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Morrissey donates £50,000 to Salford Lads Club fundraiser


The Smiths singer’s contribution to the club, which featured on the artwork of The Queen is Dead album, is his third known effort to save it from closure

Morrissey has donated £50,000 to the Salford Lads Club, the institution pictured on the inner sleeve of the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead, Manchester Evening News reports. After a drop in grant funding, the 121-year-old club – housed in a red brick Grade II-listed Edwardian building – must raise £250,000 by the end of November to avoid closure, and to keep its doors open for another year. The club intends to set up a legacy fund to secure its future beyond the next year, and wants to hire new staff to professionalise its running, as well as cover bills for utilities and insurance as well as building maintenance costs.

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