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Ending the week with a BANG!! A record made big by Andy Dyson and also residing in Gamekeeper Jones Playbox WHOOOSH !!!

As September draws to a close and Autumnal Chilly Mornings start to take hold, we have the remedy to warm up your Saturday Night!! Where?? Ashton Ukrainian Club, on Saturday October 18th, with another Classy DJ line up!! Why?? We strive to bring a varied and entertaining night out, at an affordable price, daring to be different, always looking to champion the lesser played side of our Music, yet still embracing our Soul Club roots. We have our Loyal Ashton Faithful to thank, for voting with their feet to support us and of course our ever growing band of first time attendees, keen to sample our unbeatable vibe and atmosphere!! Headlining this month, one of The North West Pioneers on this wonderful scene, from the ground breaking Saints Club, the much missed Lowton Civic hall and still going strong at The excellent Culcheth Two Roomed Event Tsop Manchester Baz Maleady still as enthusiastic as ever!! Always a quality playlist, delivered with Aplomb!!! Gamekeeper Jones resident at Grimsargh Soul Nites and many quality events around the UK, always providing something different, will be joining us after a quality set last year!! Please keep checking back via the link to our Soul-Source event page thread, as we update our Guest DJs selections! Ashton Regular Karl Bodey will be making his first appearance behind the decks, looking forward to his selections. Team Ukrainian Residents Phil Dunn Mick Howard and Chris Churm complete the line up, please come and join us to find out what we're all about!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and just £6 admission, pay on the door, gets you a slice of the action!! Sales Boxes welcome, for those who like to browse and catch up with old friends, in the lounge/bar area. See you there!!!!

Gamekeeper Jones has been adding to his collection!! I'm sure this little ditty will be getting a spin

After a great night in September, no resting on our Laurels, we're "movin' on up " to our Saturday October 18th event. Once again a strong DJ line up, welcoming back Baz Maleady, the driving force behind the excellent Culcheth events and a top line DJ to boot, always interesting selections and crowd pleasers!! Neil "Gamekeeper" Jones is back for more after an amazing early doors set last year and this months Ashton Debutante and Ukrainian Club Regular is Karl Bodey. Please check back regularly on the thread, as we add to the DJ selections, for you to look forward to and for a look back on previous months, always worth checking out the playlists page on Facebook!!

A Massive thanks to The Brave Souls that are The Ashton Faithful, who braved Biblical Weather Conditions to attend Ashton Ukrainian Club. Many thanks to the bar staff and maintenance team, when the weather tried to join the proceedings, knocking out the toilet lights, necessity is The Mother of Invention, they kindly made the clubs upstairs toilets available, as they say "The Show Must go on!! Fantastic sets of music, delivered last, night, all styles and tempos catered for. Got to say our new speakers enhanced the musical experience, just how it should be!! Great opening set from Phil Dunn always delivers to our early arrivals!! Stu Cheetham was having a ball behind the decks, Jades "lucky fellow" Startones "loving you baby" Vanguards "good times, bad times" got the dance floor moving!! Michael Wilks Wilxy was next up treated us to great hour of Soul "Sheryl Swope "can't get off" Houston Outlaws, Lonette "blue jeans" mixed in with classics like Ronnie McNeir "pretty girl" great set mate!! Si Ingham followed kicking off with Chuck Cockerham, mixed in with The Hopkins Brothers "Shake Sheri" Celebrities "I choose you" and many more!! Spot of the night, for me personally was Chris Anderton sublime choices Pro Fascination, The Differences Lil Major Williams rubbing shoulders with The Classics, how good did The Impressions "you've been cheating" sound, dance floor lit, job done!! Ashton OG Chris Churm put the seal on another great night Ty Karim "you really made it good to me" Ascots "a few feet from the gutter and The Detroit Classic "Mighty Lover" still sounding so good, cream rises to the top. Keep your eyes on here, Soul-Source and Instagram for details of our October 18th event with guest DJs Tsop Manchester AKA Baz Maleady, Gamekeeper Jones and debuting for us Ashton Regular Karl Bodey another top night guaranteed!!

