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Here's a post from the Golden Torch group on Facebook this week... Colin Curtis recently wrote... I was 16 years old it was 1968. My friend had pestered me to go to this club as they played the music I liked. I went alone as he was not available it was a wet wednesday night I was wearing a yellow jacket purple flared trousers and brown suede shoes ( Yes I was dedicated follower of fashion NOT ) . I went on the bus and then walked towards the club passed the busy chip shop and around the corner. THe throbbing of the muscal beat hit me straight away, i was soaked but didn't care the musical beat drew me in. I paid got a few funny looks and went to the downstairs bar, it wasnt busy but I didn't care. Chubby Checker Cum A La Be Stay, Flavor Sally Had A Party , Mitch Ryder Break Out , Billy Preston Billys Bag , Wynder K Frog Green Door, Sly & The Family Stone Dance To The Music , Homer Banks 60 Minutes Of Your Love , Charlie Rich Love Is After Me ,Bobby Wells Let's Copp A Groove , Arthur Conley Funky Street , Bill Cosby Little Ole Man etc I had entered the inside of my head ! I was already doing Soul nights at the local Mecca and Mobile gigs locally but this was different this was underground it was hidden it was dark. I got home to a roasting and grounding from my parents as I was late in with school the next day ! This didn't deter me I climbed out of the bedroom window to return the following night and walked the three and a half miles back to the club more appropriately dressed and I I turned in to Hose Street it was silent, I hadn't checked but soon realised that it was closed on a Thursday But I didn't care my friend Keith Minshull was right this place was special and it became even more so ! I had found my Soul Heaven !! It Was The Golden Torch !! Tunstall Stoke On Trent !!! What happened from then until 1973 is history now thanks to Keith Minshull & Chris Burton !! Join Colin as we pay homage to the sounds of The Torch on Saturday October 30th just a short trip up the M6 at the brilliant venue Culcheth Sports Club

Dont forget this little gem Jessie 😉

CULCHETH SOUL NIGHTS ARE BACK Soul Nights at the brilliant Culcheth Sports Club (AKA The Daten) are back. The club has been fully refurbished during the pandemic lock-down and now features a brand new layout in the main room, which is now self-contained with its own bar, fantastic wall-to-wall dance floor, dimmed lighting and fantastic acoustics. Add to that the BazM sound system that lets you hear your favourite sounds in crystal-clear sound and it makes for a perfect dancers and listeners venue. CULCHETH is back for a one-off night for 2021, so don’t miss it…We are bringing you TWO ROOMS as part of this Special Event, billed as an OKTOBER SOUL FEST and it will be just that! We’ll be going back to the days of the Torch and Early Mecca in the main room with Special Guest COLIN CURTIS PLUS the DJ team that brought you LOWTON CIVIC HALL soul nights, CULCHETH and the BURY VIRTUAL ALL-NIGHTER SESSIONS will be spinning some of today’s BIGGEST dancefloor fillers. The Modern Room will be showcasing the latest new soul releases on 45 vinyl, courtesy of PETE RATCLIFFE, So Soulful 70’s and more from STEVE PLUMB, Lowton Modern Room classics from BAZ MALEEDY and a special, look back at the real sounds from the last hour at the Mecca with COLIN CURTIS, a Modern Soul Fest GUARANTEED! Did we mention it was a Saturday? Yes, Culcheth is now on SATURDAY NIGHT? So, join us on SATURDAY 30th October for this superb, Soul Night Out

Gotta say last night ticked ALL the boxes for me, a very friendly crowd, happy smilin' faces a great mix of seniors and young 'uns all well into the music. And what about the music last night...TOP NOTCH from start to finish, quality oldies, current spins and a real good selection of rarer records, you have to travel to hear, I love it when I came away from a night having heard something great for the first time and there was a few of them last night. All the above makes it all worthwhile and always has done for me.

Can't wait to hear the 'alt take' of this fabulous tune tonite...

Revised DJ Running order for tonite... Baz, Bob, Les, Ian, Robbo, Carl and Maria, Mick, Jordan, Daz, Tony, Baz actual times will be posted at the event...

Tomorrow Night , Dancers Delight...

No Steve, he's right 😉 definitely the 'Right Man' 👍... great to have Tony joining us at Bury, some brilliant tunes in his box and there's not many with a better collection of 'Wigan' tunes, to my knowledge... And just an excuse to post a great record that'll definitely be getting a spin on Saturday

Aim to start the proceedings as we plan to go on, with a mix of rare, underplayed as well as familiar... speakin' of which lovin' this again

Times at the mo for Saturday looking like 9 Baz, 10 Bob, 11 Ian, 12 Carl and Maria, 1 Les, 2 Mick, 3 Daz, 4 Tony, 5 Jordan

Hi Steve, yep will post up this evening...look forward to seeing you Matey

It's gonna be a whirlwind Les, all the DJ's set to go, quality from start to finish 👍