The High Spot?
 

Was coming through Haslingden today from Bury n the bus stopped a few mins at the stop before the traffic lights, n the grey cells started ticking n seemed to remember a 60s Dance Hall we used to go on Sunday Nights, Think it was just across from that bus stop on left hand side of the street going off the main Road? yeh went up some stairs to get in n was called the "High Spot" anyone remember the place or used to go? Can say if Asky sees this to ask his sis as remember she used to go up yon, in fact a good few of us from accy used to trek up yon every sunday night.

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Co-op hall up Deardengate Cashy?

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you need anzac for this ... she might be able to tell you .....

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Aint sure Stevie?:confused: But if Deardengate is Directly at Traffic Lights?:confused: Then sure not yon.:confused: Although could be wrong pmsl

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If you are at the stop before the lights you are on Manchester Road, the street on your right is Park Street and it will be The Liberal Club on the left a few yards up, it then became a night club, will sort some photos in a min

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This was the Co-Op dance hall, entrance down the alley on the right

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Ah cheers Wadey that looks the job n Liberal Club rings a bell, Ask around up yon twas the High Spot before it became the Bucaneers.;)

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Looking towards Bury-Manchester I think this is the bus stop you are on about

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I was going to mention the Buccaneers wadey used to go their on a regular basis in the late 70s, but as I remember you didn't go upstairs to it, the dance hall was on the ground floor

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Am getting more confused am pretty sure twas the Liberal club but was defo upstairs to the High Spot.:confused:

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I'm just wondering whether the dance hall wasn't down stairs in the cellar, which would mean climbing stairs on the way out, well or being carried up them anyway, mind you its nearly 40 years ago and them little grey cells:eek:

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Know what yeh mean,:D I have a couple of vivid memories of the place, but neither are were it was.:D:D

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listening to you owd codgers, shouldn't this be in the "Ancient history" section ? :D

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Hoy we can go off folk ya know:D

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As long as I buy you old folk a Beer, when I'm over, you're easily placated. ;) :D


Plus youse won't be able to remember that far back by the next time I visit. :s_aim1:

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This is the Arcadia Ballroom in the late 1950's which later became the Bucaneers. I Don't know if it was called the High Spot inbetween but it was definately downstairs in the cellar of the Liberal Club.

The article is quite large so I have only scanned part of it

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:confused:Remember what:confused::D

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I thought it was in the cellar anzac, quite a good article cheers

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Thanks fer that Anzac much appreciated, May well have been in the cellar, can remember steps.:o Would think High Spot would be Mid to Late 60s?:confused: Not me most lucid period.:D

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Oh, weren't we a wicked lot, getting 'hep' and 'jive bugging' with the other 'cats'?
I'd love to read the whole article, anzac, can you post it? so typical of how older people regarded the new dance craze, reminds me of my wicked, misspent youth when I should have been studying.
You forget how parents and 'old folk' regarded rock and roll then- the Devils work!

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I will try and reduce the article from A3 to A4 on a copier next week and post it then.

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Thanks Anzac, would love to see the full article

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So thats when things started to go pear shaped then cashy:D:D

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Have mentioned it before but a friend's site is well worth a look

Haslingden Old and New...: The Sixties was something else!! ASTORIA, AMBULANCE HALL, BUCCANEERS, PUBLIC HALL ETC...

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Thanks for the link wadey

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Good link, e-mailed yer mate Wadey n he aint heard of it either, looks like we got a real mystery here,?:confused: Know fer a fact "Askys" sister used to go yon when i did, but he aint been online to see this.:confused: