St Bonifaces Social Club - Lower Broughton

[@charleysays2753]

It was me Clarky who requested this one and thank you very much for such an excellent vid and a truly remarkable swift turn around, it was only about 3 weeks ago when I dropped you a message... I frequented this gaff from around 1987 until I moved away in '92... We were part of the regular Saturday afternoon crowd and the occasional odd evening... Used to have a £100 and £150 jackpot fruity's that were only 10p a go and I managed to drop it a few times, they were sited at the bottom of the stairs against the windows... It didn't get the usual knob 'eds in that went in The Bridge and Prince so it was a nice peaceful atmosphere, lots of elderly blokes but a few young ones like us too... It's really sad to see it like this but also amazing at the same time... The upstairs was the board room where the committee used to meet... Never went up there as you weren't allowed so interesting to see... I actually got served in here my first half pint when I was 15... They used to hold a CB Radio club where users could meet up... I went once and was amazed to get served with a real drink... Never even asked my age or for any ID... Different times as they say... Once again I thank you Clarky for a wonderful trip down memory lane...

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Absolute pleasure m8 told I'd look into it lol I used to use the old CB's with my Granded he was Big Tash and I was Knight rider lol then we're the days man and yeah it did have a vibe that it was once a nice place to be honest I didn't even get creeped in there. Hope you liked old school film look and thanks for getting back to us and watching the film it was a pleasure to make it. Clarky.

[@robertclarke552]

i think you will find this place opened in the mid to late 1960s. certainly before 1971. i used to drink in there with my girlfriend when it was the church social club. it was later sold by the church i seem to think. i left Salford in 1974. i have wonderful memories of the place and used to drink there with old st Bonifaces school mates . it breaks my heart to see the place in this state. Thank you for making the film.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Absolute pleasure m8 thankyou for watching.

[@johorrocks8927]

Absolutely loved that...proper trip down memory lane, my mam was a barmaid at the prince of Wales..all the bus drivers used to go in there from Frederick Road bus station, what a travesty that is now...it was once a magnificent building...my nanna and grandad lived over the bridge the area was called Poets corner because of the street names Longfellow, Tennyson, scott and Wordsworth Street...Happy days,,,would go back in a heart beat..

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thats funny that m8 I used to knock about on Swintons equivilant that also had a wordsworth Tennyson Blantyre etc

[@johorrocks8927]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt yes there was a Blantyre Road..Ventnor Street too..bygone days

[@susanhowarth6670]

I went to a party there just before the con happened. Staff & regulars were so friendly, what a shame another meeting place taken.

[@katestrickland8669]

My grandad drank here after mass , it was a treat to go for a drink with him on Sunday afternoons. My aunt played on the darts team for years. So sad to see this gone

[@anthonyfleshh87]

I was the last D.j.in there I rushed back from wales to do the last party.

[@charleysays2753]

Clarky... It's gone, razed to the ground... Just this week but they have been working inside for ages, I thought they were trying to save it but no... It's no more just a flat piece of ground destined to be flats... I thank you once again for recording it for history... And like minded folk on here... That will never forget... RIP St Bonifaces Social Club...

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thanks very much Harley it's a pleasure to do and a great shame that we have to do it...

[@robertoneill2685]

Mint that born in salford never been in there until during your explore is Gary on a diet its good to see him he looked like he was enjoying him self 😀

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Lol cheers m8 i appreciate you and yeah a diet of Pizza and alcoholism ;)

[@nigelblair2182]

Nice one Clarky. Went in Bonnys many times. My friend Jimmy who worked at Agecroft Power Station with me was the compare there. Great memories, but so sad to see it like that. Keep it going R Kid.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Oh no way was Jimmy the dude form the pic?

[@Chris-gx5rr]

29:19 I spotted the spider 🕷 lol so funny it must of been one of the Halloween decks and loads of Christmas trees left behind and Christmas decks it’s not abandoned if you don’t come across these lol 😂 lovely place and the wood work how it was made was so perfect condition

[@nigelblair2182]

Also love your respect of people and places.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thanks Nigel I'm glad that comes across m8 I allways thought I'd make film but never this type I kinda just fell into from my love of post apocalyptic films as a kid really and hear I am now still going and hopefully the films are getting better too. One DAY I hope to make a proper film though and get funding for it etc take it to the film festivals and that ya know.

[@nigelblair2182]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt absolutely M8. Love your enthusiasm. Really feel it as I watch.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@nigelblair2182 Cheers brother it makes my days to k ow that m8 it really does and is the exact reason I do it.

[@donnaodonnell4523]

I cant watch anymore to sad it's gone

[@gerardmorrison9312]

I remember it being built, a great place lots of amazing memories back in the 70’s my dad Jim Morrison used to call the bingo games there. Always looked forward to seeing Mike Harding when he came there. Great people and lots of friends, thanks for the video even if it is very sad to see it like that. My dad often used bus numbers etc for the bingo numbers like instead of 13 he would say the Agecroft bus. I guess many visitors from outside the community never won lolololol

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Lol I can imagine m8 thanks for watching and sharing your history pal!

