ImberBoy Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 For the last few days now my mobile phone has been goin mental chicken oriental with Middleton coming up this Saturday. The fact that it's relocating in the leisure centre opposite the old venue talk has been of swimming after the Allnighter. Now me old pal Steve Lehair tells me of how there was a fair few who used to visit the swimming baths after the Casino, is this true? How many went and are there any of the Soulful Swimmers on list? It's not known as yet if we can all swim after Middleton, I know that The South Yorkshire Massive are taking their trunks n Mankinis and it is our intention of starting a Northernsoul Synchronized Swimming Club Our swimming music could be....................... Detroit Executives - Cool Off Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the Water Platters - Washed Ashore
KevH Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 tis true Imber,dint always need yer trunks tho' .
Guest Soultown andy Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Miself and pat cluxton did a bit of swimmin after wigan when we first started goin,but it soon wore off.
Citizen P Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 For the last few days now my mobile phone has been goin mental chicken oriental with Middleton coming up this Saturday. The fact that it's relocating in the leisure centre opposite the old venue talk has been of swimming after the Allnighter. Now me old pal Steve Lehair tells me of how there was a fair few who used to visit the swimming baths after the Casino, is this true? How many went and are there any of the Soulful Swimmers on list? It's not known as yet if we can all swim after Middleton, I know that The South Yorkshire Massive are taking their trunks n Mankinis and it is our intention of starting a Northernsoul Synchronized Swimming Club Our swimming music could be....................... Detroit Executives - Cool Off Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the Water Platters - Washed Ashore Was't usually for Swimmin' A few went for a shower and freshen up, but mainly it was somewhere to sit,out of the cold while waiting for the Sunday(no) Service trains to start running Tony
Pete S Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Was't usually for Swimmin' A few went for a shower and freshen up, but mainly it was somewhere to sit,out of the cold while waiting for the Sunday(no) Service trains to start running Tony Absolutely true. Seats were quite high up and the pool was massive. Must have gone there 20 or 30 times, never went near a drop of water though
Guest nubes Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I bet there was a few swimming records broke ....Delxxxx
Guest Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 For the last few days now my mobile phone has been goin mental chicken oriental with Middleton coming up this Saturday. The fact that it's relocating in the leisure centre opposite the old venue talk has been of swimming after the Allnighter. Now me old pal Steve Lehair tells me of how there was a fair few who used to visit the swimming baths after the Casino, is this true? How many went and are there any of the Soulful Swimmers on list? It's not known as yet if we can all swim after Middleton, I know that The South Yorkshire Massive are taking their trunks n Mankinis and it is our intention of starting a Northernsoul Synchronized Swimming Club Our swimming music could be....................... Detroit Executives - Cool Off Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the Water Platters - Washed Ashore We once to a " rookie " to WC , and upon leaving , told him we were going to where it cost a couple of bob to get in , lots of half dressed ladies parading around , and all you could drink .......... He was so disappointed when we took him to the baths .......... Malc Burton
Tabs Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Most of the Banbury crew went for a swim after the Casino. Then rounds of toast in the cafe after that
Guest BigPaul Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Be careful of Leg Cramps and Dehydration, when swimming (especially in the deep end) after a niter. Knew someone who nearly drowned in Wigan Baths after a nights fun and frivolities at the Casino. Was always lucky enough to have transport to Wigan so away to Sandbach services for a full English was the order of the day for me Shant take a dip at Middleton meself, might come and judge the competition for best pair of Bermudas though Regards Doctor Paul
