night clubs

Tangerine Slyde – The Cobweb 28th December 1968

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Andre Martin… When the Witch Doctor was being changed into The Cobweb,for several weeks they used the Dolphin Ballroom to keep the punters happy but you see John Schofield and Strand Entertainments has just started with the Pier Ballroom.

John Warner… I was Manager of the Witchdoctor club back in the 60’s having moved from the Star Ballroom in Maidstone. I later went to Mr. Smith’s nightclub in Manchester as entertainments manager. The Grenadier club and casino was run by Eric Rennie.

Andre Martin… Welcome to the site John – long time since we last met! Look forward to some more stories from those days.😇😇😇😇😇

Tony Court-holmes… my mum went to the grenadier club

Rennies Priory Street Hastings – cabaret spot of the south 1976

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Sheila Maile… Don’t remember a restaurant

Mace Sinden… Wasn’t great

Terry Tollan… My Sister worked there

Graham Bradley… Great guy Don, a night out is what you make it.

Dave Edwards… Who were the top live artistes ?

Stuart Moir… tiny basement venue but it was great to play these clubs in the 70s. Nor do I Sheila, Centre Page played there regularly with our lead singer Dave beano Easton strutting his stuff, great front man and top vocals, loved that part of my music career in Hastings .

Robert Searle… I played there with Centre Page

Chris Howard… We had a regular gig there on a Thursday night, loved it great times in Centre Page.

Mick O’Dowd… DJ’d there in the 70/80’s.

Phil Gill… It was either Rennies or Dennies when they used to have strippers on at Sunday lunch times. Or so some older boys told me.

Thereasa Laverton… Phil, it was Rennies

Tony Davis… Phil, that must have spoiled a Sunday roast

Vicki Keall… Martin got thrown out for laughing at the grannies on grab a granny night!

David Edwards… Vicki, so he should have been, the insensitive oaf!

December 1971 Hastings Pier and Scalliwags 1976?

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Supplied by Jon McCallion

Jon McCallion… Found these today under my floorboards Alan some old newspapers thought you might be interested in these two adverts. See you at the next meet

Kevin Burchett… Scalliwags wasn’t open til 1974

Jon McCallion… Could have been 76 as my house was built in 1975.