Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

Used to attend on the scooter rallies in the 80's. Lovely venue and floor. About the time I realised the northern on rallies was a bit restricted, I think skying in the snow and 6 x 6 was played 4 times in one night....

It's been bought privately and restored, should be due for re-opening about now.....

Would be nice to see how it's turned out...

anyone let us know....

Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

Probably, though don't remember much about North Wales in the 70s, got drunk in 1974 and didn't sober up until about 1978 so who knows I may of been . Remember going to see Souxie and the Banshees at the Colwyn Bay Dixie in about 1979 but think I had sobered up by then, well I hope so as I was driving

QoFxx

Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

Yes I went to the pier, there was also a place called the friendship club or did I dream this! My memory is not what it used to be.

I did the dayers in the early 80's.

Did the BH ones used to follow the Friday Wigan Oldies session?

As I'm sure I went to Wigan Friday, Wigan Saturday, Colwyn Bay Sunday the next thing I knew I woke up with a cat on me face in that 5.30am half light that you only get in a front room with the curtains drawn.

I sat up, removed the cat....I was on a couch in an unfamiliar room, I looked round....there were six people that I didn't know on the floor in the bay window of a house that I had no re-collection of entering, playing 'The Game Of Life'.

It was Tuesday, I was meant to be in work in Warrington on the Monday previous - and the killer, I was in Lincoln.

Northern Soul ay???

Edited March 14, 200718 yr by Barry

Yes I went to the pier, there was also a place called the friendship club or did I dream this! My memory is not what it used to be.

Can you remember when the changed the name of the Pier to the Dixieland or am I a little confused and is my fuddled mind playing tricks on my spasmodic long term memory.

QoFxx

I did the dayers in the early 80's.

Did the BH ones used to follow the Friday Wigan Oldies session?

As I'm sure I went to Wigan Friday, Wigan Saturday, Colwyn Bay Sunday the next thing I knew I woke up with a cat on me face in that 5.30am half light that you only get in a front room with the curtains drawn.

Northern Soul ay???

Was that a cat or a pussy!!

Yes I went to the pier, there was also a place called the friendship club or did I dream this! My memory is not what it used to be.

No, your memories ok, I used to go to the Friendship Club before the nighters. I've still got a badge somewhere, similar to the Wigan Oldies anniversary badge.

I remember getting off the train one Friday night to be met by the Police informing us that the nighter was cancelled. Luckily they kept the Friendship club open till about 2. I think I had a better night that if the nighter had been on, but I was lucky enough to stay at a friends house, lots of others weren't so lucky & ended up kipping in shop doorways.

I also went to alldayers at a venue in Arias Park or something like that.

Sometime later I went to an Allnighter run by Chris Burton as part of a scooter run.

Yes I went to the pier, there was also a place called the friendship club or did I dream this! My memory is not what it used to be.

No your memory is fine, I went to the Friendship Club before the pier, my first all nighter and I remember it like it was yesterday.

Glad to hear it's soon re-opening.

can't remember year but went to one, probably in the 80s though, i remember there was no heating on a freezing cold night and everyone dancing in their coats it was that bleedin cold, me and Alex McBride gave up and sat in the car outside with a bag of herb and got hammered then went back in and the world suddenly seemed a rosier place.

No, your memories ok, I used to go to the Friendship Club before the nighters. I've still got a badge somewhere, similar to the Wigan Oldies anniversary badge.

I remember getting off the train one Friday night to be met by the Police informing us that the nighter was cancelled. Luckily they kept the Friendship club open till about 2. I think I had a better night that if the nighter had been on, but I was lucky enough to stay at a friends house, lots of others weren't so lucky & ended up kipping in shop doorways.

I also went to alldayers at a venue in Arias Park or something like that.

Sometime later I went to an Allnighter run by Chris Burton as part of a scooter run.

Yup i think i only missed one.I even came down from London with Pete Miles and Chalky,done the peir,back to my mums house at eight in the morning for tea and bacon butties then off to stafford.

Great times.

went regulary in 70's think this was the first allnighter where you could buy alcohol,they sold bottles of wine if my memory serves me right.

