Michael Starke from Corrie, Ciaran Griffiths from Shameless Lee Ottway from Hollyoaks
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By Graham Cooper, Oliver’s Youth Club, Whit Lane, Salford four years ago that we had major issues with young people’s opinions on asylum seekers specifically. As a youth club we’ve always done our best to be inclusive, and so we started doing camping trips, residentials and fun days which have involved both asylum seekers and local young people. I hope one thing that has come out of this is that our local young people, who are mainly white, have a tolerance, understanding and appreciation of other cultures. It’s quite clear from their responses how much they have enjoyed our activities and getting on with other people. This magazine is also part of that process.
“they tried to kill my dad”
Over thirty young people from age seven to 15 years old, from all over Salford, and from all of our city’s communities, have been involved in putting this magazine together – coming up with the ideas, taking the photos, doing the interviews and writing the articles. We’ve tried to look at This Salford Life, how young people feel to be in Salford today, and have some fun along the way.
Salford is forever being beaten with this racism stick, as explained by some of the young asylum seekers who were afraid to come here because of the reputation of the place. Hopefully, what comes across quite clearly is that Salford is a city of tolerance where cultures do happily get on together, particularly when people know why new citizens are arriving…I urge you to read the young people’s stories about facing death in their own countries. Let’s make no mistake about it, there are issues of racism with young people and it’s not perfect by any means. We ran a workshop with ten older local lads and found that the emphasis has now gone from asylum seekers to economic migrants from Eastern Europe. It’s a massive issue so obviously now that’s the next bridge to cross. I’ve found throughout this process that the biggest thing missing from young people is information from organisations like the council, the schools, the housing departments, explaining what is going on. Once young people have got an explanation of what’s going on they can then deal with it themselves. The proof is in the pudding because our young people now respect and get on well with many of the asylum seekers around here…to the point where some of them got involved in the campaign to help them stay here.
“it depends on who you are and how you behave”.
Before the youth club came along some of the young people
featured in this magazine were on their own in the streets. Now they feel a part of our community…and, when they are adults, many have said that they will give something back to our community. I think we’ve gone a long, long way, firstly, to integrate people, secondly, to introduce different cultures to each other and, thirdly, combating the misunderstandings by some young people as to what’s going on in their communities. That’s one of the good things about being involved in running a youth club - you can get away from the adult side of things. I think that young people can make a lot more clear and concise decisions, whereas some of the adults muddy the waters, for whatever reason. I also hope another of the things that comes from this magazine is recognition of unpaid voluntary groups such as ourselves, and how much value for money we are. Once again it would appear that local people are doing someone else’s job. Finally, I’d like to thank Awards For All for having the vision to fund this magazine, Mathilde from Refugee Action - without her help this magazine wouldn’t have happened - and the workers from Oliver’s Youth Club. But most of all, our young people have shown that they have got a voice in their community which is valued…
“Salford is my city now…”
It became apparent about three or
“I’ve not seen any racism, everyone is really lovely and when they see you they smile and ask how you are…”
“…`Salford’…My mum was going `OH MY GOD! That’s the worst area in the whole of the UK!!!’…I was really afraid…” Graham Cooper from Oliver’s Youth Club led a forthright session with young people drawn from across East Salford. Most of them are at school, some have left and are looking for work…So they could speak truthfully everyone was assured of anonymity. Have you noticed any changes in your school? Mike: When I was in year 7 there were virtually no foreigners and now, in year 10, there’s lots. They get to sit together in class but they split us all up, and they get more attention than us, they have their own classes, computer classes and all that. Evan: There’s now more foreigners in class than there are English… If I’d said to you five years ago that in five years time you won’t speak the same language as half your class would you have believed me? Rob: No way
“When I left Sudan I just brought clothes. It’s pure sadness”
“You hate me and you don’t even know me…”
Has anyone ever explained to you why you have asylum seekers living next door to you or Eastern European kids at school? Al: No. No-one’s ever explained it to us – no headmasters, teachers, council people, noone. Mike: They should put them in the big houses in Worsley or Boothstown – the Council would get loads of complaints… If you say stuff about economic migrants do you think that counts as being racist?
