Brent

Bloody Hell ...... Art aw reet Brian??? Ok You got me .... How Much for the negative??? must have been early in the Night .... no red eye . Must admit to having always been a hansome bstard . any More Mate?? not many photos of me about other than on wanted posters. even though Big Roger has a few......lol. you still about??

YES PAL .... GETTING AS BAD AS TRIGG COULSON ... lol Paul Brady sorry!

Hi chris Ok i,l write a bit morein the next few days... But first i,ll Throw a few names out that might jog memories...... Steve Midgeley from Barnsley (Back door Kenny,s Cousin) My Mate Snowy ( skiing with bill snow) from Donny Mace from Little Hulton Gill Grimes ( God i,ve thought about her over the years XXX) Steve Fay from farnworth. Mick Gooding (wendys Hubby ) Steve Jones from Manchester . Eric sayner(Smith) from Leeds Ady From Selby. Ann and Mary From Selby. Roy ( Filon) Charlesworth from Rotherham.. Matchys pal. Martin Valentine ( 6ft 12) from Horwich Kev Fox from Leigh... Dr Deakins pal..lol. loads of Faces that have long since Faded but not forgotten ...............all regulars at VAVAs MIGHT EVEN RECOLLECT THE NIGHT IT WAS CODDY (later to become a good friend) HUGHES .BIRTHDAY .... R.I.P PAL.

Got some good stories about Troggs ..... Especially the Night that the Torch closed.......... Ask Rich Hillel about the cloakroom free for all.... and Yes Bob Hinsley was the dj there . Ask Bob about the trips Taken on Steve Highams Coaches to the torch........... B

Got some good stories about Troggs ..... Especially the Night that the Torch closed.......... Ask Rich Hillel about the cloakroom free for all.... and Yes Bob Hinsley was the dj there . Ask Bob about the trips Taken on Steve Highams Coaches to the torch........... B

Soldier Blue ....... Lol It was a shabine run by a guy called Rubin ....... spent many an hour in the cellar playing 3 card brag with Robin Seales and Terry Grundy.... Rubin was the uncle of OLLY and Pat Brady.

Hi all After reading some of the replies to this post , I have copied a letter that i wrote to the local paper about 3 years ago. I hope that it may be of interest to you all. Just a few facts "Bolton has a strong link to the Northern soul scene" In the late 1960s when most of the British youth followed the Californian Hippy and Flower Power culture, many of the teenagers in northern towns across England, aligned themselves with Detroit rather than San-Francisco. The music of Motown could be heard in every pub and club from Radcliffe to Rivington. Times changed and so did the Music coming out of Detroit, The Temptations began to sing about "Psychedelic Shack" instead of "My Girl". Motown had gone to California (Literally) it moved its Hq from Detroit to Los Angeles, In Areas across the north such as Bolton, Wigan, Preston, Barnsley and Wakefield, some of the DJs in these pubs and clubs sensed a change in the music, and searched for other sources of that foot tapping dance beat. They discovered that Detroit music was not just Motown albeit it was the largest record label, there was in fact a myriad of smaller independent labels that had produced records identical to that Motown sound, some of them featuring the same singers and journeyman musicians, who moved around the companies searching for work. Some of these records were so rare that if a Dj played it at his club it would bring the die-hard mods from miles away. and if someone had 2 copies " wow " collectors and Djs would bid extortionate amounts to own them. Bolton for some strange reason seems to have had more than its fair share of these Clubs, Record Collectors and Djs, as well as Soul enthusiasts and GOOD Dancers. One of the first was The Cromwellian club on Bank St, which is quoted as being instrumental in history of rare soul music (later termed Northern Soul) which drew clientele from all over the North West. Later the inplace to go was Bolton Palais (now Icon ) where the Dj was the legendary Wycliffe Alan Barratt Jr (Wick) the son of an African American soldier ( Well thats what he always told me ) In about 1970 the local government built its admin. Headquarters of Elizabeth house on what was Great Moor St Bus Station and opened Trendy nightclub called VA VA. In order to generate business on Fridays they opened all night playing chart records. VA VAs was quite unique in that it had an all nighter on Fridays, This was to get around the Sunday rule that stated that in Bolton " Members only clubs " could obtain a Music licence to play records after 2 am on Sunday morning. A Few of us Soulies and record collectors who often went to all nighters on Saturdays such as The Torch in Tunstall, Stoke on Trent would often take a few records down and when the locals had fallen asleep we would dance away to our favourite music. I worked At Va Va during the week,and knew the management well and after a while and having borrowed records from older soulies such as Jimmy Muirehead and Mick Gooding, Hank and Dave Urmston, the management were approached and the question of playing soul from the start of the session was posed and we were told "find a Dj and your on". Wick Barratt was asked and he said that he knew a mate from Tonge Fold called Richard Searling who worked at Global Records in Manchester. within weeks what had been an all nighter littered with sleeping bodies became a hot sweaty mass of dancing Soulies that came from as far as Scotland, Barnsley, Sheffield as we spread the word about a Friday nighter in Bolton, All this on 2 dance floors the biggest of which was about the size of my bedroom and the other as big as the rug in it. One of my fondest memories of this time is one of 20 stone plus Dave " Bub" Buttle, pulling into the car park on a Moped that he had ridden over the pennines from his home in Barnsley, with his backside hanging over the sides like John Waynes saddle bags. And another of Bub walking down the path of our house and my Dad, looking out of the window shouting to my Mum without batting an eyelid, " Edith" " Tha better goo an get sum grub in" " this one fav vers he con eyt orse". Later in 73 Wigan Casino opened its doors so we would go to VA VAs on friday, Wigan Casino on Saturdays and then round it off with a dose of Bolton Palais on sundays. I became Friends with a journalist who wrote for the specialist magazine " Blues and Soul" and spent many pleasurable hours discussing the pros and cons of this particular record or that particular artist. That journalist now many years later works for the Bolton Evening News and is features writer Frank Elson. Best Wishes and fondest memories Brent Howarth Long winded or what??? not even got to Barry Big Eyes or Big Willie from Much Wenlock , Eccles and his brother from Preston , Richie Hills or even my mate Tich from Bolton, Dave Molloys older brother Jimmy. Roger and Colin, and Paul Delaney . LOL KTF .... Brent.