Yep the Colwyn bay pier pavilion was named Dixieland,went there as an alternative to Paynes or Winter gardems in Llandudno,we are talking early seventies,mixed bag of music,some northen some top twenty stuff and also live heavy bands for some strange reason.

Loads of scrapping goin on!

Went to have a look at the old place last year....dancefloor has bits of hardboard nailed over several holes,there is a large hole in the stained glass roof,totally f*cked in my opinion,very sad,still, happy memories!

Oh and no never went to the alldayers,why, I don't remember,Chico and Mark Bicknell are the guy's to ask.

Edited March 18, 200718 yr by dancingcollector

just passed it on train and in a worse state than last saw it
right eyesore
pier was for auction on ebay a while back, which though was funny

most of soul acts showed up at dixies, Junior Walker been the best nd most memorble imo


the late 70s nighters at the bay were ok, bit too wigan influnenced with all that entails be my looking back view
the freindship was some sort of wooden youth club hut wasnt it, only thing remember is steve tracys brother been carried out as inverted t
eiras park alldayers were a laugh what can remember

theres a look at going ons from those involved with these nighters and dayers and snobs event etc from that time in articles
link at bottom

happy days

any other north wales coast 70s memory refreshes
the riverboat at rhos
highwayman at abergele
north wales soul club offices in upper mostyn street
alldayers at acradia llandudno
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/words/north-wales-in-the-70s-r181

Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

My first All Niter, was just 15 at the time, scared stiff at first, but absolutely hooked from then on and haven't looked back.

Remember the Frenny club too, and the Riverboat rooms in Rhos-on-Sea.

Also many soul nights at the Pier late 70's early 80's, All-dayers every New Years Day. Saw the Specials and other Two-Tone bands there 1980/81, great times!

just passed it on train and in a worse state than last saw it

right eyesore

pier was for auction on ebay a while back, which though was funny

most of soul acts showed up at dixies, Junior Walker been the best nd most memorble imo

north wales soul club offices in upper mostyn street

alldayers at acradia llandudno

Memories, forgot about the Arcadia Dayers, not sure about the NWSC in town, but do remember sciving off school late 78/79 to go buy records in Bangor.

Memories, forgot about the Arcadia Dayers, not sure about the NWSC in town, but do remember sciving off school late 78/79 to go buy records in Bangor.

very vague memories of nwsc place, 74/75 ? maybe earlier, opposite the london i think, robert redhead and all that, records for sale, etc

once was some sort of night in superdiner above robins that no one else can remember

how about the legendary llandudno soul society ?

still got the membership somewhere

Forget the fella's name now,sold soul/northern records in the new indoor market in Llandudno's mostyn street and went to Mr Paul's in Rhyl to by Benn's,brutus and Pigalle shirts and wrangler jeans,went down the Palace in Rhyl (not for the feint hearted),think I saw Ritchie Andrew and fellons there,sorry for goin slightly off subject,oh and you could have your DM's re- soled(no pun intended) at Briggs in Colwyn Bay.

Yup i think i only missed one.I even came down from London with Pete Miles and Chalky,done the peir,back to my mums house at eight in the morning for tea and bacon butties then off to stafford.

Great times.

I remember after the Friday allnighter on a scooter run waiting for your mum to go out so a load of us could sneak in and have a shower & get changed, then another one Sat night. We must have been mad.

Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter mid 70's ... anyone out there go!

On our way to Colwyn Bay in 1978.

went regulary in 70's think this was the first allnighter where you could buy alcohol,they sold bottles of wine if my memory serves me right.

Quite right,some weird Pomain type gut rot if I remember correctly.

Forget the fella's name now,sold soul/northern records in the new indoor market in Llandudno's mostyn street and went to Mr Paul's in Rhyl to by Benn's,brutus and Pigalle shirts and wrangler jeans,went down the Palace in Rhyl (not for the feint hearted),think I saw Ritchie Andrew and fellons there,sorry for goin slightly off subject,oh and you could have your DM's re- soled(no pun intended) at Briggs in Colwyn Bay.

that would be tony just

mark

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that would be tony just

mark

Tony Just....well I never knew......know any more about him Mark?

pier was for auction on ebay a while back, which though was funny

How much did it go for?