“I don’t want to go back there ‘cos I’ll just get killed” John: No…
Mike: We get on ok with black people and Chinese but not the Poles. We help the asylum seeker kids because they’re just kids.
“in Iraq if you’re a geek everyone respects you…Geek people are respected. I’m glad I’m in Salford…”
But people probably think that you abuse them… Mike: No way. I’ve got nothing against them…
Salford celebrates
15th to 22nd June Salford is hosting a series of events for all the family to mark Refugee Week, a UK-wide festival that helps the public to understand why people are forced to flee their countries and celebrates the contribution refugees make to the UK. Over 1,000 people attended last year’s events, which included a football tournament, a world music evening, an awareness raising play, an arts and cultural event and a fun afternoon for young people. Events • Unity football Cup – Sunday 15th June, Salford Sports Village 5 aside football tournament (over 16s) and a family fun day. All welcome to enter a team. For more info or to register your team, contact Matt Pickford Manchester FA 0161 604 7630 matt. pickford@manchesterfa.com • Refugee Ready Steady Cook – Tue. 17th June, evening, Albion High School (Kersal) The idea is to show the diversity of food that it is being cooked in Salford kitchens. The recipes will be put together in a book. • A Small World in Salford – Sun 22nd June, 1pm – 4pm Salford Museum event. Dance performances, Bosnian folk music, exhibition+ various activities. •
Launch of the craft Willow Tree and family fun day – Sat. 21st June, Willow Tree Healthy living centre, 11am. Families from Lower Kersal and Charlestown have created their very own willow tree, which is also a landmark in the area.
For more info, call Mathilde on 0161 233 1431 or mathildev@refugee-action.org.uk
THIS SALFORD LIFE CONTENTS… Hi Welcome to This Salford Life. We have done all the interviews, writing, photographs and ideas ourselves. We are all aged between 7 and 15. We hope you enjoy our magazine…
This Is Salford – what we found out about our city, and we like and dislike about Salford…pp 6-7
Our Stories – four pages telling our own stories
– why we’re here and what dangers we’ve faced, with comments from local kids…pp8-11
Celebs Galore! – we got into the posh VIP lounge
at The Lowry for the Clapperboard Awards and spoke to Michael Starke from Coronation Street, Lee Ottway from Hollyoaks and Ciaran Griffiths from Shameless – and reviewed the Salford schools films too…pp12-15
The Old Daze – we went to Salford Museum and Art
Gallery to see how Salford kids lived years ago…pp16-17
A Totem Pole for Salford – we learned about Salford’s connections with the great Sioux warriors of the past, discovered the City’s hidden totem pole – and then designed our own 21st Century totem pole for Salford – with a pigeon, a Man United crest and lots of bling!... pp18-19
Our Lives…some of us interviewed each other …p20 Eccles Cakes…we sampled the local Salford delicacy – yuk!...yum!...p21
Salford Style – is there a Salford style? We hit Whit Lane and The Precinct to find out…pp22-23
This magazine has been put together by….. Charly Kavanagh, Rania Dawood, Elle Pennington, Ghadir Mustafa, Parisse Woods-Ward, Kadhija Riaz, Shauna Strickland, Salee Altal*, Jodie Hardman, Amrat Hassan, Paige Kavanagh, Mirna Dawood, Connie Pennington, Hamza Riaz, Courtney Hardman, Masooma Hassan, Leah Gorton, Yunis Mustafa, Hajra Riaz, Mitchem Fisher, Taimoor Hassan, Aqsa Altaf, Connor Pennington, Zainab Khan, Hamza Khan, kids from the Congo Support Project, lads from East Salford... *since we finished the project, Salee and her parents, who have lived in Little Hulton for three years, had their application for asylum refused by the Home Office and have had to return to Palestine. Salee says she misses everybody.
Oliver’s Youth Club – a free local youth facility, based in Oliver’s Gym, run
purely and simply by volunteers from the community. It has a Youth Council and remains very active in the local community.
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Oliver’s Youth Club A Mary Burns Production
WHAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT SALFORD… That in Stone Age days Salford was occupied by people from the Mediterranean coast, and that from around 400BC Celtic invaders called the Brigantes came and had one of their strongholds on the banks of the `Irguile’ (the winding torrent) which is where the River Irwell gets its name from. Over 120 years later the Romans came and erected a fort at Castlefield called `Mancunium’ – which meant `camp by the mother town’ – the mother town being Salford.
The city had… The First Public Library The First Play Street The first ever public swimming baths The second ever public park That Guy Fawkes started his plot in Ordsall Hall That it held the first ever conference of cow keepers It has 60% green space It has 30 miles of rivers and canals It has a history stretching back to 923AD It has three ghosts It has an airport
WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT SALFORD… Scholes Giggs Salford Quays The story of Jenny Green Teeth Amir Khan Jamie Moore Amber Lok Salford Star Salford Museum and Art Gallery Madams Wood in Little Hulton
WHAT WE DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT SALFORD Litter Rain
Salford is the best, It’s a big mess, There is a lot of litter, But it is a bit better, Its cool it has a big pool, People play out, They scream and shout!! By Hajira Riaz Age:7
Mirna’s Story: I was born in Iraq, and I’ve been here two years. We couldn’t live there any more, we had many problems… it was terrible,
They kidnapped my dad and we had to pay lots awful.
of money, and then they followed him wherever he went. I was 12 and it felt really bad because I couldn’t go anywhere, people could have kidnapped me as well. Whenever I went to school my mum had to come with me and stay outside. I couldn’t wait to go somewhere else and now I’m here in Salford. I used to live in a villa but I can’t go back, there’s still a war going on
Christians just can’t live there. There’s and
two kinds of wars – wars between religions and wars between two different countries. I think it’s the first country ever to have two kinds of wars.
Oil, oil oil…in Iraq it was so cheap ‘cos there was loads, and they couldn’t believe it ‘cos they had, like, none. So they came and took it all for free. Before, we had Saddam Hussein and we weren’t allowed to travel to different countries but we were safe. They killed him and now we’re allowed to go anywhere
you can see the suiciders...it’s just awful…I saw we want, however,
someone…sorry I can’t go on… Now I can wear anything I want but in Iraq I wasn’t allowed to ‘cos people look at you in a bad way – the Muslims never wear things like that, before the war it was better. We have very different cultures… like here, you go to someone `You’re a geek’ so people don’t really like you
When the USA and but in Iraq if you’re Britain invaded it a geek everyone was scary… respects you… Geek people are respected. I’m glad I’m in Salford…
I don’t want to go back there ‘cos I’ll suffer or even get killed. If it
gets better I’ll be the first one there but
while there is war…the police would be such idiots to send me back there
I’ll just die…I’ll blame
‘cos them for me dying.
Taimoor, Charly and Elle discuss the political ins and outs of Pakistan
Asylum Seekers
A national report of as ylum seekers and refugees,
Taimoor: My dad was a journalist in Pakistan and he found out about stuff like MPs and famous people doing bad things. MPs would stop other journalists from publishing it, using their power or relationships, but my dad didn’t accept money or pressure and actually published the bad things
So they tried to kill my dad
about the MPs and all them. , ‘cos he published how they put bad things in the crops, and mixed poison to make things grow. They tried to kill my dad, and that’s why we came to England. If we went back they’d try to kill him again. I’m sad. I think those guys who got sent to jail for a Asylum bit deserved it. My dad’s in pure danger ‘cos he actually wrote about the MPs.
You can’t get killed that much around here, in Pakistan it’s proper rough. I’d take the money, man. Charly:
Taimoor: My dad wasn’t bothered about the money…he cares about the truth. Charly: But you would have lost your dad…
They tried to kill us as well
Taimoor: …they don’t have taxis in Pakistan, they have these three wheel autos, and while my dad was in England one of the MPs or someone sent a motorbike and they actually turned the auto upside down, we were all on top of each other… Charly:
revealed 85% experie nce hunger, 95% cannot af ford to buy clothes or shoe s and 80% are not able to maintain good health. Seekers: myths
and truths
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dad…apart from me mam. It’s very sad. You should have been born here and had an easier life.
