Grumpy Salford
Grumpy Salford in New Deal for Communities Charlestown and Lower Kersal
News & Events
Press Release for National Play Day
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Grumpy launches EveryOne Can Play Programme on the Beach
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Good News! It’s a lottery win for play in Salford
Grumpy delivers NEW ‘Playing Out’ Course 
at Blackleach Country Park.
Playing Out Training with Grumpy Play Team, Salford Park Rangers, Salford Families (Barnardos), Swinton Families and Volunteers — all training to deliver Grumpy Everyone Can Play Programme for Salford !
Opening Hours
- Shop Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm
- Office Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm
- Training / Meeting Rooms: Monday to Saturday by arrangement. Please ring Grumpy Salford 0161 737 1644 for details.
Organisations based at GRUMPY Salford
- Sports Health & Community Team, Salford Community Leisure
- Salford Drug & Alcohol Forum
- Salford BME Forum
- Percussion 4 U
A Brand New Sure Start Training & Educational Suite at Grumpy Salford
- For All Childcare and Early Education Training & Courses running at Grumpy Salford Contact: SCIP 0800 195 5565 for information and registration.
Projects
New media project - I Play
This is a follow up to the ’I Remember’ project.
Click here to watch the Video of I Remember
‘I Play’ is a joint project working with the Social Media Centre. We will record the experiences of young and old people, to generate more discussion of memories of play activities and observations of how young people play now.
- What do you remember about playing when you were young?
- What games did you / do you play?
- What street games can you remember?
- Where did /do you play?
- Did / do you get in trouble for playing? What are the barriers to playing?
Interested?If you want to take part in this project to help us to record your memories and photographs please get in touch.
Email : salford@grumpy.org.uk or socialmediacentre@gmail.com
Recent projects
BROUGHTON, My Story
Broughton, My Story is a special project working with the Broughton community involving resident groups, families, youth groups, children and young people - who all assisted in producing a photo montage and stories weaved into pieces of ordinary household objects transforming into unique works of art. A model town children and young people want to be in, an art mural for Albert Park’s Changing Room and a very special book of stories.
- Left ~ Local Albion Resident and Trainer participating at BBC RaW [Reading & Writing] Project at Grumpy Salford. Grumpy Salford & the BBC worked in partnership to bring words to life in Salford with a festival of free fun family literacy events which took place at venues including the Trafford Centre, Salford Libraries. museums and shopping centres.
- Centre ~ Gemini, local community group proudly showing off the special art project produced by Grumpy Salford commemorating the 60th anniversary of the VE Day. Grumpy Salford worked in partnership with Age Concern Salford, NDC Community Involvement Team, Salford Museum and Art Gallery to produce a photographic panel and DVD recording of historical photograhic recollection and memories. The project was funded by the Big Lottery.
- Right ~ Creative Workshops for August National Play Day in Salford involving children and young people from local communities.
Supported By
Membership
Membership & Additional Card Forms (pdf 97k)
Services, Facilities and Training
Educational Supplies / Art & Craft
Recycled Scrap
Waste Warehouse
Generally known as scrapstores, there are many similar 
facilities operated
by voluntary organisations throughout the UK – Grumpy scrapstore is branded as Waste Warehouse to distinguish it from the broad range of additional core services for which the organisation is widely known. The Waste Warehouse is Grumpy’s principal charitable service. Hundreds of thousands of children and young people throughout the UK enjoy countless hours of creative fun and learning through the application of waste materials acquired from Grumpy.
If you know of a business that would like to put its waste materials to creative use for the benefit of children and young people, contact: Frank Royle on 0161 223 9730. If you’re not sure whether the waste is suitable for children’s play, contact us and we’ll be happy to advise. Grumpy usually collects the materials, but we can just as easily receive delivery.
Toys & Equipment Hire
Grumpy Salford has a range of equipment for members to hire. A large selection of Story Sacks, Topic Bags and Toys are available from 50p per day/week. A catalogue is available at reception.
- Inflatables
- Play Canopies [Parachutes]
- Circus Skills Packs
- Badge Making Machines
- Santa Suits
- Dressing Up Clothes
- Funball
Office Space Hire
Office Desk/Space Hire is available in our shared office suite on short and long term agreement at Grumpy Salford. Friendly & professional working environment shared with not-for-profit voluntary organisations. Please contact Grumpy Salford 0161 737 1644 for more details.
Meeting / Training Room Facilities
A choice of meeting and training Room Facilities is available at all times. Special rates for voluntary and statutory sectors. Refreshments & In-house equipment available for training. Lunch on request.
Contact Us @ Grumpy Salford for Training/Meeting Room Hire Rates & availability.
Creche Facility
Creche Facility is available to all organisations using the training room facilities to assist delegates with childcare concerns. Please enquire about creche facility and service.
