Just checking the water on this idea, have a small venue in Greater Manchester for a Northern Soul Record Fair And Swap Meet, looking to do the first one in the summer either on a Saturday or Sunday Allday from about 2pm and perhaps go straight through into a soul night, looking firstly to see if there is any interest on this so can any dealers who fancy supporting this idea please get in contact with me via email - bicknellmark@aol.com 0161 330 6267 or via PM here, there will be a limited number of tables so will be worked on a first come first served basis, looking at £20.00 per 6ft table space, there will be an allday bar, food and refreshments and I'm sure will prove a success with enough notice and good promotion, John Manship has already reserved a pitch so a good solid start, will set up a sound system in the venue so sellers can play their tunes for sale, swap, trade and talk bollocks allday about records....bliss! will also invite the bring a small box ethic making in very much a collector dealer thing, so over to the record boys and girls then we can set the ball rolling on this, message to Des Parker will provide you with a nice bacon butty if you don't moan about the table prices lol

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Promotion for this event is going really well with plenty of flyers, posters etc. out there, still table space available for record dealers so please get in touch if you wish to book a table, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or telephone 0161 330 6267 or via PM here.

Edited June 4, 201113 yr by Mark Bicknell

I have contacted dealers directly Chalky mate some are a little slow in coming forward but I'm sure it will all come together.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

This is really coming together now with a few more record dealers booking table space, still looking for further dealers to join us for what promises to be a cracking event, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or PM here for further information and details.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Mark, can you post me some more flyers please....... down to me last few which will be going out @ Bidds tonight....Beggsy has also taken some to Cleethorpes .

Mark, can you post me some more flyers please....... down to me last few which will be going out @ Bidds tonight....Beggsy has also taken some to Cleethorpes .

In the post to you Mace first thing Monday, nice one pal so glad Beggys has covered Cleethorpes, tons of flyers are out there for this one so just hope it's a blinder of a day.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I won't make it to the UK for this event because of a lack of time off from work, but just wanted to give a heads up to Mark and everyone making this great event happen. Hope to make it sometime in the (near) future!

I have contacted dealers directly Chalky mate some are a little slow in coming forward but I'm sure it will all come together.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

You should have my cheque by now Mark

Been flyering this for you for a while now

There's no reason why this can't be a fabulous day

You can't beat trawling through records and certainly beats doing it 'virtually' like most of us do these days

Cheers

Steve

Hi Mark I havn't recieved a booking form yet did you loose my details ? if there's no tables left fare enough but if you could let me know the situation I'd be greatful many thank's Simon.

We have a nice few dealers booked for this one but there are still spots available at £20.00 per six foot, any interested dealers on here wishing to book please contact bicknellmark@aol.com or telephone 0161 330 6267, might make a nice change from dealing on the internet or Ebay by getting back to basics as it used to be, record fairs are few and far between with Soul Music ones being even less, really want to make this work so we can host two or three a year.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

More record dealers required for this event, we have a decent number of record dealers already signed up for this one but in order for it to really work and be the best possible day it can we need a few more record dealers/collectors to show a little support here, I have contacted loads of people on this so a reply would be nice, contact bicknellmark@aol.com or PM here telephone 0161 330 6267.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Edited June 24, 201113 yr by Mark Bicknell

Record dealers confirmed so far -

JOHN MANSHIP

ANDY DYSON

STEVE PLUMB

GEOFF CLAXTON

MARK SPEAKMAN & CHICO

MACE

DES PARKER

JOE DUTTON

JOHNNY BEGGS

STEVE FORAN

CHRIS ANDERTON

SIMON HUNT

PLUS A FEW MORE

SALES SPACE STILL AVAILABLE AT £20.00 PER 6FT, PLEASE CONTACT bicknellmark@aol.com PM here or tel 0161 330 6267.

Still need a few more record dealers to support this event, thought one or two of my old mates would have got involved but nothing as yet, contact bicknellmark@aol.com if you wish to book a table, can all those who have booked please confirm via PM or email that you are still up for this, really need to start pushing this over the next couple of weeks.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Record dealer space still available for this one, please contact me asap bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here, shoild be a great event.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Looking forward to this, Hotel booked then the Greatstone later, what a day this going to be, cheers Jim.

Can we just use the one topic Mark, suggest the one in events.

Should be a good day regardless, plenty of record talk, might make the Greatstone and then Burnley All-Nighter Do you reckon that football club will let us use the showers to freshen up

Can we just use the one topic Mark, suggest the one in events.

Should be a good day regardless, plenty of record talk, might make the Greatstone and then Burnley All-Nighter Do you reckon that football club will let us use the showers to freshen up

Will do Chalky I'll close this thread now mate, not sure about using the showers but we do have a sprinkler system on the pitch if you fancy a cold shower lol see you next week mate, dealer set up time is from 10am don't forget to tell Mr Dyson.

Full details of this event are now in Events section.

Regards - Mark Bicknell