They gave me a flyer which had their past and present in it. Lived in Heaton as I remember. As a PS Leam Lane WMC still have a thriving group night on Fridays, they also have a first class resident duo in Dougie and Carl, not many if any clubs still have live backing for the turns. I have a photo from The Viewer (the forefunner of the TV Times) showing a line-up of pianists and singers, Dad is on there but the only other pianist I recognise is (the much-admired, not least by my Dad) Billy Hutchinson. Lorraine, its lovely to hear how much you enjoyed going to Bloomers and glad the memories made you smile! JT, Try playing the 1967 Gamblers version of Cry me a River (on YouTube) Certainly stands the test of time. (Sect, Juncos, Harlem Shuffle etc) what a great club. The 'leisure industry' pubs of 2021, of course, exist in a very different world to their mid-20th century predecessors when the town's hardworking men - seafarers , shipbuilders, coal miners and the like - were the main customers in the street-corner and riverfront bars. Jean x, Jean that would be great. Loved both Dave and Tommy Findlay The Downbeat was another of Mike Jefferys clubs. - Mike Mezz. Also seem to remember a free concert at Leazes Park with a lot of local bandsmay have been 1967-68? Man that was a great band. Bounce Back 2 the Old Skool . Some of the pubs in our image selection, such as the New Ferry Tavern which overlooked the ferry landing on the River Tyne, have gone. By Sam Johnson 24th Nov 2021, 4:55am - 2 min read. Kennedy's Bar South Shields 5 Bars & Clubs By steveL794 This is a great Little bar great atmosphere and is such a welcoming bar, well worth a visit great chilling bar 3. I cant believe that we dont have a single photos of inside the club? However most photographs Tom took were of customers and he sold them copies. Apparently thats where John first spotted me when I was dancing and that was all I was interested in at the time! Such a shame it all came to an end way too soon. The Club AGogo was situated on Percy Street, Newcastle on the top floor of a building which was also above the famous Handyside Arcade (or Arcadia as it was sometimes called). Things started to go wrong the following year when Bob Monkhouse found out that Ronnie Markham (who later rebranded himself as the hypnotist Romark) had been helping himself to the club takings and cooking the books. Geoff Wonfor became famous as a music video producer. HiFred If you have any photographs of that time I would love to see them. June Viner. Bringing back lots of stories! he was garbage and so were we! I know I had a great time working at many NE clubs during the late sixties and early seventies. Marcus now lives in Leeds and is a professional artist. I always say that a photograph is a moment of time captured, that youll never get back! He was with his daughter who is also a sInger. Then late 1962 we changed to mods and started going to the Go-Go, and also the West End boys club. Told him Id seen Tubby Hayes and John Dankworth/Clea Laine at Club 11. June 9, 2022 . Ifeel so incredibly nostalgic about those very important days, which went over much too quickly. Hi David, great to hear from someone who worked in so many places, back in the disco days, doing such an important job by providing the fab music. My grandfather owned a number of clubs and pubs before WW2, including Balmbras in the Cloth Market, of Blaydon Races fame, and Uncle Toms Cabin, an infamous sailors pub in North Shields. The Cavendish Club at the bottom of Grey Street opened as a nightclub in the early sixties and became part of the Bailey Group. Magnum Is now Unit, but was known as one of Southsampton's main gay clubs in its heyday. I was a regular there in the 60s maybe 63-64-65ish The event is free to enter, with collection buckets out for those who wish to donate and will run from an early time of. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. Cant remember the 60s without remembering the fabulous Righteous Brothers. old nightclubs in south shieldscharles upham daughters. old nightclubs in south shields - jjbluesbar.com A long time ago! He was a great man. Chas Chandler lived in Heaton and his dad was the roadie. Fuelled by this success, they picked a fight with Family singer Roger Chapman who proceeded to chin both of them in two minutes. Whatever happened to them ? I also worked through Ivan Burchall, as well as for myself. I will never forget you were working at the theatre royal and u let me see the stage set for Alice in wonderland and let me have a go on the big swing in the stage. Hi Margaret, :)Alas, me and my friends said theyd never be famous with a name like that!!!!! five sat new vikings (wally mcgill sid cross etc)high five sun(myself alan hull mickey gallagher kenny anderson martin quinn)forgot to mention when a train rumbled over viaduct all the beers fell off! All The Clubs from back in the day | Facebook Happy days. 2. Happy times, gone forever, but never forgotten. I met my first girlfriend Sandra Findley then with all her friends who use to go there, Linda & Sylvia Stoddart, Pat Larby, Cath, Eleanor and Jen. They always wore wine coloured suits and cowboy small ties. Hello, this has been a great read. We did Rehearsal Room, a Tyne Tees weekly feature on local bands, a half hour show presented by David Hamilton, we did 3 numbers loads of fun, and , we even got well paid for it. The Best Nightlife in South Shields - Tripadvisor In this day and age, we could never have what we had back then. Sharing the ladies toilets with the staff from the bus company in the same building. I wonder if anyone would be able