Guest MBarrett Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 An article in the Sunday Times in Feb 1976 was an early example of Northern going National. Most of it was based on interviews with a guy named "Gary from Barrow" and one of those interviews was outside the Wigan baths. e.g. "The weeks not the same if I miss Wigan," Gary said. He was sunning himself on a bench outside Wigan's new municipal baths in Rodney Street, waiting for a queue composed equally of Soul fans and familes of Sunday morning swimmers to start disappearing beyond the turnstiles before he joined it. Even as he was talking, at nine on a Sunday morning outside Wigan Baths, a cassette recorder was murmuring under the tips of Gary's fingers which were going tap-tap-tap on the beat. Young families were still arriving with their rolled and laundered towels, but the queue outside the baths had dwindled to the point where Gary felt he might as well join it; he would have a shower and something to eat, laze around in the sun, then make his way by road to a club in Bolton called The Blackbeat. There is mention somewhere that the cost of a shower at the municipal baths was 7p!!! MB
Guest Steve Lehair Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 An article in the Sunday Times in Feb 1976 was an early example of Northern going National. Most of it was based on interviews with a guy named "Gary from Barrow" and one of those interviews was outside the Wigan baths. e.g. There is mention somewhere that the cost of a shower at the municipal baths was 7p!!! MB Well started summat here i only casualy mentioned it on Middleton thread.The swiming pool in wigan was brand new and reputedly cost a million quid which in 1973 was alot of course , and loads of peeps used to go down there if the beachcomber (how many remember that place doin bacon sarnys in the mornin , barf and pplayin music) matchie, val finlayson ,larry lightening nobby stephens buzzer, dave owen ,jill stapleton,nidge turner,richie hill tommy moore, i could go on and on we all used to pile into the cafe in there and i remember my mate Tommy Moore who was an ex para and had taken a large portion of some wonderfull capsules with the word RIKER on them diving at least 4 times of the 5 mtr high dive yep he was high on the high dive Lock the doors Andy Steve
Baz Atkinson Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Good memories sometimes the baths were better than the night itself -a whole new dimension on goldfish eyes AND SWIMMING LIKE SWAMP MONSTERS STILL OFF YOUR BONCE FROM THEM DELICIOUS BACK STREET BLUES LOL.
good angel Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Unlike the Wigan days there is some BIG LADS now for Middleton, it will be like Peter Kay, Bombing off the diving board Kev
Davetay Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Absolutely true. Seats were quite high up and the pool was massive. Must have gone there 20 or 30 times, never went near a drop of water though The Accy, Blackburn, Burnley crowd that went on the bus, had to change at Chorley than 1 hour wait, quite a few went to Chorley Baths. I never did, not a good swimmer!
Guest Soultown andy Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I bet there was a few swimming records broke ....Delxxxx Thats why we stopped swimmin,after we were[well me pat never bothered]inducted into the wonderfull world of the marchin stuff .
Guest KEN-SOUL Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 You could get a cup of coffee etc upstairs from the pool, and watch the punters swimming below. i remember hallucinating upstairs, circe 1980, looking down at what i thought were very strange creatures swimming around! if malc burton is right, maybe i was!!!
Guest nomad Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Now me old pal Steve Lehair tells me of how there was a fair few who used to visit the swimming baths after the Casino, is this true? How many went and are there any of the Soulful Swimmers on list? We(Wolverhampton crowd) used to go after the casino now and again. Once,as I remember, I was waiting to dive off top when a whistle would blow to let you know it was clear. All the people in the stands watched as I dived and lost my trunks. Well.. after a nite on gear you can imagine how I felt One girl laughed and said "who are you gonna please with that?" so I replied.... "myself" The first bit is true though Paul
ImberBoy Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 We(Wolverhampton crowd) used to go after the casino now and again. Once,as I remember, I was waiting to dive off top when a whistle would blow to let you know it was clear. All the people in the stands watched as I dived and lost my trunks. Well.. after a nite on gear you can imagine how I felt One girl laughed and said "who are you gonna please with that?" so I replied.... "myself" The first bit is true though Paul FPMSL!!! brillianttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!
grant Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Absolutely true. Seats were quite high up and the pool was massive. Must have gone there 20 or 30 times, never went near a drop of water though same here but u cud get a nice hot brew and food - always remember Eepy formHeywood diving off the high board
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