would like to thank John Mottershead, Brian Gorman for their kindness, and to Salford Media for highlighting the need for food banks"

 

Tomorrow we shall be calling in at The Emmanuel Church on Langworthy Road to drop the rest of the money off to help their food bank carry on.

So, if you have any spare tins of food, fruit, toiletries etc why not drop them off at your local food bank, these people using them really need our help, so please...do what you can.

Manchester Road (A6), close to Moorside Road in Swinton is closed due to a water main burst outside of the Tesco Express shop eroding the subsurface and causing the road to collapse.

This has led to diversions being put into place for all vehicles along the stretch of road which links Swinton with Walkden, Little Hulton and Bolton.

Diamond buses have announced that the 36 and 37 services are currently being diverted on the major bus route.

There is heavy traffic congestion around the area so please avoid if you can.

United Utilities are currently investigating the cause of the leak and hope to have it fixed as soon as possible.

You may have read that Salford Media are big supporters of local food banks and have helped out with history walks and more recently thanks to the kindness of polymath, Brian Gorman who donated original artwork. the last one raised a whopping £250.

Today I was contacted by a mutual chum, Phillip Amatt who I know is a massive music fan, with the kind offer of two tickets to see rock legends, Uriah Heep at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on, Monday 3rd October.

Phillip is unable to attend despite buying the tickets, he told us:

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"Sadly, I can't go due to medical issues my problem is Osteomyelitis in a toe bone which has me struggling to walk. I’m due for a resolution on Tuesday hopefully. Just wondered if you could somehow raise some money for your Food Bank Charity by selling these tickets to hopefully the highest bidder.

We were going because we both went to the Free Trade Hall in 1971 where they were on with Sha Na Na and Paladin. It was a good night" 

 

What a wonderful gesture to make.

The tickets cost Phillip, £37.50 each and as you can see, they are good seats with an excellent view.

So, if your fan of rock music and these boys can rock, they were inducted into, The Hall of Heavy Metal in 2019 after strutting their stuff for over 50 years please message me directly with your bid or to newsdesk@salfordmedia

We are looking to recoup the face value of the tickets, but we shall accept a decent bid, so get your hands into your pockets and dig deep, you know it makes sense.

Build Salford is a group of contractors and local housing providers including Salix Homes supported by Salford City Council, Salford City College, Connexions and third sector organisation known as the Salford Foundation. 

The project develops and delivers a series of construction programmes to support young people in Salford into employment and training within the industry.

The programme aims to prepare young people for careers in construction with the focus on increasing the sector’s workforce.

Build Salford targets young people who may have dropped out of education and are struggling to find work. 

The training initiative has resulted in over 100 apprenticeships so far.

Jackie Crook the Skills and Work Manager at Salix Homes recently visited an innovative eco-friendly new construction site known as Neighbourhood in Kara Street Salford to meet one of the apprentices working on site, Jackie said:

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“Salix Homes are proud to be one of the founding members of Build Salford. It was developed to show that we could offer the best possibilities to young people in the city, this is now our sixth year, and we love it, it’s a great initiative.”

“We provide work placements and apprenticeships jointly with our partners at Build Salford, we also work with our housing partners to help our residents to access training and employment opportunities in the city.

The Build Salford programme means Salix Homes and its partners can offer opportunities to employment as an alternative pathway to those who live in Salford, specifically for anyone who might struggle to access opportunities through more conventional routes.

 

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“This year’s group have been fantastic, and I’d like to say well done to them all.”

Watson Homes as a partner organisation were able to work with Salix Homes to offer apprenticeships as part of their social action remit, 17-year-old Lucas Edwards benefitted from the scheme and has been offered an apprenticeship in bricklaying on the site in Kara Street.

Lucas said:

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“It’s great being on a live site like this, there’s loads you can learn and it’s a lot better than what else is on offer. Things didn’t go well for me at college, and when someone told me about Build Salford, I thought it was a really good idea, and through it I got what I wanted which is my dream job.”