[@markandjanice6234]

Great video. Me and my mate Boycey and Ray Potter used go in there in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I won the bingo once and the old crowd were really hostile because i was seen as a young upstart intruding on their fun. I remember the resident singer ‘Chris the Butcher’ (a local butcher not the KZbinr) he was dreadful but good at the same time. We had my Mum + Dads 50th anniversary there in 2006 and later my mums funeral ‘after gathering’ in 2014. I was gutted to find out Bonny’s Club had closed and fell into disrepair. The old Ski Lodge would make a fine holiday chalet if you could pick it up and drop it in more pleasant surroundings.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah it certainly would m8. I'm made up you found film and I hope it brought a little bit of joy even though there were sad times spent there. I really appreciate this comment tha k you for you history. Clarky

[@markandjanice6234]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt Thanks Clarky, my wife and I watch all your vids, my favourite was ‘Belle Vue Dogs’ and my misses loved your more recent ‘Bygone Times’. I’m from Lower Broughton but I live in Flixton nowadays so my accent has evolved a little bit. That said, I’ve never heard anyone speak as Salford as you mate! Top Man👍

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@markandjanice6234 Lol you'd be surprised pal there are still a few out there that are even more Salfordian than me brother. All the best man.

[@ianmccaffery3896]

Had some top acts on in there in the 90s, when I lived in the area

[@paulameredith1705]

Brilliant Clarky !! Just love the old boozers so much history ..,All hail the Gary he's a natural performer

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Lol cheers m8

[@paultaylor7876]

So Sad to See to See this place in this state.been to a few party's in this gaff.be no boozer left at this rate ..Nice Vid mate👍

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Paul

[@Dianelt]

Just watching this now Clarky!! Wow!!!

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Hope you enjoyed it m8

[@lisawegener2664]

My sister and nephew had a christening in there and was a really great pub with friendly staff , great video Jason 👍

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thanks Lisa I'm glad I covered it m8.

[@dianeroscoe1220]

A great trip down memory lane Jay. Certainly was a hive of community spirit, get together, Functions on and a place a lot folk wanted to go to for fun, company, neighbourly spirit. Sadly disappearing forever. Looks quite a big place. I’ve vaguely heard of it, but don’t really know that area of Salford. There’s so many venues and buildings. Closing down, would be better they reopened, but don’t, sign of the times !!!!! A lot personal trophies etc left in there, sad. DEFINATELY had an Austrian chalet design and wood seemed be the thing ! Once again as always, thoroughly enjoyed your film. well Gary !!!!! you certainly loved treading the boards didn’t you. Hilarious. top film maker. Di.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Lol thanks very much I really appreciate your viewership m8.

[@JaniceLaceyUK]

Ahhh used to sing there about 10/15 years ago 💗 they had two comperes; I think they were called big Tony and little Tony. They had a sign in the dressing room that was hilarious, I was hoping it was still there but somebody somewhere will have it hanging on their wall I’m sure! 😂

[@charleysays2753]

Little Tony... We went on a Jolly Boys from Bonnies once to a strip club in Yorkshire somewhere... On the way back Little Tony was bladdered and fell asleep... Some of the lads stripped him off completely and held him up at the back window of the coach... And he never even woke up...

[@eichman21]

I went to St Boniface’s school; I started off at the old school on the corner of Lower Broughton and Frederick road which is now gone. I had my first holy communion at the church which is also gone, and then onto a party at the club in your video. Bonnie’s club would have been pretty much brand new at the time. It is so sad to see it’s decline, but I’m grateful to you for documenting it and for giving us, perhaps, this last glimpse. Love your work pal x

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thanks very much Paul it's a pleasure to cover these places that people once socialised inside.

[@Chris-gx5rr]

21:20 it was k/o is a knock-out trophy 🏆 back in the days they used to have pub dart teams they probably played for that pub xx

[@lesleyfarrington4809]

kept wondering where I saw this. I did a placement in Lower Broughton when I was training. There and Orford. It was like the wild west with juvenile cowboys setting fires at night lol

[@FritzMedia]

Well done, a fantastic bit of cine👍🏻

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Fritz much appreciated m8 and thanks for the footage.

[@MickJ666]

Great explore Clarky 😁😁always the best editing too💪🏼💪🏼🤩

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Thank you brother!

[@WyeExplorer]

Fantastic place clarky. 50 years ago would have made it early 70's. I think that's the reason for the design kind of alpine come chalet feel. That and the stone fire places if you remember were all the rage back then. Yeah, I can hear some good times in there - there would have been comedy to on that stage - some real good laughs. Thanks mate - love these places. Mark

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Mark glad you ebioyed it pal and yeah I was just a little off the ball not the greatest methmetician put it that way lol I think the place actually opened in 1971 pal so there's many memories laughs and tears been shared in there over the years eh pal. Tha js again m8. Clarky.

