If any body remembers me Mansfield, Blidworth, Rainworth areas ladies and gents Hello. It was commissioned in 1924 by the Midland Palais de Danse Company, formed by several local entrepreneurs. Yes Colemans was a big oblong room with seats round the outside. Jaybirds most of all or Jaycats or Jail-Breakersor yes The Mansfields willey_dave@yahoo.de, I was with TYA and Ric January 11, 2019 in Osnabrck, Germany. Cast. (img:163878140408482)GROUND FLOOR (img:163878253741804)FIRST FLOOR Always enjoyed it in there back in 1969. Very special memories of the old place including the performers and of course themusic! It was commissioned in 1924 by the Midland Palais de Danse Company, formed by several local entrepreneurs. , I still remember MK shouting from the steps and then whilst walking the queue checking us all out .. BIG and fond memories of the venue I cut my teeth in. Managed to replace Johnny Ross recently, but the Malibus still elude me. I still have that velvet bow tie locked away in a box of keepsakes and memories. Music - Helping Handicapped People and people less fortunate than myself. Interests! Upload or insert images from URL. In the pre-smartphone era, it wasn't really the done thing to say, 'Tell you what, let's turn this camera the wrong way round, take a few pictures of ourselves, then I'll pop along to Boots during the week, get the film developed, and post copies to everyone.'. So in 1971 I found myself in this wonderful exotic place called the Bali Hai with strange looking plastic trees, surrounded by sandwiches, cakes and jelly, listening to "Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle Of The Road. More than 250,000 words that aren't in our England. Nottingham NG1 3BB. Nottingham, Family, Contact, loveslure @gmail.com Posted February 8, 2011 I used to work part time evenings in the bar at the Palais during the 1960s. "T, I don't know why but "Love On A Mountain Top" seemed to get something of a revival at both the Palais and the Locarno at the same time. Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Stu the DJ, Stu the manager and Stu the doorman, very confusing! Used to go to colemans at the weekend, upstairs i think, we would just walk round and round and round, crazy. I love kids and old people - because children have not yet learned to lie - and old people have nothing to lie about. Mm, come to think of it I'm not sure that "is that you, that you baby" has any merit either. Location:A Long way from Nottingham! Just searched "The Spy" on Youtube. What happened to them? They remained in residence until a Fire caused its demise and its closure in 1967.The format was Mondays General Dancing (with an Half Hour Jive Session to Records (later replaced by An Organist (Freddy Carlilse) Tuesdays I believe was Personal Tuition Wednesdays was STRICTLY BALLROOM DANCING mainly for those who were receiving Tution and those who were involved in the finer aspects of Ballroom Dancing with Tutors in attendance Thursdays I seem to think it was not open unless it again was put on one side for Dance Lessons Fridays was always available for Private Dances and Functions (tickets only) This was the Only Night there was a Bar Saturdays was Similar to Mondays ( If you attended On that night you were given a Token which allowed Two for the Price of one (providing one of each Sex) for the price of 2/6 In their early Career Adele And Freddie were very much involved in Old time dancing being not only Judges Nationally but they had invented several Dances and won many competions nationally most notably a dance called Lingering At times Championship Ballroom Dancers would do an Exhibition during the interval and on a few occaisions a variety act. I used to love the deserted streets. Upper Parliament Street. no doubt. The Crystal Palace, a few yards to the right on the corner of Parliament St.was The Corner Pin and lower down Clumber St. was the (Red) Lion, Co;emans was on a tiny sidestreet called Maypole Yard. Upload or insert images from URL. NOTTINGHAM PALAIS DE DANSE. My dad was always smartly dressed and I use to love watching him getting ready for work complete with his bow tie and liberal spraying of Cossack for Men hairspray (it was the early 70's ffs). Posted February 29, 2008. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the popular nightclub Ritzy in the late 1980s. WebThe building opened as a palais de danse to replace Victoria Halls in Talbot Street. Para pedir el formulario de beca, mande correo electrnico a ruth@dancepalace.org. Does anyone remember dancing round their handbags at the Locarno. Clear editor. Although the guy in the baseball cap looks distinctly unimpressed. I did like it when everyone shoved there arms up in the chorus! During the Second World War it was requisitioned by the Army as a dining area for the troops stationed in the town. Still see Kempy and Gail on a regular basis. Much of my Northern Soul early life centered around the Palais All Dayers, mid to late seventies. The Tommy Allen Trio, Bill Buttery and his Band, Harry Theakstone and his Band andDownbeaters Group etc last contact was Ramsey Allcock who played for the Blue Ramblers in the early 50s and was a Teacher at Yorke St School, MW in the 50s. We were privileged to meet and talk at length with Stuart Lane and Keith Williams (both guitar players in the group). Went to see Sons and Lovers at The Venue (Potters) at Rainworth last Saturday. They changed their name ten years after they started. I cannot say that I recall his name.perhaps mum and dad told me of the incident.oh it's all back in the mists of time somewhere.!!! We are both still alive and live in a rural area of the Wairarapa 90 minutes drive north of Wellington. Your previous content has been restored. This phase ended in tears after police intervention. Our 2nd band there was Tristram Shandy - it still had the revolving floor in the Bali, Palais like Locarno started going early 60si'm 73 now but still get that ''same old Feeling'' (carni) when i think about walking in the places,,Band playing,,lovely lasses dancing round their, Dear All Nottstalgia Nottingham Forums I do need to take in an East Anglian event. Not now but used to be, Cycling C.T.C.,Badminton,Judo and Karate,Holidays,Dancing modern at first then old time and sequence. