Dance halls

[Stuart Hartley]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Thought you were a peace-loving, CND badge-wearing beatnik, Stuart?

Perhaps its something to do with old age: peace loving...yes - CND...well, yes but without the badge. Never have been a beatnik...too late now

[janloot]

the weavers rings a bell, the empire was still a pictures in those days, i think it was 1962 when i vacated gobin land, jimmy fitz used to live opposite if i remember,just when he started, or got married,not sure, i can only remember going a couple of times, it was maybe not a full time dance hall,

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by janloot

i remember going to a dance hall in oswaldtwistle,?turn up by the clinic, as if going to rhyddings school,it was a right turn before the school,and then on the left must have passed it loads of times on my way to and from rhyddings, but a name, i cant remember, remember vaguely it being upstairs, (i think), memorys getting worse

That was St Mary's on Lock Street Mr j....always a bit disconcerting getting up close and personal with a girl and then the priest would be on patrol Hand down by your sides and look innocent.
There and Spring Hill sold Cideraide

[cashman]

Originally Posted by janloot

the weavers rings a bell, the empire was still a pictures in those days, i think it was 1962 when i vacated gobin land, jimmy fitz used to live opposite if i remember,just when he started, or got married,not sure, i can only remember going a couple of times, it was maybe not a full time dance hall,

Jimmy lived on Sun St when he got wed,of which Ossy Civic Hall is just at top of street.Lock St is in that area, used to have groups etc upstairs yon.

[sm_counsell]

Originally Posted by janloot

i remember going to a dance hall in oswaldtwistle,?turn up by the clinic, as if going to rhyddings school,it was a right turn before the school,and then on the left must have passed it loads of times on my way to and from rhyddings, but a name, i cant remember, remember vaguely it being upstairs, (i think), memorys getting worse

You're not talking about what used to be St. Mary's Youthclub are you?
There used to be dancing there on Saturday nights

[sm_counsell]

Originally Posted by sm_counsell

You're not talking about what used to be St. Mary's Youthclub are you?
There used to be dancing there on Saturday nights

Sorry, just saw there had already been this suggestion!!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

That would be the weavers institute
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Sun...,90.34,,0,3.29

I don't recall any dances there - I left Ossy in 1961 (aged 18)

I then became St Maries Catholic club, was certainly that in 62 used to go dancing there every Friday night, it was while going into that place that I heard about the assassination of JFK

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

That was St Mary's on Lock Street Mr j....always a bit disconcerting getting up close and personal with a girl and then the priest would be on patrol Hand down by your sides and look innocent.
There and Spring Hill sold Cideraide

Very rarely saw a priest in Lock St. Mr. D., there again never looked innocent in my life

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Very rarely saw a priest in Lock St. Mr. D., there again never looked innocent in my life

My oldest and best mate Micky Bull * and Hugh Jardon were always getting told to calm down by the priest

* Micky hates me introducing him a my oldest best mate

But as Sospan the Ice Cream seller in Aberystwyth says " I can't afford friends in this town, I lose too many working days attending the funerals"

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

There and Spring Hill sold Cideraide

Mick Bull says it was Cydrax

[hassy rvr]

I,m puzzled as no one else has mentioned going dancing to the Empire it was definatly 59/60 or am I that senile I,ve lost me marbles!

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by hassy rvr

I,m puzzled as no one else has mentioned going dancing to the Empire it was definatly 59/60 or am I that senile I,ve lost me marbles!

It has been mentioned often in other threads in the past.
If you used the 'search' facility you would find them.

[Mog]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

Mick Bull says it was Cydrax

Wandering off for a min. Is that Micky Bull worked at Huncoat Pit.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

My oldest and best mate Micky Bull * and Hugh Jardon were always getting told to calm down by the priest

* Micky hates me introducing him a my oldest best mate

But as Sospan the Ice Cream seller in Aberystwyth says " I can't afford friends in this town, I lose too many working days attending the funerals"

Micky Bull hell that is a blast from the past, used to live near the Holy Farm near Derek Thornhill on Malham I think it was called

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by hassy rvr

I,m puzzled as no one else has mentioned going dancing to the Empire it was definatly 59/60 or am I that senile I,ve lost me marbles!

Not sure when it closed was before the time I was attending dance halls around 62/63