These are the updated arangements ....... Brent Thanks to all who have sent their condolences and memories to Mark and to Lyndas Family. Here are the arangements for Lyndas Funeral :- On Friday 26th January Service at St James Church, Breightmet Bolton ....1.30pm Interrment at Overdale Crematorium, West Chapel, Chorley New Road , Bolton .. 2.30 pm Wake and Soul Music Celebration of Lyndas Life and Memories will be Held at Tonge Ward Labour Club, from 3.30 pm until Midnight. We will then move venues at midnight to The Tippings hotel on Blackburn Rd. Bolton. Next to Mc Donalds where a FREE all-nighter will be held and will continue until 8.00am. In order to give anyone who is unable to attend the earlier session the chance to join in and give her a true soulful send off. This is NOT a pay venue or club event, But is a chance for anyone who Knew Lynda to swap stories, Pay their respects, in the way that Lynda, as a true Bolton Soulie would have loved . Keep the Faith Lynda ...... Lots of Love ......... Brent, Ann, Dave D, Linda. Ronnie N Sue, Pete Eccles, Roger N Bernie, Gazzo, Paul Wiggy N Sue, Dolly N Trina, Jimmy and Mags, Vick N Di, Ray S and all the rest of the Bolton Soulies .... XXXXXXX

Thanks to all who have sent their condolences and memories to Mark and to Lindas Family. Here are the arangements for Lindas Funeral :- On Friday 26th January Service at St James Church, Breightmet Bolton ....1.30pm Interrment at Overdale Crematorium, West Chapel, Chorley New Road , Bolton .. 2.30 pm Wake and Soul Music Celebration of Lindas Life and Memories will be Held at Tonge Ward Labour Club, from 3.30 pm until Midnight. This is NOT a pay venue or club event, But is a chance for anyone who Knew Linda to swap stories, Pay their respects, in the way that Linda, as a true Bolton Soulie would have loved . Keep the Faith Linda ...... Lots of Love ......... Brent, Ann, Dave D, Linda. Ronnie N Sue, Pete Eccles, Roger N Bernie, Gazzo, Paul Wiggy N Sue, Dolly N Trina, Jimmy and Mags and all the rest of the Bolton Soulies .... XXXXXXX

Thanks to all who have sent their condolences and memories to Mark and to Lindas Family. Here are the arangements for Lindas Funeral :- On Friday 26th January Service at St James Church, Breightmet Bolton ....1.30pm Interrment at Overdale Crematorium, West Chapel, Chorley New Road , Bolton .. 2.30 pm Wake and Soul Music Celebration of Lindas Life and Memories will be Held at Tonge Ward Labour Club, from 3.30 pm until Midnight. This is NOT a pay venue or club event, But is a chance for anyone who Knew Linda to swap stories, Pay their respects, in the way that Linda, as a true Bolton Soulie would have loved . Keep the Faith Linda ...... Lots of Love ......... Brent, Ann, Dave D, Linda. Ronnie N Sue, Pete Eccles, Roger N Bernie, Gazzo, Paul Wiggy N Sue, Dolly N Trina, Jimmy and Mags and all the rest of the Bolton Soulies .... XXXXXXX