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Another possible killer twofur from Sam or Mick H !!

Ending the week in style, our Friday Banger comes courtesy of Guy Hennigan WHOOOSH!!

The middle of the year is almost upon us!! WOW !! where does the time go? Not long to our Mid Summers day Soul Spectacular!! Saturday June 21st is the date for your diary, at Ashton Ukrainian Club we welcome Guy Hennigan from his whistle stop tour of the UK for his debut set at the Little Club with a lot of Soul!! Steve Thomas and the crazy bus, will be laden down with Rare Soul 45s ready to light up the dance floor at Ashton !! Hoping the M56 is trouble free for the journey guys !! Phil Dunn as ever will be lighting the blue touch paper to start the night off in fine style!! Lord Ashton Chris Churm and Mick Howard will be filling in the gaps of what is promising to be a monumental night of 60s/70s Rare Soul and I'm sure a huge nod to those heady nights at Stafford TOTW !! Lots of Sales boxes for those who like to browse and maybe pick up that elusive slice of Black Gold. Always a great place to catch up in the lounge/bar area and with the musical back drop from the main room, you can experience the best of both worlds!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and a bargain busting £6 pay on the door, gets you over the threshold to immerse yourself in that indefinable "Atmosphere" that so many people have commented on!! Please check back regularly via the link to our Soul-Source event page thread and feel free to RSVP and share the event!!

Power House Detroit from a Motor City Legend, big fave at Ashton!!

Early 70s class for Steve Thomas next selection, still doing the do on the dancefloors!!

Looking forward to hearing this from Guy, loud and proud. The old Terrible Tom c/u still doing the business on the dancefloor!!

Tuesday's Choice from Mr Thomas, file under all time classic!!

Another one from the same night I think? Hope this gets a spin at Culcheth !!

Yeah remember that night,some fierce competition in the playlists I think Mick still has this,just a great record regardless and on the later Dore label design

Looking forward to my debut set, fantastic venue and what a dancefloor and only fifteen minutes down the road. Hoping to see a few of you there. Lots of interest already!!

So Atmospheric, wasn't this a late spin at The Casino?

Yeah Mick H did a great spot at the recent Ashton Anniversary, hope he's got this 80's powerhouse dancer with him!!

Bank Holiday Monday Morning Banger from the Captain AKA Steve Thomas

Classy 70s Dancer from Australia, courtesy of Steve Thomas to finish a week!!

Early Shout for a Special Event at Ashton Ukrainian Club. Mid Summers Day Saturday June 21st we are looking forward to welcome Guy Hennigan one of the main DJs from Stafford TOTW All-nighters !! Guy has been an ever present on the scene from the early days of The Casino and Post Stafford at the much missed Tony's sessions in Blackburn up to present day. Winging his way down the A55 we also welcome Steve Thomas expect a high octane energy fuelled hour that will keep the dance floor busy!! Team Ukrainian Anchor Man Phil Dunn will be starting the whole thing off for those who like to arrive early to secure their spot in the main room!! Ashton Legend Chris Churm and Mick Howard complete what we think you'll agree is a pretty Special line up!! The Lounge Area as ever is the place to catch up with old friends and peruse the various Sales Boxes. The Vibe from the main room will be piped into the lounge via our in house sound system!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and just £6 admission pay on the door. Please check back regularly via the link to our Soul-Source event page thread and feel free to RSVP the event.

Looking forward to Guy Hennigan's debut set at Club 101 Maybe a few Stafford Classics like Big Frank?

Got a feeling with our two Guest DJs we might hear a few up tempo dittys, like this from Captain Steve Thomas

Mid Summer Madness our Summer Soulstice (sic) at Ashton Ukrainian Club. Saturday June 21st!! We promised some pretty Special DJ line ups this year and we are delighted to welcome Guy Hennigan as part of his Whistlestop UK tour, Guy along with Keb Darge was synonymous with the 60s newies movement at Stafford TOTW, with so many newly discovered 45s that are now part of the rich tapestry of our scene!! Lots of interest already as you can imagine!! Add to that Welsh Wizard Steve Thomas hot footing across the Menai Straits with The Crazy Bus in full effect!! Please check back regularly via The Link to our Soul-Source event page thread, as we constantly add to our Guest DJs selections!!

After a Fantastic event in May, we're already preparing for our Mid Summer Madness event, on the Summer Equinox !! Our Welsh Wizard Steve Thomas is responsible for our traditional Monday Morning Banger !!

With so many events and the Mediterranean weather at the moment, we did think it would be a quieter night, not a bit of it, a busy turnout and yet again more new faces joining The Ashton Faithful, to find out what we're all about!! Got to say the music was a real eclectic mix of all that keeps us coming back for more!! I enjoyed warming the night up, playing a few from "the back of the box" as they say. I'll post a playlist later! Nice to see Steve Skopek back behind the decks, playing a nice Eulogy for our good friend Ted Massey Larry Wright "it's ok with me" sounded the business, as did the Philly Classic John Leach "put that woman down" Another Returnee DJ to Ashton John Hilell played for me the highlight of the night for me, some stone classics Calvin Grayson "love just began" Arin Demain "silent treatment" and some class 70s dancers Mixed Feelings "Sha La La" Second Resurrection and many more!! Si "The Fixer" Ingham followed and WOWSER Honey Bees "let's get back together" Hopkin Brothers, Celebrities "I choose you baby" Paris "sleepless nights" and the sublime Henry Boatwright Flip!! Then when you thought it couldn't get any better, it did, take a bow Chic Mullineux 2 plus 2 "look around" The Delites "lover" and Dave Evison was back with us, after a really nice review last time. The dancing DJ never changes treading the boards to Pure Quality like The Nurons "all of my life" respect mate!! Chris Churm finishing "a night to remember" Ascots "a few feet from the gutter" Bottom + Company Jackey Beavers "a love that never grows cold" and many more !! We have an amazing line up for our Mid Summer Madness event on Saturday June 21st flyer attached !! Once again many, many thanks for your continued support, it really is appreciated !! May Ashton Video.mp4

DJ times for tomorrow night. Mick Howard 7pm-7.45pm Steve Skopek 7.45pm-8.45pm John Hilell 8.45pm-9.45pm Si "the fixer" Ingham 9.45pm-10.45pm Chic 10.45pm-11.45pm Chris "the finisher" Churm 11.45pm-00.30 See you all there!!!

Great stuff, see you tomorrow mate