Can you remember when the changed the name of the Pier to the Dixieland or am I a little confused and is my fuddled mind playing tricks on my spasmodic long term memory.

QoFxx

I know for certain it was Dixieland in 1973/74 - worked there a number of times with the North Wales Soul Club ( Gilbert Gillan and Robert Redhead )

Vaguely recall Jimmy James appearing along the coast about 5 times in a fortnight in Autumn 74 including my leaving do before I got exiled to Cyprus !

Wulfie

How much did it go for?

fairly sure it didnt get any bids, memory says reserve was 6 figs or so

Yep the Colwyn bay pier pavilion was named Dixieland,went there as an alternative to Paynes or Winter gardems in Llandudno,we are talking early seventies,mixed bag of music,some northen some top twenty stuff and also live heavy bands for some strange reason.

Loads of scrapping goin on!

Went to have a look at the old place last year....dancefloor has bits of hardboard nailed over several holes,there is a large hole in the stained glass roof,totally f*cked in my opinion,very sad,still, happy memories!

Oh and no never went to the alldayers,why, I don't remember,Chico and Mark Bicknell are the guy's to ask.

I remember seeing Jackie Wilson, Jr Walker and Major Lance at the Pier.

Didn't manage to get a ticket for the Major Lance gig, so I got myself a job behind the bar, started the week before ML was on, jacked the job at the end of the ML night.

If any of you haven't seen the photos of Paynes Cafe Royal, Llandudno from the 70s

click on the link below - the sites a bit crappy at the moment with loads of stuff missing 'cos I ran out of web space - didn't realise and was still tried to upload new stuff (dork or what ?)

www.paynesreunion.co.uk

I remember seeing Jackie Wilson, Jr Walker and Major Lance at the Pier.

Didn't manage to get a ticket for the Major Lance gig, so I got myself a job behind the bar, started the

Yep Remember the live acts here well - Major Lance at Xmas, Junior Walker etc... was a fab venue and often packed to the rafters.... Remember Ginger and co doing spots as well as the Wigan names of the day - Searling - Russ, Sam etc... fond fond memories for the NW crowd in particular... always bloody cold to start though... in a very sorry state these days... the guy who owns it reportedly paid around £125k for it and wants to restore it - council won't cough up enough support and the repair bill is climbing with the tide and rust every year - last I heard its looking at the thick end of £3m.... shame.. would be good to give it one more go..

some pics from those days here www.soulbeat.co.uk - Gallery section

Edited April 3, 200718 yr by NiteOwl

I remember seeing Jackie Wilson, Jr Walker and Major Lance at the Pier.

Didn't manage to get a ticket for the Major Lance gig, so I got myself a job behind the bar, started the week before ML was on, jacked the job at the end of the ML night.

If any of you haven't seen the photos of Paynes Cafe Royal, Llandudno from the 70s

click on the link below - the sites a bit crappy at the moment with loads of stuff missing 'cos I ran out of web space - didn't realise and was still tried to upload new stuff (dork or what ?)

www.paynesreunion.co.uk

getting a not found of the link ?

getting a not found of the link ?

Thinks its cached to an old link Mike - the new one is... https://www.soul-lover.co.uk/forums/ndex.php

Cheers

Al

there was also the colwyn bay all dayers in erias park remember seeing the real thing there (WOW!!).what was the name of the bangor all dayer venue in a hotel opposite the cathedral,there was a friday night do in an upstairs room in a pub in the middle of rhyl can,t remember that name as well (sad is,nt it )this venue i can remember being visited by the ledgendary dave godin of blues and soul magazine and a follow up report printed went passed the colwyn bay pier/dixieland the other week looking very sorry for its self ( shame) )

there was also the colwyn bay all dayers in erias park remember seeing the real thing there (WOW!!).what was the name of the bangor all dayer venue in a hotel opposite the cathedral,there was a friday night do in an upstairs room in a pub in the middle of rhyl can,t remember that name as well (sad is,nt it )this venue i can remember being visited by the ledgendary dave godin of blues and soul magazine and a follow up report printed went passed the colwyn bay pier/dixieland the other week looking very sorry for its self ( shame) )