Charly: What do you think of Salford? Taimoor: Good, caring… Elle: Just ‘cos they come from a diff country doesn’t mean to say they should be treated differently - they should treat them the same way that they treat us. Taimoor: If you never knew me before and someone told you my story what would you
Asylum Seekers: myths and truths
The myth: Britain is a refugee magnet The truth:. By the end of 2005 the UK ranked 7th in the world in term s of the numbers of refugees it hosts. The majority of people seeking asylum end up in the country next to their own : for example, Pakistan host the highest number of refugees and asylum seekers (1,085,000). Over the last 3 years, France has had the highest number of asy lum applications in Europe.
You hate me and you don’t even know me… say?
Elle: Yous can stay…
Ghadir’s Story
: I’m from Sudan and I live in Salford. In Sudan you get to go the beach every day but I don’t want to go back ‘cos there’s a war. When we first arrived we had one bed for all of us for a month, and we’ve been moved around
When I left Sudan I just brought clothes. It’s proper sad!
three houses.
Hamza’s Story I’m 13 and when I arrived here from Pakistan it was a bit good. Our school was really good and there were no racist people there. We started going out and I started making friends. I like Salford and in 20 years time I think I’ll be a doctor at Hope Hospital.
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The myth: Asylum seekers are given priority over other council tenants for properties The truth: Asylum seekers are NO T entitled to council housing. Housing and sup port for people seeking asylum comes via private landlords under contract with the Home Office and all costs are met by central government. Once people seeking asylum have been granted leave to remain in the UK they have the same rights as other citizens and will have to queue up on the council housing waiting list.
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hs and truths The myth: Ther e simply isn’t en ough room in Salford to ac commodate asyl um seekers The truth: The nu mber of asylum se ekers allocated to Salfo rd is less than 0. 5% of the population. At th e same time, acco rding to latest census fig ures, the popula tio n of Salford is falling.
Samina (mum) and Aqsa’s (daughter) Story Samina: We came here to escape domestic violence problems but Aqsa has a very severe form of rickets. Since we’ve been here she’s had proper medicine and lots of local people campaigned to help us to stay in Salford. I was surprised so many people helped who didn’t even know me, it was so nice of them, I love them more than my relatives! When you don’t know anybody in a community how can you say that they are bad or good? Every community has good and bad people. In my community there are lots of people who are bad, it depends on who you are and how you behave. Before I got here, people said that Salford was a bad area but it’s good, I haven’t had any trouble here. I feel more Salford than Pakistani. Now I’m doing a level 3 in hairdressing and want to open my own salon. Salford is my city now. I’m happy here and if anyone asks me what Salford’s like I’d say you’ll be lucky to be here… Aqsa: I’ve been living here for four years and it’s fine. I like going on trips with Oliver’s Youth Club and the Amber Project…I’ve been the only Asian girl there but I’ve enjoyed myself and got treated the same as everyone else. I know loads of people now and feel part of the community, people let on to me. I don’t want to go back to Pakistan because I like it here and don’t want an arranged marriage. I’m happy and I want to become a business accountant.
Zainab’s Story I still remember…we were in a taxi from Ashton on the way to our house…I asked the guy where we were going and he said `Salford’…My mum was going `OH MY GOD! That’s the worst area in the whole of the UK!!!’…I was really afraid… That was four years ago. Now I feel happy and proud that I belong here. I’ve even got a Salford accent. We are here because we were in danger in Pakistan and at the age of 15 I think I’ve learned a lot from life and how you face a problem if it comes along. Asylum seekers have no rights to move anywhere or do anything. When me and my brother, Hamza, arrived in the City, our primary school in Salford was really good, there was no racism and our teacher was really helpful because I didn’t know a lot of English. But I still remember crying on my first day at high school because I didn’t have any friends there and I didn’t want to go. But now it’s a lot better, I’ve got lots of confidence and my attendance is up from 73% to 98%. I have encountered some racism in Salford – they say `Pakistanis did this’ and `Pakistanis did that’ but just because we’re Pakistani doesn’t mean that we do them as well. Everyone is different in the community and everyone isn’t perfect. I used to say `We’re all the same apart from our colour, so why do they treat us differently?’ I’d never had a holiday before I got involved with Oliver’s Youth Club. We had trips out and we went to Pontins and Wales which I really enjoyed. Looking at all the local kids at first I thought they would just hate us but when we met them and got to know them we thought `Oh they like us!’ We got really friendly with lots of people and it was really good…but then we got moved again to a different area of Salford and I feared the worst. Again. But since we’ve been here I’ve not seen any racism, everyone is really lovely and when they see you they smile and ask how you are… I see myself in 20 years time, firstly, being a criminal lawyer and later, when I’m too old for that, teaching. In Salford, of course!
