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flashy 18-03-2008 21:27
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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 548064)
not well up on Harwood:confused: only the boozers of the 60s was a Top Night out, ;)

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

keetah992000 18-03-2008 21:31
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Know any of the Deans flashy ?

steeljack 18-03-2008 21:45
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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 18-03-2008 21:47
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Originally Posted by keetah992000 (Post 548077)
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 18-03-2008 21:48
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 548091)
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 18-03-2008 21:51
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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 548043)
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 18-03-2008 21:52
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Originally Posted by slinky (Post 548039)
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!! :D

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 :do-one:

slinky 18-03-2008 21:55
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Originally Posted by jackyalex (Post 548101)
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 :do-one:
Lmao yep, that was the one :D

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

flashy 18-03-2008 21:56
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 548098)
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 18-03-2008 21:58
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 548098)
that name rings a bell , but can't remember why
another name that rings a bell=QUASSIMODO:D

steeljack 18-03-2008 22:00
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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 548112)
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 :confused:

flashy 18-03-2008 22:02
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 548119)
what years are we talking about , I left the area in 72 so it must have been before then :confused:


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 18-03-2008 22:04
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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 548122)
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 18-03-2008 22:05
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 548124)
you know if he was an Arroder , maybe i remember the name from skoo ;)

(apologies for thread wander )

ah possibly :D

BLACKBURN RAVER 18-03-2008 22:39
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theres a group on facebook for this venue !!


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