Lucas now has bigger dreams of his own property empire, when asked if anyone was thinking of applying for a placement with Build Salford he said:

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“Don’t doubt yourself, just got for it, it’s a good industry, you can have a laugh and the money isn’t bad either.”

Allan Milne, Director of Apprenticeships and Employer Engagement at Salford City College Group, comments:

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“Build Salford is a fantastic scheme allowing young people of Salford to move into careers in the construction industry. Supported by brilliant industry partners such as Salix Homes, the scheme provides a great insight into the sector and paves the way for progression into apprenticeships.

We are incredibly pleased with the outcome of this year’s programme, with many of the trainees, like Lucas, being employed with amazing companies.”

 

As well as benefiting young people, Build Salford gives Salix Homes and its partner contractors the opportunity to fulfil their social value requirements, while also helping to plug the growing skills gap in the construction sector. 

Applications for Build Salford 2023 will open in Spring 2023. For more information, email apprenticeships@salfordcc.ac.uk.

Image: Lucas Edwards working on site.

Earlier this month, Brian Gorman the incredibly talented artist author and playwright kindly donated once again a piece of artwork showing, Manchester United Manager, Erik ten Hag celebrating his team's victory over local rivals, Liverpool.

The bidding was as they fast and furious, but there could only be one winner, step forward, John Mottershead, a Salford lad and Manchester United fan with a staggering £250 bid!

We took the artwork to John's house tonight for him and I have to say, what a lovely bloke he is, he helps the voluntary outreach group, Two Brews who provide food and warm essentials to rough sleepers, 

John who is the owner of Salford Engineering Solutions allows them to use one of his units on Cobden Street to prepare food and for storage and doesn't charge them a penny!

John told us:

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"I really like Brian's artwork and have purchased from him before at your last charity auction, it;s not about the money, it's about helping those who are less fortunate and need help for whatever reason, so I am more than happy to get involved"

We usually split the money between The Mustard Tree Emergency Foodbank and The Salford Unemployed Resources Centre, however with such a generous bid from John we can afford to also help the Emmanuel Church Foodbank on Langworthy Road, Salford, who we visited this week and were shocked to see the number of people queueing for food and legal advice etc.

I think the World needs more people like John Mottershead and Brian Gorman and I can't thank them enough.

Finally take a look at Brian's artwork which are all for sale and help the man who helps others.

https://www.facebook.com/briangormanartwork

Matan was last seen in the Kersal area of Salford on 11/09/22 and was wearing a pair of grey jogging pants, a black t-shirt and a black jacket.

He is described as being 5'9", with short black hair and is of slim build.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for Matan and want to ensure he is found safe and well.

Anyone with information on Matan’s whereabouts should contact police on 0161 856 5168.

Police are appealing to the public for help in finding relatives of Ciprian Popa, who sadly passed away aged 49 at the Salford Royal Hospital on Tuesday 13 September 2022.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

Anyone with information regarding Ciprian's next of kin should contact the Police Coroners Office in Bolton on 0161 856 5496.

Graham Walker a good friend of ours has contacted us with a rather strange request to see if we can help out, here goes...

Last Thursday evening the 5th of September, he was walking home through Monton, when a snare drum fell out of a passing van and it didn't stop to retrieve it, being the good chap that he is, he took it home to a place of safety and wishes to return it to its owner.

Graham who himself is a talented musician told us:

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"I hate the thought of a musician losing any of his equipment and to me this looks like a specialised drum and from a matching kit and if they can show me proof that it is theirs, I will be more than happy to give it back to them"

So, if you have lost a snare drum and can proof that this one is yours, please feel free to contact Graham who is on Facebook or via us at newsdesk@salford.media

As you were

Last week we told you that Darren Goulden one of the promoters of next Saturdays, "We're Buzzin" Festival to be held at City Airport, Barton had very kindly given us two pairs of tickets to be won in an easy competition.

