Ady Croasdell

Dear Cleggster, Some weekend! Thanks to all who attended and supported the event so strongly. Within a couple of hours of arriving at the venue I was out of my despair; your attitude and spirit turned it into a hugely enjoyable event and amazingly, one of the best weekenders ever (certainly one of the most memorable). Lessons have been learned. By sticking rigidly to the licensing hours this year we can now go ahead with the 23rd 6TS Cleethorpes Northern Soul Weekender in 2015. The licenses will be applied for at the first opportunity and will be scanned and put up for all to see on the 6TS site so you can board your trains and boats and planes in complete confidence. Many people have said that the nighters were running longer than necessary anyway so I’m thinking 5 am on Friday, 6 am on Saturday and back to 2 am on Sunday. Let me know if you feel strongly against this please. Please refrain from any actions against Cleethorpes council, that would only cause problems for the future and if there is any redress to be had legally, I will fully investigate it. Only a few people know that Sandy had a bad fall after the autograph session on Saturday night. I had tried to persuade her to have a drink but she stuck to orange juice but then had a freak fall off a pavement and landed on her face. There was a huge swelling and she was taken to Grimsby A&E where luckily she was seen straight away by a doctor who confessed to having 4,000 jazz LP and hence gave her his very best attention. It was bruising and the ice pack worked, so that the next day she just had a black eye which was quite easily concealed. She was an absolute trouper and refused to blame anyone, just got on with it as she and Greg had done all the week. They stayed an extra day in London and I got them to Heathrow yesterday afternoon so I have not had a chance to start the refunds yet as I am back at my full-time job today. I will do the PayPals tomorrow and as many of the cheque refunds as I have cheques for on Friday; if you need the dosh urgently please let me know ady.croasdell@btinternet.com Thanks to all who helped out and to the DJs who didn’t even murmur about losing half their spots (cheques in post Friday gents). I think unlike England we turned defeat into victory and it was all down to this exceptional scene of soul lovers and friends we have. Thanks so much Ady Ady Croasdell photo via Ady credit - Chalky P6AKOJun 18 2014 05:31 PM Hi Ady, well what a great weekend once again,thankyou!!! didnt matter about finishing early,we felt by finishing that time a lot more people made it out early on the afternoons, and we were not so wrecked lol We think even 4am fri &sat would be good 2am sun. so whatever is decided we will still be there!!!. for us 4 it was one of the best !!! And is the best weekender going THANKS Bernie & Andy xx Eddie Hubbard, matty s, Nicola +2 more like Like soulstrash Jun 18 2014 07:53 PM top wkender for me and the times never bothered us atol. musically the best bar none. soulstrash will b there next year for sure. staceys dad likes this Like chalky Jun 19 2014 11:39 AM Great weekend as usual. Photos of the weekend... Party People..... Sandy and Greg...... Party People..... https://www.flickr.com/photos/crosseyedbear/sets/72157644822479070/ Sandy and Greg...... https://www.flickr.com/photos/crosseyedbear/sets/72157644814664030/ chrislokeh likes this staceys dad photo Tape swappers fav staceys dad Jun 22 2014 03:44 PM top quality as per usual...maybe 4am finish for both the nights next year sounds fine to me.....and that way maybe get more in on the afternoon sessions.....see you next year.....kev ps..if your going to the ojays concert see if you can get them for cleethorpes next year....now that would be a corker...... chrislokeh likes this Eddie Hubbard Jun 22 2014 09:54 PM Fabulous weekender as usual , especially enjoyed the Saturday /Sunday afternoon sessions , Butch's sunday set was amazing ...Best wishes Eddie spot Jul 13 2014 09:02 AM chalky, on 19 Jun 2014 - 10:39 AM, said: Great weekend as usual. Photos of the weekend... Party People..... Sandy and Greg...... Karl, which ones Sandy?

2.30 am Friday 13th June 2014 Thursday afternoon, while I was at rehearsals with Sandy and Greg, I got a phone call from the Beachcomber telling me that due to a serious issue with an ex-member of staff, their application for the all-night dance licenses had not gone in until this Wednesday. Licenses must go in to the authorities ten working days before an event or five in exceptional circumstances. They had been trying to get the council to change their mind all Wednesday and Thursday morning to no avail. Once I had recovered from this bombshell, I too pleaded as an independent promoter with no control over these events and despite our 20 + year good record and the fact that people were travelling from all over the country and all over the world, the licensing official refused to budge. She would not even allow us to keep the music going after the 2 am license the club already holds. Subsequently we are going to have to stop all music in the venues at 2 am on Friday and Saturday and 12.30 am on Sunday. The Northern soul scene was built on all-nighters so to hold a Northern Soul Weekender without them is hugely unsatisfactory. This is such short notice; travel and accommodation arrangements are all in place and everybody is geared up for a weekend of soul, that I intend to continue to run the weekend in its new limited hours form. To soften the blow I will refund £20 on all weekend passes and £10 on Saturday night passes. Again due to the short notice I will have to arrange most of these next week once I have new cheque books ordered. Any PayPal payments can be partially refunded, relatively quicker and I shall start doing that on the Tuesday, once I have sorted the financial aspects out. For people waiting to pick up passes and still to pay, we will deduct those amounts from the admission money at reception so it will be £39 for a weekend pass and £18 for a Saturday night pass. I realise this is a huge blow to all of us who love to dance through to the early hours but this year I am afraid the late night partying will have to be done in the caravans. I am sure we will all make the most of it and an earlier entrance to the dance halls is the obvious way to do that. I am re-scheduling the DJ times out of necessity and to maximise the time we have. My apologies go out to the DJs who will all miss out to some degree. Sandy and Greg are concerned but are ready to give us a rousing Northern Soul show on Saturday and I am sure all the DJs will pull out the stops for this unique occasion. Please accept my apology for this major inconvenience. It has taken me some hours to be able to get my thoughts together, work out what was the best way to proceed and compose this letter. I will be driving to Cleethorpes most of the morning so will not get a chance to answer many queries until later. Ady Croasdell