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Sunday Afternoon At The Lowry.
 

In issue 1 the Salford Star took a bunch of local lads to The Lowry - within two minutes they were kicked out.

See the slideshow here at The Guardian website:

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/
page/0,,1946775,00.html


A bloke who had seen what went on had been to see the manager to complain that the lads had been kicked out for doing nothing. He comes out of the building...

Bloke: I was taking my sons to see the paintings and as we walked in I was behind this group of lads. As they approached reception they were stopped from going in and there was a little bit of an argument and I heard the management say they couldn’t come in. He said I could go in and then security came along and ejected them which I thought was totally inappropriate.

I went and asked the manager what was going on - he said there was a group of guys with hoods on - I said I was there when they said they’d take their hoods off and he said it doesn’t matter they’re still not coming in… I told him it was a council funded organisation and he explained to me that it was a charity and not a council funded project.  He didn’t have any answers.

Basically they were local lads coming in to look at the pictures on Sunday afternoon because they were bored stiff and they were denied access to a facility in Salford which we’ve been told is open to everyone. It’s an absolute disgrace.

 

Josh:

Star

Carl:

Star

Kane:

Rees:

Star

Rees:

Star

Carl:

Star

Anthony:

  I knew they were going to kick us out straight away, because we are a local group.

Would you ever go back?

No, because it’s rubbish.

What did you think about The Lowry’s attitude towards you ?

It was really bad, just because we had our hoods on.

They said it wasn’t open to the public and it was.

Do you get treated like that all the time?

Rees: It happens everywhere.

Do your parents pay council tax that funds The Lowry?

Yes - they shouldn’t have to pay towards it if we’re not allowed in.

Do you feel like you’re discriminated against?

Yes - just because we wear black.

 

The six lads head off to find somewhere else to go. The sad thing is that they expected this reaction from The Lowry. And The Lowry - despite all its big statements and statistics about reaching the community - lived down to those expectations. Its image problem amongst ordinary Salfordians continues.

 

See The Lowry kids get kicked out at www.guardian.co.uk

 

See what happened, A Few Days Later.

James wrote
at 08:17:04 on 22 June 2011
This is an outrage, the Lowry is a fantastic cultural centre and should be open to everyone regardless of social background or dress.
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