See you later Kev

The Weekend is here and Ashton Ukrainian Club awaits. DJ times for tomorrow!! Phil Dunn 7pm-7.45pm Stu Cheetham 7.45pm-8.45pm Wilxy 8.45pm-9.45pm Simon Ingham 9.45pm-10.45pm Chris Anderton 10.45pm-11.45pm Chris Churm 11.45pm-00.30 See all the Ashton Brethren Tomorrow!!

Another Super Busy Soul Calendar Weekend coming up and time for our September 20th instalment at Ashton Ukrainian Club !! As ever a fresh and interesting DJ line up, primed and ready to deliver!! Chris Anderton will be bringing the quality with a lot of the big tunes from Albrighton, Bretby era and of course a DAB of Crossover Soul from the highly regarded Llandudno Weekenders!! Michael Wilks "Wilxy" has an amazing array of Rare Soul 45s heavily influenced by The Motor City, please click on the link for a look see, what to expect, you will not be disappointed!! Stu "Shovel" Cheetham is super excited to be back behind the decks, with a set crackling with energy, no fillers, all aimed at the dancefloor, before he leads the charge himself to the dancefloor!! Si Ingham, Stockport's finest export, will be fine tuning the acoustics in the room, before he serves up an hour of top drawer Rare Soul and a maybe a few bargain basement 45s worthy of air time!! Phil Dunn will be starting the proceedings, to set the tone for the night, before taking your hard earned entrance money on the door!! Chris Churm always keeps the flow of the night, right to the last record, always leave 'em calling for "just one more record"!! We run 7pm-00.30 and admission just £6 pay on the door. Sales Boxes welcome, as it's usually a brisk trade in the bar/lounge area!! See you all Saturday and if you're a first time attendee, have a blast, a great night guaranteed!!

Detroit again !! Where else, from That man Wilxy!!

Classy Crossover for Wilxy's next selection, always a dance floor Fave!!

Hot off the press, Wilxy has sent me some Soulful Selections, once again from The Motor City WHOOOOOSH!!!

Monday Monday, where to start I know The Four D's from Simon Ingham Playbox Double Dip Detroit Dynamite!!!

I can hazard a guess at The Legend\Top Promotor

So much quality came from The Pied Piper Stables, this one slipped through the net, until Ady rescued it from obscurity. Maybe time for a revived spin !!

Looking forward to dusting off a few classics,should be a cracker !!

Such a distinctive voice,remember bagging one off Rod's Afflecks Stall for £5 when he had quantity of them. Never tire of hearing this

Bringing that Friday Feeling and ending on a high, we're off to The West Coast, with an Iconic Soulstress with an amazing back catalogue of our music, from Lord Ashton AKA Chris Churm's playbox !!

Looking forward to this and like Bob said, the last event was a packer. Thanks to Dodger for inviting me to play a few!!

Saturday September 20th Ashton Ukrainian Club, presents a night of Rare and Underplayed Soul from the 60s/70s with that Old School Soul Club Vibe, from the halcyon days, with memories of iconic venues like Bretby, Albrighton, Lowton, Tony's, Burnley and so many more!!! Sound like your thing? For a sample of classy selections from our resident and Guest DJs please click on the link at the end of the post and head over to our Soul-Source event page thread !! Chris Anderton will be dipping into some of the big tunes from the aforementioned Clubs and of course a DAB of Crossover/70s Soul!! Michael Wilks "WILXY" delivered a real classy set last time out, more of the same sir!! Providing the energy early doors, we look forward to Stu Cheetham with a set heavily influenced from his time behind the decks at Burnley and a regular Niter Attendee at the much missed Tony's. Soul with attitude for the dancers, just how we like it. If you were at the recent Culcheth Dayer you'll be aware of the quality that Si Ingham brings to the occasion. He was the guiding light for the much missed Kenwood Suite at The Bury Town Hall Niters, those sessions still talked about in glowing terms!! Chris Churm and Phil Dunn complete another classy line up, as promised we have some more quality Guests booked for the coming months, more news of which, as we near the dates!! So Five and a Half hours of quality Soul Music is waiting for you and just £6 admission pay on the door. The night runs 7pm-00.30 Looking forward to welcoming our regular Ashton Brethren and our ever growing list of first time attendees !!

Mid Tempo par excellence for the next beauty from Chris Anderton WHOOOOSH!!