Here's the final 45 minutes or so from the very last allnighter held at Wigan Casino in 1981. If you visited the Casino and still have fond memories of it - I'd grab a hanky if I were you because the atmosphere on this tape will bring a tear to your eye. Probably.

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/

or

https://www.raresoul.co.uk/wordpress/?page_id=11

Here's the final 45 minutes or so from the very last allnighter held at Wigan Casino in 1981. If you visited the Casino and still have fond memories of it - I'd grab a hanky if I were you because the atmosphere on this tape will bring a tear to your eye. Probably.

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/

or

https://www.raresoul.co.uk/wordpress/?page_id=11

Cheers Pete, I was there. A sad, but great night.

Cheers Pete, I was there. A sad, but great night.

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me too my 1st all niter!!!!

what a nite and what a place!

wigan forever!

Pete...is this the September 19th niter or the December 6th????..not being picky...just a bit confused but still getting thrills and chills listening to it mate..I was at the official last one in september...didnt bother going to any of the ones after that...i had said my goodbyes at that point..but great tunes all the same babes....how do you bleeding do it eh ....Thanks...Delxx

Pete...is this the September 19th niter or the December 6th????..not being picky...just a bit confused but still getting thrills and chills listening to it mate..I was at the official last one in september...didnt bother going to any of the ones after that...i had said my goodbyes at that point..but great tunes all the same babes....how do you bleeding do it eh ....Thanks...Delxx

As far as I know it's the september one Del, thats the one I regard as the last one also - felt exactly the same as you did.

Pete...is this the September 19th niter or the December 6th????..not being picky...just a bit confused but still getting thrills and chills listening to it mate..I was at the official last one in september...didnt bother going to any of the ones after that...i had said my goodbyes at that point..but great tunes all the same babes....how do you bleeding do it eh ....Thanks...Delxx

As did most of the regulars

Ive got a 'last' night tape from Wigan that Dave Holt sent me

Rushbrooke, Searling and Winstanley

Rushrroke plays, Velvet satins, Jd Martin, Gwen Owens, Stanley Mitchell, Billy Butler, Tamala Lewis and a few more

is this the tape youre on about Pete, I always put it on when I'm feeling down and even at my ripe old age of 51 it still brings a smile to my face and sometimes I shout at the tape..."me and my Mrs went to this chuffin place when it opend" as if to be some part of what is coming out of the speakers.

Magic days..

Magic days, indeed. I wasn't there at the end - Wigan had lost it's sparkle for me about 4 years earlier, but it's still fascinating to hear the "final" night.

Atmosphere comes through superbly and is a great reminder of how good Wigan was at it's best.

Magic days, indeed. I wasn't there at the end - Wigan had lost it's sparkle for me about 4 years earlier, but it's still fascinating to hear the "final" night.

Atmosphere comes through superbly and is a great reminder of how good Wigan was at it's best.

Lost the sparkle for me in 1976 ,but its nice to listen to petes pod casts ,so well dun that man for the memories