Just to let everyone know that you can still pay on the door on the day(s) this weekend at the “40th Anniversary of Northern Soul” weekender at the world-famous Blackpool Tower ballroom. Doors open (off the prom) from 5pm on Friday and we are there until 3am on the Bank Holiday Monday – 37 hours [...]
April 23, 2011
Well , after that dismal capitulation (again) there’s at least no distraction of European football to get in the way next season. The final 5 games are now academic. Liverpool will take 5th place – well done to them for investing when necessary and giving their youngsters a chance as opposed to Harry, who farms them [...]
April 21, 2011
Well, it feels like a win. Having gifted the opposition all 3 of their goals in a nervous start, we hit back with firstly two “proper” strikes from Van and Tom, before deservedly pulling level midway through the second half. We spurned no less than 4 clear chances after that equaliser to bury the title [...]
April 19, 2011
With the big Northern Soul weekender taking place at the legendary Tower Ballroom in Blackpool over the Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend of Friday April 29th – Sunday May 1st, it has been confirmed that the Saturday All -Nighter (between Midnight and 6am) will be broadcast live to the nation by Smooth Radio. The historic [...]
April 16, 2011
Taking place over the Easter Bank holiday weekend for the first time ever , our next 3-Roomed Soul Night Out happens on Saturday April 23rd at the King Georges Hall, Northgate, Blackburn. Advance tickets are priced at £10 each and are available from the box office on 01254 582582 , or you can pay on [...]
April 14, 2011
Well, thats that then , the European adventure ends with a whimper of a performance in the second leg at White Hart Lane. I suppose we could have had a penalty early doors (although it would have been harsh on the Spaniards) and if Pav had taken one of two fairly simple chances then we [...]
April 11, 2011
Our next 3 -roomed soul night out takes place on Easter Saturday April 23rd at the King Georges Hall in Blackburn. Doors open at 9pm and then there’s 6 hours of top quality Jazz Funk, Modern and Northern Soul and a guest live appearance in the 60s soul room from the group “Soul Train” who [...]
April 10, 2011
In a fairly surreal encounter, we made hard work of taking all 3 points from a Stoke City side who can certainly battle. They have now become an established premier league side, and I must say that on the basis of what I saw yesterday I cannot for the life of me work out how [...]
April 28, 2011
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