We asked what was the name of the Platinum selling record by Ultrabeat?

The answer was... Pretty Green Eyes.

We were delighted to receive over 100 entries, sadly there can only be two winners.

The first two names out of our fabled 'lucky hat' were...

Mags Maher Gage

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Lisa Burden

Our commiserations to everybody else who entered but we shall be running further competitions in the near future.

So, if you're a fan of either Indie or Old School music you're in a treat with a cracking line up artistes including, Runaway Killers, Complete Stone Roses, Sub Artic Monkeys, K Klass, Ultrabeat, Scratch, Scam Fender and a host more.

A huge marquee for the Old School acts, a main stage for the Indie bands, plus stalls selling food and drinks, adequate toilets, free transport there and back to Irlam and Cadishead and the weather forecast promises sunshine, what more could you ask for?

See you there!

Earlier this month we told you how the supremely talented   artist, actor, author, playwright and all-round good egg. Brian Gorman donated a beautiful piece of artwork showing Manchester United's manager, Erik ten hag celebrating the famous victory at Old Trafford over rivals Liverpool, 2-1 this August to be auctioned off to help local foodbanks.

Fierce bidding took place and the amount offered was changing almost daily as three bidders slugged it out, to own the artwork.

The final bell rang last night at midnight and the winner in the spotlight with a last-minute bid of a staggering £250! was John Mottershead an Uber Manchester United fan.

John, we salute you for your generosity with your bid and we shall be delivering the artwork and collecting the cash in the next day or so!

The money raised will be split between The Mustard Tree Emergency Food Bank in Eccles and The Salford Unemployed Resource Centre on Liverpool Road, Eccles, both of whom do invaluable work in helping those less fortunate,

Finally, a massive thank you to Brian Gorman for his unstinting help in providing his artwork for the auction, yet again, Cheers!

https://www.facebook.com/briangormanartwork

Delighted to announce that Darren Goulden one of the promoters of next Saturdays, "We're Buzzin" Festival to be held at City Airport, Barton has very kindly given us two pairs of tickets to be won in the following competition.

So if you're a fan of either Indie or Old School music you're in a treat with a cracking line up artistes including, Runaway Killers, Complete Stone Roses, Sub Artic Monkeys, K Klass, Ultrabeat, Scratch, Scam Fender and a host more.

A huge marquee for the Old School acts, a main stage for the Indie bands, plus stalls selling food and drinks, adequate toilets, free transport there and back to Irlam and Cadishead and the weather forecast promises sunshine, what more could you ask for?

Answer this simple question.

What was the name of the Platinum selling record by Ultrabeat?

Send your answer along with your email address to newsdesk@salford.media

The first two names drawn out of our fabled lucky hat will be the winners, the competition closes at midnight this Sunday 11th September and winners will be contacted via email.

Good luck!

Salford City Council have released a statement on the death of her majesty the Queen.

Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett, councillors and officers of Salford City Council are deeply saddened at the news of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. 

We know that we represent the people of the city of Salford at this time in sending our condolences to the Royal Family. 

The Queen was a much loved and highly regarded monarch, and we had the pleasure of her visiting the city on a number of happy occasions, most recently to the ITV Studios and MediaCityUK in 2021.

 Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said:

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“We know that we represent the people of the city of Salford at this time in sending our condolences to the Royal Family who will also mourn the Queen as a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. 

“The period since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth has witnessed many momentous social changes.

“As our Monarch, the Queen demonstrated her devotion to a life of service to the country and it is fitting that we come together to honour her. 

“As Head of the Nation, she has been a focus for unity and pride, and we will join the nation and our local community in mourning."

 

Flags will be lowered to half-mast to mark the death of our Sovereign and the bells of St Peter’s Church in Swinton will toll at 12.00pm on Friday 9 September for every year of Her Majesty the Queen’s life. 