The Bangor Dayers were in the dining room at the Castle Hotel, by the Cathedral - we often met up there before getting on the coach to Wigan. There were also a few good dayers held at the Bangor Technical college (still have the posters) - DJ's were Brian Rae, Dave Evison, Soul Sam, Russ, local lads - Les, Royston, John Bunny, Graham, Gaz and Benny etc...Manys a time we would do Wigan Oldies on the Friday - Back to Bangor Castle for a dayer - then the coach /train back to Wigan Saturday... Where did we get the energy??

The Venue in Rhyl was the Queens Hotel If I remember correctly - not to be confused with the Queens Hotel on the Hill in Colwyn Bay where one or two Soul nights ran... not far from the hotel 70 degrees up the road where we went to 1 or 2 as well ... Is it me or was there lots more going on back then??

Also remember the soul crowd taking over the basement at Plas Coch nightclub a few times too - where Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, The Real Thing and others appreared... Gilbert Gillan in the main room was a closet soulie i reckon.. Anyone remember the record shop at the bottom end of Bangor high st..... bought a few goodies from there....

Edited April 4, 200718 yr by NiteOwl

www.paynesreunion.co.uk

getting a not found of the link ?

working ok now

The Bangor Dayers were in the dining room at the Castle Hotel, by the Cathedral - we often met up there before getting on the coach to Wigan. There were also a few good dayers held at the Bangor Technical college (still have the posters)i reckon.. Anyone remember the record shop at the bottom end of Bangor high st..... bought a few goodies from there....

I was at Bangor Tech doing a pre nursing course and fancied a soulie called Will who was doing some kind of BBC type course and ran into him a few years later at wigan casino.Remember dancing to Shame at Plas coch (excuse spelling), didnt they also have do's down by teh pier in Bangor??? and happy times listening to three before eight in the common room ................... ahh when I was young

Doris aka Sue

Sue, the only venues I remember in Bangor itself (apart from the Castle & Tech) were the Old Library Hall behind the main city post office, and the Community centre at the lower (pier) end of town, close to Kwik save and John Owen cycle shop... They were occassional Soul nights - I know that John Bunny & Graham Thomas ran the Library ones - but don't remember who did the community centre ones....

As for Wil... the name rings a bell but can't place a face...... Was hoping someone on here may remember John Leach from Bangor - emigrated to Australia I think - he was a Soulie from the area about that time... always wondered how he got on in OZ and if he's picked it back up again - was a great dancer....

Nostalgia - Nostalgia...........

Lifesaver - stormy winter - cover-up

Butch spin?? - anyone any clues to the true ID of this??

Won't play for some reason,ps.Al I think this in in wrong section

try using the search

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/search.php?qu...l&andor=AND

Found out recently that the owner of the old pier has set up a petition to try get support for its restoration - If you want to help give the guy a chance to get a response please sign up here... https://petitions.pm.gov.uk/victoriapier/

Thanks - ps John - Yes the Stormy Winters was in the wrong section......

I DJ'd at the Colwyn Bay niters in the 70's & 80's great times and memories.

Edited May 11, 200718 yr by Netspeaky

I DJ'd at the Colwyn Bay niters in the 70's & 80's great times and memories.

Mark,your attachments haven't worked,can you try again as I wanted to see 'em,John.

Mark,your attachments haven't worked,can you try again as I wanted to see 'em,John.