Asylum Seekers: myths and truths
The myth: Asylum seekers come to Britain and are immediately given free homes and full benefits The truth: They are not allowed to claim mainstream welfare benefits. Asylum seekers benefits are paid by Central Government’s National Asylum Support Service (NASS) and not from local Council Taxes, this is to cover their accommodation and support costs. A single person aged over 25 gets £40.22 a week and a couple get £63.07 a week. This is 70% of what a person on Income Support receives and is below
official poverty line.
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WE BUNKED INTO THE VIP CEL Event: Clapperboard Youth Project Awards Ceremony Venue: Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford Mission: 1) To review short films made by schools in Salford 2) To interview celebs
We interviewed Michael Starke from Corrie, Ciaran Griffiths from Shameless and Lee Ottway who was in Hollyoaks
Lee: How did you get to play Bombhead in Hollyoaks? “I used to go to drama school when I was little, got an agent when I was older and then that was one of the parts I auditioned for.” How long have you been acting? “Since I was 7 but I didn’t like a lot of other work. I’m 26 now…I’m well old, aren’t I?” Who was your favourite character in Hollyoaks? “My best friend in it was Ben Gerrards who played Cameron.” What was your funniest part in it? “I had to fancy an older woman who was really ancient.” What are you doing next? “I’m doing a feature film, a small, low budget British film but there’s a good cast in it so you’re going to have to come and watch it…”
LEB LOUNGE AT THE LOWRY….
Ciaran: How long have you been acting? Since I was 17, I’m 24 now, so about 7 years… How did you get into Shameless? “I got a phone call one day from my agent and had an audition in Manchester. He sent me the script to read and then I practised it as much as I could before I went in. And then when I went in I did it and they phoned me up to say I’d got the part.” How did you get involved in Clapperboard? “My god mum works for one of the services in Salford, and my dad’s a fireman so I got introduced to it through them. I went down to New Park High School and did a bit there. But they were all good films, weren’t they?”
Michael: How did you get into Coro St? “I was brilliantly talented and very, very handsome…No…they were looking for a character which I suited and the producer knew me so he invited me along to try out for it and luckily enough I got it. How long have you been in it? A year. Have you met anyone in Coro St who you like most? “I’ve been a little bit star struck really because I’ve been such a fan of the show for so many years. There’s a lot of people in it who have been there for a long time, and I think `Wow these are really
great’. It’s quite funny working with them because these people have been acting for 30 years on tv - lovely people like Annie Kirkbride, who plays Deirdre, and Bill Tarmy, who plays Jack Duckworth of course. There’s no-one I like more than anyone else because they’re a nice bunch and I get on well with them.” Who’s the funniest person? ”There are a lot of very funny people. Craig Charles is there and is very funny and clever, and Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald, is a funny lad. But they’re all funny in their own way - I’d get into trouble if I said one was funnier than the other because they all try and outdo each other being funny.”
Do you like working in the kebab shop? “Yeah but it’s a bit small for me. We keep having to move the counter back to get the cameras in and I get squashed up against the wall – it’s alright for the others because they’re like stick insects – it’s not a problem for them. But I’m too big and get shoved in the corner out the way. Also it’s freezing cold in there because it’s like a wind tunnel.” What’s the funniest thing you’ve done in Coro St? “I think it was the episode with the shed with Eileen. We were in the shed and getting drunk and messing around, pretending we were more drunk than we were, so that was a very funny one to do.”
