Rollerama - great Harwood

[flashy]

Originally Posted by cashman

not well up on Harwood only the boozers of the 60s was a Top Night out,

its still a good night out in Harwood, i love going

[keetah992000]

Know any of the Deans flashy ?

[steeljack]

Yep it was on the town square up a flight of stone steps , above the gas board showroom, spent many a friday night there when I was young , going back a bit here , but a Great Harwood roller hockey team once represented Gt. Britain in the World championships , think it was during the 50s and if I'm not mistaken a collection was taken up in the town to help subsidize the players fares to Switzerland .
As a night spot I dont remember it being called the Salchow , thought it was called the Towngate at one time

[flashy]

Originally Posted by keetah992000

Know any of the Deans flashy ?

no, dont think so, i was from Accy keetah, lived in Blackburn for the last 12 years, how old are ya?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Yep it was on the town square up a flight of stone steps , above the gas board showroom, spent many a friday night there when I was young , going back a bit here , but a Great Harwood roller hockey team once represented Gt. Britain in the World championships , think it was during the 50s and if I'm not mistaken a collection was taken up in the town to help subsidize the players fares to Switzerland .
As a night spot I dont remember it being called the Salchow , thought it was called the Towngate at one time

yeh same place think it changed to salchow later, i know a few Deans Keetah, wether they are who you mean is debateable its a prettycommon name around our way/

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by flashytart

yeah i used to go there, a bloke called John Boast used to have it in the late 80s

that name rings a bell , but can't remember why

[jackyalex]

Originally Posted by slinky

I used to go rollerama at Hyndburn Sports Center .... haaaaaaa good days, used to love it. The boots always had a massive Orange stopper on the front, If you wasn't careful, you could lose all your teeth!!

ha ha i remember going there, the room was tiny and if you fell down you stopped everyone from going round, and trying to dance whilst skating at the disco was hysterical

[slinky]

Originally Posted by jackyalex

ha ha i remember going there, the room was tiny and if you fell down you stopped everyone from going round, and trying to dance whilst skating at the disco was hysterical

Lmao yep, that was the one

If people were skating very fast, there was always a mass pile up

[flashy]

Originally Posted by steeljack

that name rings a bell , but can't remember why

lol he was a dodgy geezer, went abroad and adopted foreign babies, was in the paper a lot, my mum used to clean for him

[cashman]

Originally Posted by steeljack

that name rings a bell , but can't remember why

another name that rings a bell=QUASSIMODO

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by flashytart

lol he was a dodgy geezer, went abroad and adopted foreign babies, was in the paper a lot, my mum used to clean for him

what years are we talking about , I left the area in 72 so it must have been before then

[flashy]

Originally Posted by steeljack

what years are we talking about , I left the area in 72 so it must have been before then

i only remember him from the late 80s, i think he had a couple of businesses in Harwood, he'd be around 60 ish now i think

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by flashytart

i only remember him from the late 80s, i think he had a couple of businesses in Harwood, he'd be around 60 ish now i think

you know if he was an Arroder , maybe i remember the name from skoo

(apologies for thread wander )

[flashy]

Originally Posted by steeljack

you know if he was an Arroder , maybe i remember the name from skoo

(apologies for thread wander )

ah possibly

[BLACKBURN RAVER]

theres a group on facebook for this venue !!