Hi John, I'm having aproblem uploading pic & sound at moment Mike is looking at problem, once solved I'll put up posters, also have some play lists of mine from back then. Regards Mark

:good:

Hi John, I'm having aproblem uploading pic & sound at moment Mike is looking at problem, once solved I'll put up posters, also have some play lists of mine from back then. Regards Mark

Ta

Hi John, I'm having aproblem uploading pic & sound at moment Mike is looking at problem, once solved I'll put up posters, also have some play lists of mine from back then. Regards Mark

mark

sent ya a pm ref probs

mike

Colwyn Bay Flyer

Colwyn Bay Flyer

Mark,who were Shaun Gibbons and Marc Farley? don't sound familiar,still on the scene?

Mark,who were Shaun Gibbons and Marc Farley? don't sound familiar,still on the scene?

Shaun Gibbons used to promote Morcambe Pier Niters, early 80's.

Shaun Gibbons used to promote Morcambe Pier Niters, early 80's.

Shaun was promoting Morecambe and Colwyn Bay, although he used to leave the Bay about 3am and I would then end up dealing with the remaining hours. From my helping Shaun run the Bay niters I ended up as one of the regular DJ's in the oldies room in Morecambe Pier Alnighters. I later DJ'd at the Carlton Allnighters in Morecambe while Shawn run one in competition in Morecambe which effectively kill both nighters. The reason the Bay nighters finished was that Shawn owed the owner (Chris WIlliams) who run CJ's in Rhyl at the time money for the hire. I haven't seen Shawn for many years, but I believe he still lives in the Morecambe area. Mark Farley is still around I'm sure I've seen his name mentioned on SS.

Edited May 14, 200718 yr by Netspeaky

Shaun was promoting Morecambe and Colwyn Bay, although he used to leave the Bay about 3am and I would then end up dealing with the remaining hours. From my helping Shaun run the Bay niters I ended up as one of the regular DJ's in the oldies room in Morecambe Pier Alnighters. I later DJ'd at the Carlton Allnighters in Morecambe while Shawn run one in competition in Morecambe which effectively kill both nighters. The reason the Bay nighters finished was that Shawn owed the owner (Chris WIlliams) who run CJ's in Rhyl at the time money for the hire. I haven't seen Shawn for many years, but I believe he still lives in the Morecambe area. Mark Farley is still around I'm sure I've seen his name mentioned on SS.

Gosh, theres a blast from the past.

QoFxx

I also had the pleasure of attending the All Nighters on Colwyn Bay Pier with the lads that used to hang out at the Bridge Club (now demolished) and the Palace (now closed) in Rhyl.

Does anybody remember any of the following people who also used to attend, Snap, Ganger, Alan Brown, Colin Williams, Spider, Ste Burn, Martin Lappin, Geoff Bamber, Andy Barlow, Penny & Joanne Holloway, Liz Burn, Les Jones, Billy Jones, Simon Farrell, Howard Farrell, where are they now. I remember one particular night when about eight of us had to get a lift home in the back of Simon Farrell Pie Delivery Van, as you can imagine fun and games on the way home with yesterdays pies entow.

I also remember a younger netspeaky who prided himself on never ever paying more than 50 pence for any record in his collection (sorry), he promises me this is still the case today ?

I also had the pleasure of attending the All Nighters on Colwyn Bay Pier with the lads that used to hang out at the Bridge Club (now demolished) and the Palace (now closed) in Rhyl.

Does anybody remember any of the following people who also used to attend, Snap, Ganger, Alan Brown, Colin Williams, Spider, Ste Burn, Martin Lappin, Geoff Bamber, Andy Barlow, Penny & Joanne Holloway, Liz Burn, Les Jones, Billy Jones, Simon Farrell, Howard Farrell, where are they now. I remember one particular night when about eight of us had to get a lift home in the back of Simon Farrell Pie Delivery Van, as you can imagine fun and games on the way home with yesterdays pies entow.

I also remember a younger netspeaky who prided himself on never ever paying more than 50 pence for any record in his collection (sorry), he promises me this is still the case today ?

I went to school with Geoff Bamber seem to remember the name Andy Barlow as well.

QoFxx

I went to school with Geoff Bamber seem to remember the name Andy Barlow as well.

QoFxx

Thinking about it, I cant remember if it was from school or just out in Rhyl.....................my memory is begining to fail me, its an age thing

QoFxx