Here’s our favourite films from the Salford schools… Going Off - Buile Hill High School Going Off was our best film, because it reminded us of all those people who have been run over, especially Amber Lok. The film was all about setting fires, calling the police and fire brigade, and then running off when they come. We liked all the other films too but this was our best. Elle and Charly Zac and Sam Fire Safety - St. George’s High School This film was my favourite. It was about Zac & Sam, who were supposed to prevent fire and teach people how to deal with fires, messing about and clicking the fire alarm. I chose it because it was funny. The other films weren’t as good. In my opinion Zac and Sam were the BEST and they acted with great confidence. Mirna The Lost Brothers - Harrop Fold School I liked this one because it was sad and I really like sad stuff. The film won the best prize. It was about these two brothers. One of them dies and the other one goes to jail. Ghadir Zac and Sam Fire Safety - St. George’s High School This was the best because it’s my school and it’s got people I know in it from year 11. I totally liked the idea because it tells you, like, don’t press the fire alarm when you’re not supposed to. It’s interesting, and funny when my form teacher, Mrs. Chesterton, tells Zac and Sam they’re being excluded after doing loads wrong when they were supposed to be “making the school better”. Rania * The Clapperboard Youth Project films were showcased at a glittering, celeb packed ceremony at The Lowry. The project was run in association with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and all the films had a fire/rescue related theme. Judges for the evening’s Awards included Paul Abbott and Christopher Eccleston. We’d like to thank everyone involved for letting us in…
THE OLD D We went to Salford Museum and Art Gallery to see what life was like for Salford kids a long, long time ago…
Lark Hill Place was originally created in 1957 when many shops and houses in central Salford were being demolished to make way for new developments. Many of the shop fronts that are in Lark Hill Place today were saved and restored.
The Victorian street was pretty good because we dressed up in the old clothes
In Victorian times it was really dark… I’ll do anything but wouldn’t live there.
DAZE…
In the upstairs gallery some of us went into the shop and it was brilliant - it was as if we were in a real old super market…it had butter, juice and shopping trolleys and baskets and other groceries.
The Victorian museum is very inspirational and gets your imagination flowing Salford had has its dirty and dangerous past in the Victorian times. And I don’t think we would have enjoyed it living in that time
Salford Museum is interesting…I really enjoyed it, especially the old time cinema because the seats were really soft and the screen was smaller than normal but still very big.
we saw a real crown… it was amazing.
It showed you how they used to live and work… By Parisse, Paige, Connie, Elle, Jodie, Courtney, Ghadir, Masooma, Khadija and Yunis…
A SALFORD HISTORY LESSON BY SHAUN RYDER OF HAPPY MONDAYS…
You’ve got these great Sioux chiefs and braves doing a travelling roadshow with Buffalo Bill, and while they’re here it comes on top one day that the American government wants them back to answer charges of war crimes after they beat General Custer. They camp on the River Irwell and then disappear into Salford and are never seen again. The people say `These are great warriors, not war criminals’. The reason why all these braves were never sent back to America is that the people of Salford said `Get lost!’ They had kids here and some of them are buried at Pendleton Church…but even now, no-one’s saying nothing…
SALFORD’S TOTEM POLE Salford has its own Totem Pole, given to the city in the 1960s by a Canadian shipping company in recognition of the links between Salford and American Indians. It was taken down a few years ago and is now stored in a secret location near Salford Quays. Councillor Steven Coen took us to see it… They’re trying to get it back to its original state and put it back up somewhere…
SALFORD’S NEW TOTEM POLE… We discovered that a totem pole is a symbol of unity, tradition and pride…and represents stories,
beliefs and experiences with humans, animals and supernatural beings carved on the pole…
We decided to design
A 21ST CENTURY TOTEM POLE FOR SALFORD… To represent Salford as we know it we thought it should have litter, a red devil for Man Utd, pigeons, cigs, lots of bling, some trainers, the River Irwell, a car, some flowers, some graffiti and lots of attitude… …so we went out and took some photos around the Amber Project in Whit Lane… …Here’s our Totem Pole design… We’d love to see it built !!! Any offers???
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Some of us interviewed each other on MSN… parisse says: hi mojo says: hi parisse says: wats your name mojo says: sallee parisse says: parisse mojo says: how old r ya use 2 parisse says: 11 mojo says: am 10 as well parisse says: wat year are you going into mojo says: 6 elle says: so am i parisse says: I’m going into year 7 mojo says: what do u want 2 be wen ur older?# i want 2 be a fashion designer parisse says: I want to be an runner mojo says: kk parisse says: cool job parisse says: wat do you like mojo says: going on th com and watchin tv mojo says: wat do u not lyk parisse says: I hate people who are annoying mojo says: yer me 2 mojo says: i h8 anoyin ppl and ppl callin me names parisse says: me 2 mojo says: lol mojo says: wer u from? parisse says: from whit lane mojo says: am from little hulton-walkden parisse says: kk cool mojo says: D parisse says: thats enough
Some of us interviewed each other on tape… Hello What is your name? Amrat How old are you? 13 Where do you come from? Pakistan Do you speak your language? Yes How do you say hello in your language? Asallmu alakum What’s your name? Elle How old are you? 10 Where are you from? Whit Lane What year are you in? Year 6 What do you like doing best? Playing football What do you not like doing best? Hanging around with naughty kids What do you like to do best with your mum? Bake cakes Have you got any pets? A goldfish What’s your best cartoon? Spongbob Squarepants What do you think of fashion? Some people wear bright colours but boring peope wear dull colours…
What’s your name? Khadija What do you like to do? Play out with my mates What’s the favourite thing that you like to do? Shopping with my mates What do you do at home? I like skipping Is there anything that you don’t like? Burglars What’s your favourite food? Chips What don’t you like to eat? I don’t like meat much.
What do you like and hate and wish? Mirna: I like to play on my guitar, go out with my friends, play on my computer, talk to people on Yahoo. I like chicken and healthy food. I hate chocolate. Rania: I like to go on the computer all the time and I like going out with my friends. I like spaghetti. I like rock music. My favourite singer is Rihanna and my favourite song is Umbrella. Yunis: I like playing American football and basketball. Taimoor: I like computers Ghadir: I like going on my computer and going on my skates and bike. My dream is to become a doctor or a fashion designer.
We went on Salford Precinct and around Whit Lane to discover if there is a Salford Style
Tadie: don’t know…nice jeans, slinky tops, for girls, and for boys tracksuits and jeans and jumpers… Jamie: blue t-shirts, pink t-shirts, pink trousers, blue jeans…you’ve all got it… Heidi: Salford fashion? It’s in a league of its own really. I’m a firm believer in each to their own –it
certainly has it’s own identity… Quite laid back, effortless and very bright.
Amanda: I’ve not really thought about it – it hasn’t really got one. Jeans and pants I suppose... Charlotte: I don’t know what it is. Jeans. Mel: a fashion? It’s floral styles and loose tops…blokes are all wearing tracksuit bottoms…for some reason… Mike: a lot of Salford
youngsters lead the way now because they
make their own minds up about what they want to wear, they don’t just follow everyone else. It’s mostly casual wear, trainers and trackies.
Alice: it’s not for me cos I’m nearly
80…but on the young ones it’s not so bad…At the moment it’s jeans and these bright coloured multi print tops.
I don’t think there’s much for older people but I’m nearly 80 so my fashions are very plain.
Gladys: I’ve got two daughters and they live in trousers but at the weekend they go out and put skirts on and tops or dresses, other than that they live in trousers… Kevin: there’s all sorts of diff choices now. People used to wear the same kinds of things but now there’s lots of variety – lots of bright colours. Jean: people wear bright colours, they make their own decisions, skirts, trousers, tops… Mrs Manwaring: I don’t think much of it – I’m not very keen on modern styles, I prefer the more mature person’s kind of dress. I think some of them look a bit silly, they’re a bit overdone today, like
Victoria Beckham – not very keen on her dress at all.