to help me to find them or is there a way I can access them without being a member? Hi Anna #156. X. Enjoy the trip. Remember Mike Jeffrey trying to get Legalite roulette system into me CIU clubs. I live in France now,so dont get many chances to visit the old stomping grounds. My father never wavered in his belief that Michael was not guilty of infamous murder of Angus Sibbet the fruit machine man/ and said he was odds on the fall guy. so thank you for that! Tom spent a lot of his time at The Dolce Vita when the club had super stag nights on Mondays and Crazy nights on Thursdays, Hi. I was a DJ at sloopys,(along with Dave), Bloomers, The Oxford plus many more including a club in Whitley Bay on the Esplanade. The Kon-Tors didnt play original music but were a great cover band. I dont suppose you have any photographs or memorabilia of any of the clubs you worked in I have memberships cards and entrance tickets but no photos! Re the Dolce Vita. After the gig was finished Joe was going home and this band of youngsters were sitting in the arcade, one of them said Joe, lend us 10 bob to get some chips, were skint and starving so Joe took pity and obliged, that band turned out to be the Faces and the kid he loaned the 10 bob to was Rod Stewart, Joe was always moaning he never got his 10 bob back. Eric Burdon of the Animals lived in the Walker area and I remember standing next to him in the bus queue shortly before he rocketed to international fame. The demon drink (Pernod) was to blame. Was told to read your comments from one of the girls, Jen Sherwood, and it was nice to see that you are both still with us. After he left the Gamblers he went to work for Ray Grehan. In its hey day the Quay Club was a popular late night watering hole for both local and national musicians after completing their own gigs in the city. The resident band at the Crescendo was the Del 5, the singer was Billy Wilson from Gateshead, there was 2 sax players one was Peter Parkinson from South Shields but Im sorry the other name eludes me. 30 left on 9 February 2013. Top 10 Nightlife in South Shields, England - Things To Do Lead singer John Little or possibly used the name Osbourne or Osmond. Its no wonder that London gangsters such as the Kray twins were keen to get in on the action. The Greg Burman Sound was resident at the Quay Club and I will never forget Greg showing me the proper way to play James Browns I Feel Good top bloke. Im not sure what Dave does now as my dad lost touch with him. A slideshow of pictures taken at Laygate South Shields in the 50's & 60's.. Pictures by Bill Claverly & narrated by Janet Wylie I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! Not in the same league as the other clubs in the area, but full of the essentials of life - beer, women, music and food. After the party scene at John Osbornes house, the camera pans along a set of party goers as the police raid the party, and Oxley is one of those. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. I always thought of the area just as you opened the double doors as the viewing platform. Alfie. After leaving the Invaders I played there regularly with Blues Band Vermen, with the late Keith Waring on lead and harmonica,Malcolm,ex lead guitar from Kylastrones,forget bass players name and Les Proud singer. June I knew John Harker ( he was a freind of my brother Gordon) and I do know Ray Huntley I will have to pass on your compliments. The Marimba was open for just over a year before being gutted by fire. Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! We got on talking about old Sunderland and thats how I found out who he was. Went to the Dolce for years and my mate at the time was DJ at Sloopys. I remember Chic, he did incredible things with the sound and lights. The night club continued to host cabarets Freddy Starr, Mud and many many more for a few more years and was always called the Dolce Vita until it was renamed Walkers. Ill gladly let you have copies of what I have a photo of Bloomers but boarded up and no sign and an internal shot of girls dancing and dry ice on the dancefloor from late 1960s also a flyer for the opening of Bloomers in July 1973. AGE OF AQUARIUS future existence. Also meeting up on Saturday at the Pit then up to the Go-Go in the afternoon, purple hearts were the thing to have instead of alcohol. Ken was great with fashions and always wore the latest gear, he got a job at City Stylish so we always tried to keep up with the latest trends. We have a photo of the inside of Change Is with girls ( no men in sight!) I would love to hear from anyone who is related to me. Served lovely meals and had big Manny Burgo, ex-boxer on the door. The Tube being one of his projects. I am a cockney! Used to ring Ivan Birchells office and find out where they were playing. I was around a bit earlier-my brother Tony Gillman (friend of Kieth Crombie)was heavily involved in music scene through New Orleans Jazz Club and used to organize Beach /Forest Barbecues(sometimes unauthorized by council I believe)we seemed to `move away from scene quite quickly-Jazz Bands and all.Great fun and wonderful memories of Melbourne street which ultimately inspired my visit to New Orleans and Nashville-music cities USA-great times. Thanks, Great memories, and thanks to everyone for sharing them. The Majestic Ballroom on the junction of Westgate Road and Clayton Street was originally built as a cinema. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Raigad Uncategorized old nightclubs in south shields. The sixties may have belonged to London but in the seventies The NE was the place to be for the clubs!