The people of Salford can leave their own tributes in condolence books at the official points:

Salford Civic Centre, Swinton  

Swinton Gateway  

Broughton Hub  

Eccles Gateway  

Pendleton Gateway  

Walkden Gateway  

Irlam Recreation Centre  

St Peter's Church, Swinton  

University of Salford  

Flowers can also be laid at the front of the Civic Centre and further details of civic events can be found in full at www.salford.gov.uk 

More than 30 public buildings receive upgrades to make them greener through £7.45 million programme.

Over 2,500 solar panels fitted across 21 public buildings with air source heat pumps installed at 12 sites.

Scheme expected to save 584 tonnes of carbon being produced in Salford every year.

A £7.45 million scheme to make Salford’s public buildings more energy efficient has been completed as the city council continues to play its part in combatting the impacts of climate change.

The scheme, in which the council received funding through public body Salix Finance via the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, has delivered improvements to 30 public buildings across the city, saving 2,498,663 kwh of energy and 584 tonnes of carbon.

Since 2020, the scheme has delivered a range of measures, including fitting 2,562 solar panels on 21 public buildings, introducing air source heat pump systems to replace previous heating systems on 12 sites and installing battery energy storage systems at four sites which will store excess energy from the solar panels and charge electricity from the grid during cheaper off-peak periods at night to then redistribute this during the day, cutting our energy bills.  

The energy that the programme has saved would get you around the world 301 times in an electric car or be able to power a city of 277,629 houses – which would be over double the size of Salford – for a day. The carbon we have saved is the equivalent of the council planting a further 29,200 trees in the city and our solar panels will generate an output of 778,130 kwh of clean energy every year which will be tripled following the construction of our 5,000-panelled solar farm in Little Hulton.

Councillor Mike McCusker, lead member for planning, transport and sustainable development said:

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“Salford City Council is delivering innovative solutions to make our public estate more sustainable as we work towards our goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2038.

“This scheme will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a number of key buildings across the estate, including our leisure and sports facilities and children’s homes, which will now be sustainably heated and better equipped to help us build a greener Salford in the coming years.

“However, we know we must do more to address the climate emergency and in addition to our £126 million of investment in our green spaces and walking and cycling routes across the city, our state-of-the-art solar farm will help us turbocharge our ability to generate clean energy in our city.”

 

Other measures included in the programme include installing a variety of energy-saving tools to our public estate such as LED lighting, insulation, radiator valves, double glazing and metering.

The scheme was made possible after £78 million was secured by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and 15 other partners from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The funding was provided to Greater Manchester to support energy efficiency upgrades to 200 buildings across the city region with Salford receiving £7.454 million.

CASE STUDY

Of the 30 public buildings to be upgraded through the programme, Salford Sports Village in Kersal received the most new measures and is expected to save 46 tonnes of carbon per year.
The measures included:

A new air source heat pump system to replace the previous gas boiler system that uses air extracted from the outside to channel heating around the building.

130 solar panels installed to generate 40,600 kwh annually in energy.

A new building energy management system (BeMS) which will monitor and control the building’s energy to ensure it runs at an efficient level and prevents it from being wasted.

Both internal and external heating pipework insulation to ensure that maximum heat energy is distributed to the radiators.

Installation of LED lighting within the building and the car park which uses much less electricity than other alternatives such as fluorescent lighting.

A battery energy storage system to store excess generated solar energy and cheaper off-peak, grid-supplied electricity and then use this to power the building during the day when tariffs are more expensive.

PHOTO CAPTION: Drone shots capture the solar panels that have been installed on the roof of Salford Sports Village and at Ordsall Leisure Centre. 

Police have revealed that a juvenile from Cadishead was arrested earlier today and subsequently charged with Assault, Endangering Road Users and Public Order.

The youth will appear at Manchester City/Salford Youth Court on 12/09/2022 at 11:00am.

This is following an incident on 01/09/2022 whereby a male was surrounded by youths on Liverpool Road in Irlam who proceeded to discharge a fire extinguisher over him.