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later I have a long and fond relationship with the old Notts Palais. Also the Beechcomer Club, the Dungeon Club. Hi this is a great site , can anyone remember tristrum shandy, and mike miller band playing the 70 sounds like slade , sweet , thin lizzie and so on through the very hot summer of 76 . You cannot paste images directly. Upper Parliament Street. Popular acts to appear at the Palais included Jimmy Crawford and the Ravens. Copyright acknowledgement Graham Woodward Mode was in Goldsmith Street in the building which has at various times been occupied by Madison's, McCluskey's, and Essance. WebThe Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station enriches lives in West Marin by providing diverse cultural, educational, and community services. Used to love it. A strange but belting instrumental. Not very active now. At one stage Mike Knight, the manager of the Palais for as long as I could remember shoved a microphone under my nose and asked me a few questions but I couldn't answer them, I was far too shy and embarrassed. seem to remember Andy Kealy ex T Shandy being in another palais band? I used to go to the Palais twice a week, 1956/7. Your link has been automatically embedded. All three of them had great memories of their times with the band with Stuart telling me that as my cousin was only 14 when they invited him to join, they had to persuade my aunt and uncle to let him join up and that they as worldly-wise 18 year olds would look after him! Then the Palais again, then Oceana, and currently Pryzm. On Sunday 25th March 2018 I was at a surprise birthday party for my cousin, Keith Woodcock. They were brilliant. I think nowadays its called The late lounge possibly. Nottingham s Palais de Danse opened on the corner of King Edward Street, John Street and Convent Street (now Upper Parliament Street) on 24 April 1925. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Or, if you're really not that fussed, maybe just keep them down by your sides. Worked in the downstairs bar. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the Ritzy in the late 1980s, then the Palais again, Oceana, and then Pryzm. One of the male singers/guitarists just didn't look the part, (Long hair growing off of a balding head, big nose , beer belly etc (Could have been me now as I come to think about it !! ) Our own shrine to all things soul. And heres a modern simulation of what the looked and sounded like in those days? Hi Bill North yes remember Sons and Lovers 1969. Learnt to jive there! We used to go to "grab a granny night" on Thursday nights and a nod to Mick always got my mate and I in for free. Am in touch with Kev Husbands via Facebook. Later on until a few year ago we were into sequence dancing and used to go to Bestwood Miners Welfare,, Calverton Miners Welfare, Gedling Miners Welfare and others. 1; Robin Irvine as Tony King; Hilda Moore as Lady King; Chili Bouchier as No. Hello Bill, Im not 100% sure but I think it very likely that the Mansfields did play the Palais at some stage or other. Info. only, white label copy of it !! Hilda a lady i knew said in the early days her job was to dance in a sort of a cage .and people would pay to dance with her ,her husband was in the Band ,this went on for many yearsMyself i liked dancing on the moving floor ,Saturday's were great . WebPalais de danse (film), a 1928 British film directed by Maurice Elvey. Dayglo socks were all the rage then but my parents did not approve of them. The Palais de Danse is Nottingham's most famous nightclub. anyway back to Colemans, we would meet at the pub round the corner, turned into a amusment arcade. That was the famous and now legendary sign located above the entrance to the Nottingham Palais de Danse one of the many traditional dance hall venues owned by the Mecca Leisure group. It was designed by the Nottingham architectural practice of Evans, Clark and Woollatt for W. A. Walker at a cost of 30,000. . By this time our small gathering of Gedling lads had certainly grown in size. Powered by Invision Community. Got P**d off with meeting Paper Lace.our chargehand 'slothead' at bell fruit was the drummers dadso they were always being pushed on us. Someone (it might have been a policeman) said the Palais was a good bet - adding "but you'd better take a club with you to beat the girls off!" Also, will accept photos of the venues where they played. Tony Rainbow would be there about 1969, when I saw Troggs and Love Affair Live. We moved down to Kent in the late 80s. That was huge for a while at the Palais until it went, as we would term today "Viral". not the Lion. The crowd walked round the outside of the dancefloor. Nothing of the brutish thug looks which so typifies the modern day equivalent. I didn't even recognise them until Jarv sayed hello to them. If you search here you will find many topics that you can add information to? Paste as plain text instead, History. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:. Opened in April 1925, the Nottingham Palais de Danse typifies the purpose-built dance hall from the height of the dance craze in the mid-1920s. Used to play sax and sing in the Mike Miller Band at Nottingham Palais in the 70s. then Mapperley Hall Drive, finally Tudor Court, Watson Avenue, where she died, a lovely lady we got on so very well as I did with Freddie, she was close friends of Dorothy Hinton who resided adj, also in the music trade, ran the Eight Bells. Excellent he was too! I worked at The Sherwood Rooms part time for a while, firstly as a Bingo checker then as a ballroom assistant, just standing around in evening dress being helpful a really cushy job. Ofrecemos becas para todas las clases. The same probably goes for Cobblestone. Para pedir el formulario de beca, mande correo electrnico a ruth@dancepalace.org. They also said they played the Palais regularly amongst many local and national venues. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the popular nightclub Ritzy in the late 1980s. Not just because it's quality but because of the crowds thunderous claps at the right times. What a pair of real gents they were and full of interesting recollections of their time with the band. It was that popular at weekends that traction put on late night buses to get us home to all the surrounding villages, This was quite a place, I remember wanting to go there with my brother. One of the few times I trod on no one's toes! The Works opened in April 2001 and was one of Nottingham's biggest clubs, with a capacity of 2,310. Tony. Hi Bill dont live there myself now but all ways travel down twice a year for the day. Sure I remember the manager winding us up, walking along the queue saying if our shoes not polished were not getting in ;-) First place I met Shippo, remember Kempy, Tommy Cragg and Kevin Husbands too, no one would forget Curley of course. *. Then we would amble up through Hockley. 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