Home Of Northern Soul - Wigan Casino [Dance Britannia]

Home Of Northern Soul - Wigan Casino [Dance Britannia]....

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[jelboysvw]

You couldnt dance all night without drugs.....The comment at 5.30....what utter cobblers.....I did it every week, because I was fit......not a druggie you stupid twat.

[iGuy101]

Fascinating stuff, Wigan council were no more than vandals, it should have had a preservation order not a demolition order.

[soulboyrochdale]

Great memories, great times, but not heard that before @ 1.03........if people hadnt found Northern Soul they would have been football hooligans!!!

[GBPaddling]

@anotherblonde They didn't get in for nothing you know......there was a charge on the door, and it was used for other events. The other point is, it was a Historic building, if it were your building, the Council would've insisted you put it right, but the Council, being a Law unto themselves always seem to do as they please....and they demolished it, and put a Car Park there....... for Council Employees!! that was free for them, but the public had to pay for on Saturdays.........

[anotherblonde]

@GBPaddling Yes I understand your sentiments. But you put your finger on the problem: "They" are in control, and for a movement like Wigan Casino to be, with it's old records found in America, no alcohol, non taxed drugs, no commerciallsm, it could not be allowed to exist long term. Like it or not, we and everything in our life makes money for "them", and whilst it was an interesting experiment, all lab rats are killed in the end.

[anotherblonde]

People didn't just come from Scotland or the North, the guy in orange vest dancing at 1.10 is Dave Wise from Lambourn, near Newbury! We would leave Newbury at 5pm, go by coach, car, rail to get to Wigan, spend the night dancing and return the next day and go to Southampton to the Centre Soul Club! We didn't realize how lucky we were at the time, and I miss the dancing, the friendships and even the excitement of travelling to Wigan.

[GBPaddling]

I'm from just down the road here, and to think what the local Council Demolished there in '82 just fucking beggars belief. They'll spend God knows how much trying to attract investment, tourism, e.t.c. and they had it all here, already, for free, and demolished it...................and We pay Coucil Tax for them to make decisions like this........fucking retards.

[TARGETZEROO]

2.19 BILLY SEALEY ;)

[nightowlpete]

Im sorry all harping on about how pure you are.Look at the lads entering the casino,mouths cant chew quickly enough all on amthetamines.I know i used to hitch from hemel and when the wolves coach arrived at knutsford services it was drop a few pills.Drugs were rife at the casino as everywhere northern soul was played.Nothing strange as house music etc had its amthetamine based drugs.

Pete from hemel ktf

[scarthogirl]

no never took any drugs ,just love of music made me dance all night

[TooDarnSoulful]

Excellent video :) ktf

[presencefm]

Ask pete waterman , and his prodigy simon,

well Done wigan its a car park now

Still

KTF