[@WyeExplorer]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt A pleasure clarky. I love these places mate. Yeah, I thought early 70's - looked it. No worries about the calculations. Peace dude.

[@lynnmorgan4782]

Brilliant video as I thought it would be but so sad to see it in that state love Garry so funny

[@Chris-gx5rr]

24:05 on the left side of the screen was someone’s certificate hung up behind the bar loads left behind your camera caught loads as you panned around Girl power to Kay going up stairs on her own Rambo in it so cool exploring x

[@treva4286]

Lived in Salford until 1980 and then came back in 1983 - 1986 living in Fitzwarren Court near Salford Precinct. To my knowledge, I have never been in this boozer but to be honest in the 80's I was very much focused on bars and clubs in Manchester Centre. Does have a ski lodge look to it. It's sad to see the demise of all these places that are brimming with character. At the end I was expecting The Gary to emerge in a top hat swinging a cane. :) And a last minute appearance by 'The Notorious Nob' (trademark) no less. Another interesting vid Clarky. Keep 'em coming.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Trev all the best pal

[@lesleyfarrington4809]

Everywhere had those chairs back in the day

[@keithmedhurst567]

Would love that guiness tap

[@donnaodonnell4523]

That's sad that I did my communion in there 1981 as I went to bonnys school this was a great family social I cant believe all these places have gone I now have lived in Dublin since 1994

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah its a great shame m8 it really is!

[@rwbsalford]

Amazing video mate

[@Hackneybird]

Love this one but hate what happened to the club and all our clubs like it . Some great photos of how it used to be and their FB page has a few more . Really sad to see the state of it now , it had a good vibe to it you could tell . Another great video from you lot 👍

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Hackney I appreciate that m8 and yep I'm sure it won't be the last either...

[@Chris-gx5rr]

31:33 wow look at the knife 🔪 on the shelf in the office x

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Didn't even notice that lol

[@rexgeorg7324]

That was a lot of fun guys .. but sad.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah I felt it myself m8 editing it!

[@Chris-gx5rr]

25:31 did you see those things above the gents and ladies toilets top of the door frame look like figures of gents and ladies x

[@MrAMCCA]

was in there 9 years ago the mother in laws funeral there was fighting in the car park lol

[@Chris-gx5rr]

24:22 a calendar it would of had the last month and date it was last used in the pub just on the left side of the screen x

[@adambrfc]

St Luke’s social club in Moston would be another good one for you boys, closed after covid currently tinned up

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Il look into it m8!

[@Chris-gx5rr]

24:08 bas ball bat behind the bar on the left side of the screen x

[@stuartsutton9350]

The sad state of modern Britain. Pubs and Social Clubs are closing while curry houses and takeaways opening at an alarming rate. And like you said about convid, pubs had to shut but takeaways didn't. Great vid Clarky even if it's kind of a depressing one 😞👍

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

I agree pal and its all part of the design!

[@stuartsutton9350]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt more need to open their eyes brother

[@danq.5140]

I've never had a Foster's yet 🤔🍺

[@Chris-gx5rr]

26:10 love the sign still out side shame no one owns it look like it was up for sale may be who owns it rents it out and make it into something you could have the poker room as your channel office that room had loads of stuff left behind shame 27:51 some painted these art work back in it’s early days people make get of visited it from different countries looked beautiful artwork x

[@Salfordchappy]

Tell ya what clarky mate your videos are class brother

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Chris I wanted to give this one an old school Great British film vibe and I think I achieved it bar the fact I have a shitty camera now lol

[@Salfordchappy]

In my eyes brother you've done it. The intro is mint keep going clarky, gaz, kay you are the urban collective and were behind ya

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@Salfordchappy Respect brother cheers Chris!

[@Salfordchappy]

Always mate

[@Salfordchappy]

Clarky do you know why this place was just left with all the stuff in it? It looked like a happy top place. I can't believe we have seen it the notorious one

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Hahaaa couldn't not include our mascot brother lol and yeah Convid closed it m8.

[@Salfordchappy]

It's a shame mate when we was younger you knew the feeling of places like this know what I mean,the government going unnoticed killing them times. Urban Collective isn't a show without the notorious brother..... And gary😂

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@Salfordchappy Lol cheers brother and yeah m8 there getting away with it left right and centre!

[@stevesrepairs5778]

Thanks Clarky mate that was brilliant but what a shame, another death by 'convid', I wonder what debts they owed as other than that I bet it wouldn't cost a fortune to get it up and running again. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah I know right sad isn't it m8 thanks for watching and commenting brother

[@christhomas9956]

my local

[@juliebarclay3355]

Gary- did you win that game if snooker? 😂 xx

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Lol

[@PikeT9]

Nice one mate 👌 check that place out I sent over to you to

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Im on it pal

[@PikeT9]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt top one. Place is pretty big to