De La Salle Brochure

De La Salle Sports & Social Club

History of the club 1936 - De La Salle Old Boys was formed.

1985 - A Mini Section was formed.

1946 - The club was reformed with 3 rugby teams, 1 tennis and 1 lacrosse.

1994 - Junior Football was formed with Vin Cantrell & F Buckley.

1994 - Vets Football was formed.

1969 - Football was introduced at the club.

1972 - The club relocated to a new clubhouse on Lancaster Road.

1973 - J Collins introduced a Darts Section.

1973 - P Flatley and D Burke started a Cricket Team.

1974 - The Club started to accept Social Members.

1978 - Netball was started by Maggie Knowles.

1995 - J Collins introduced a Rambling Section.

1996 - The club celebrated its 60th Anniversary.

1999 - The Club was renamed to De La Salle Sports & Social Club.

2006 - The club celebrated its 70th Anniversary.

2012 - Netball was reformed by Gail McNally.

2013 - The club opened new changing rooms and the community room.

1979 - F Handley introduced Colts Rugby.

1982 - The Club purchased 2 Snooker Tables.

1984 - The Club was extended.

1985 - Jazz Nights were started by A & K McPherson.

2014 - The clubhouse is refurbished with a new interior and exterior.

The Club Originally founded in 1936, the De La Salle Sports & Social Club has produced rugby internationals, professional footballers, and lots of sports people that have gone on to represent both their town & county.

Including G Jamieson, S Moore, M Barron K O’Brien (Rugby) P Flatley (Cricket) M Knowles (Netball) G Buckley (Football).

Membership can be Social or Sports and Social based, all members are subject to the Rules of the Club. The Constitution of the Club detailing the rules for the daily running of the club and its management are displayed in the Club.

In 2014 the club was redeveloped and refurbished into a modern facility which includes changing rooms for our many sports teams, and a community room.

The club has gone from strength to strength in the last 50 years with a membership totalling over 900 it now provides a clubhouse with a snooker table, darts, pool table, gaming machines, quiz nights and music, and a local community meeting place, providing the likes of Weight Watchers, Ladies Keep Fit, Zumba, Bingo, Majorettes and Soccer Summer School for children and Social Trips.

Functions at De La Salle Our function room is available for the following: • Weddings • Funerals • Birthdays (21+) • Christenings • Social Events • Fundraising • And many more You can have your own buffet and dress the room yourself, or we have a number of contacts to help you.

Late bars are available on request. The community room is available for larger parties at an additional cost where food can be served.

For booking please contact 0161 789 2261 or 07437939332 Top right: Community room.

Bottom right: Main function room Below: Member’s lounge.

Events & Activites at De La Salle.

Our members regularly enjoy events at our club such as casino night, races night and quiz nights. We also have all live sports on television for our members, such as premier league football, rugby and cricket.

On Wednesdays we have weightwatchers sessions available to all.

We have Salford Heart Care on Tuesday mornings in the community room which includes cardio exercise and relaxation sessions. We also have cheerleading in the function room in the evening.

(R) Clockwise from top. Casino night.

Cheese & Wine night. Pool & Snooker tables in the clubhouse. Race night.

On Thursdays we have Zumba classes in the evening, 6pm till 7pm in the commmunity room.

Sports at De La Salle The sports section at De La Salle has gone from strength to strength, we now have 2 Rugby Teams, numerous football teams, ranging from Under 7s to Open Age. Netball teams, Snooker teams & a Crown Green Bowling team.

Junior & Youth Football Contact Anthony Walker on 07775877052 for more information

Rugby Contact Patrick Tyson on 07725745755 for more information

Open Age Football Contact Paul Swift at a.swift414@btinternet.com for more information

Netball Contact Gail McNally on 07905239058 for more information

Bowling

Snooker

Contact Barry Crook on 0161 707 3446 for more information

Contact Gavin Clarke on 07530451211 for more information

The Frank Buckley Tournament

Our yearly football tournament is in memory of Frank Buckley who was one of the two founders of our junior section and was the inspiration behind the first tournament.

Frank helped found the junior section in 1994 and was the first secretary, it was his idea to run the first tournament in 1997. In 2002 he managed the Open Age that won the Manchester County Sunday Cup. If it wasn’t for Frank we wouldn’t have any youth or junior football at the club.

Frank was a very well liked and respected man. He was a family man who loved his

family more than anything and he loved football.

The first year was quite small scale when compared to recent years. We ran only 5 age groups with a total of 60 teams. It has grown steadily for a few years now, we have had 8 age groups with more than 120 teams over the two days. We have clubs now coming to the tournament from all over the country, Our tournaments are refereed by fully qualified referees from the City of Salford Soccer League. This is a great family day out with food, entertainment etc., all day.

Club Re-opening 2014 saw the redevelopment of the clubhouse. The grand opening was attended by Adrian Morley & Hazel Blears MP.

Contact Information For more information please contact the following.

Email delasallesportssocial@gmail.com Club Telephone Number 0161 789 2261 Function Room Enquires 07437939332 Address De La Salle Playing Fields Lancaster Road Salford M6 8AQ Opening Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Chairman John McLellan-Grant 07866495610 Secretary Tracy Gorton 07714042726 Treasurer Susan Crook 07812071997 Find us online www.delasalle.club facebook.com/delasallesportssocialclub

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