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with 34 day left until Tunstall ‘rocks again’ to 10 hours of Torch records it is with some disappointment that we feel the need to reply to rumours, rumours and even more bloody rumours regarding THE TORCH REUNION
1-The Torch Reunion is being held at The Ryan Hall - The Boulevard - Tunstall - Stoke on Trent ST6 6DW and has NOT been moved to the Sneyd Arms Hotel Tunstall apparently due to poor ticket sales.
Only last week Jez had a one hour meeting with the Ryan Hall committee to ensure we are all singing from the same hymn sheet come the 24th Oct 2009.
We have been sold out for EIGHT months, there are NO tickets available, please don’t travel to The Ryan Hall if you have no ticket.
2-It has also been suggested by some that Ian Levine is calling the shots dictating what others can and should play etc, etc
Please clear out your lugholes and listen....
BOLLOCKS, COMPLETE AND UTTER BOLLOCKS.
He like the other dj's are fully aware of what the day is about its not about Ian Levine its not about Malc Burton, its not about Colin Curtis its about YOU who made The Torch the awe-inspiring venue it became.
It would naive not expect some duplications of records during the evening session however to compensate our first 5 hours of entertainment will be supplied by well known collectors who had the privilege to have visited The Torch as paying punters, they've been asked to dig deep and play some of those underplayed/forgotten Torch records, some of which may be completely new to some ears
The afternoon boys have all picked three records that they want to play within their thirty minute sets which they have shared with each other to avoid possible duplication, I guess this is possibly where the "someone’s calling the shots" rumour has possibly come from. The DJ;s have one brief...PLAY TORCH RECORDS!! End of FACT.
3-Finally we understand that someone is considering a similar themed soul night close to The Ryan Hall on the same night, if he does indeed go ahead Malc, Jez and myself sincerely wish him all the best, in fact if he would like to email us we’ll send him over a list of names and email addresses of 46 people from all over the UK who are on the Torch Reunion Ticket standby list who I’m sure would be delighted just to be part of the “Tunstall feeling” that night even if it is at another venue
For those of you out there who are unaware of what Charity’s will benefit from the Torch Reunion @ The Ryan Hall please feel free to visit our website
https://dkof.freewebpages.org/Torch%20reunion/home.html
In fact we've already made one donation to the FREEKICKS FOUNDATION
For those out there who are lucky enough to have tickets and are planning to meet up at HOSE STREET @ 1300hrs at the site of the old Torch read on......
As the Ryan Hall is in close proximity to Hose St we strongly advise you park up near to the Ryan Hall, the venue for the reunion.
Ryan Hall is situated on the corner of The Boulevard and Wardell Street (which shows on street map link below as WAR ST) at the end of Wardel Street is a pay and display car park. This is chargeable @ £4 per day. And has places for 46 cars.
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=386316&y=351306&z=0&sv=st6+6dw&st=2&pc=st6+6dw&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf
A 5min stroll back to Hose St the site of the Torch, head toward A50, go under the A50 via an underpass and you’ll be at Tower Square, The infamous Sneyd Arms Hotel will be on your right.
What’s on street map as HS above TOWER SQ is in fact Hose Street, take a right off Tower Sq after the Sneyd Arms into Forster Street, then first Right into Phoenix Street and Hose St and what was the entrance to The Torch is at the bottom.
DIRECTIONS to Tunstall from the M6
M6 Motorway Junction 15, follow the A500 (Queensway) to the A527 to Tunstall. Follow signs to Tunstall District Centre. Tower Square and The Sneyed arms is on your left,, up to Roundabout take 4th exit onto A50 the first Left into A527...The Ryan Hall is 100M down that road on Right Hand side
From A50 south, go to the A500 (Queensway). Turn right (northwards) and follow the above.
Address Inc Post Code for THE RYAN HALL THE BOULEVARD – TUNSTALL ST6 6DW
Address Inc Post Code for THE SITE OF THE GOLDEN TORCH – HOSE ST – TUNSTALL ST6 5AL
DJ TIMES
2 to 2-30 Ozz
2 -30 to 3 Swish
3-to 3-30 Poke
3-30 to 4 Tony Dellar
4- 4-30 Ian Cunliffe
4-30 to 5 Chris Lalor
5 to 5-30 Nige Brown
5-30 to 6 Paul Donnelly
6- 6-30 Pat Wallace
6-30 to 7 Chris Porter (Martyn Ellis’s son)
7 to 8 Blue Max and Barmy Barry
8 to 8-30 Kev Roberts
8-30 to 9-30 Colin Curtis
9-30 to 10-30 Dave Evison
10-30 to 12 Ian Levine
PLEASE NOTE..THE RYAN HALL SECURITY MAY CARRY OUT RANDOM BAG CHECKS FOR ALCOHOL ETC, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN NO ENTRY...sorry
I still have 7 seats left on;
THE NORTH CAMBS/SOUTH LINCS
JOLLY BOYS OUTING
THE TORCH REUNION
TUNSTALL STOKE ON TRENT
OCTOBER 24 2009
DEPART
WHITTLESEY MARKET PLACE @ 9-30AM prompt
DEPART
PETERBORO EBENEEZERS CAR PARK @ 9-45 AM prompt
DEPART
STAMFORD FC WOTHORPE ROAD @10-AM prompt
PRICE
£20 PER HEAD PAY ON THE DAY CASH.
If there is anything that needs clarifying with regards to the above please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned via this forums PM facility, its good to talk.
Paul Donnelly
Malc Burton
Jez
Edited by PaulDonnelly