An iconic but empty lads club has been turned into a summer bar and music venue despite concerns raised by local residents. The organisers were granted a temporary licence on Friday to use the Adelphi Lads Club in Salford.
An application for a full licence and a 1am extension will be heard within the next few weeks. Some neighbours and councillors had raised objections but this weekend its new use was staged without any trouble.
The club house on Cannon Street has been closed since 2008 and a fire which ripped through the building in 2010, destroyed much of its photos and artefacts. The history of the club goes back to 1888 and it's motto was "What's brave, what's noble, let's do it." But the summer bar could be its last hurrah before it is bulldozed to make way for flats.
