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Well Christmas is nearly upon us, as a change of pace and a huge nod to Blackpool Mecca another monster selection from Carl Hedberg!

Ending the week on a musical high, courtesy of Carl Hedberg. 60s Soul banger from Ron Baxter!!

As the dust settles on our end of year finale event at Ashton Ukrainian Club, early shout for our first event of 2025. We have a Nordic Flavour to our first date. Saturday January 18th with Sweden's finest Soul Export, Carl Hedberg making his DJ debut. Check out the link at the bottom of the thread for some sample spins from the Maestro!! A bit nearer home Team Ukrainian "Fixer" Simon Ingham is back behind the decks. So it's a case of "Stockholm meets Stockport, some quality Rare Soul coming at you. Karl White AKA Chalky will be digging through his treasure trove of Rare Soul Albums to provide some choice cuts in glorious stereo for the dancefloor!! We have another Debutant DJ Robert Hitchcock An Ashton regular and well known face on the scene from the halcyon days. Bob can be found in the record bars, plying his trade wheeling and dealing in Rare Soul 45s. Phil Dunn will be kick starting a New Year at The Club for us, believe me we have some Amazing Guest DJs lined up(watch this space) Chris Churm will be hoping his trusty play box stays "In Situ" for the end of the night, with the usual classy mix to send everybody home singing and dancing!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 and still only £5 pay on the door, wishing all The Ashton Faithful a Happy Christmas and we'll see you in January!!

Blinding Mid Tempo Soul, that has remained rare and always finds favour with the dance floor, courtesy of Carl Hedberg

From Stockholm to Stockport, Storming 60s Soul from The Simon Ingham Playbox !!

Next selection from Carl and one that's a clarion call to the dance floor WHOOOSH!!

Well we saw out 2024 at Ashton in fine style!! So many highlights to reflect on, that said, we are now planning 2025. January starts with a Nordic Flavour!! Stockholm meets Stockport, we look forward to Sweden's finest Soul Export Carl Hedberg debut spot behind the decks, some amazing selections to look forward to. First up an amazing double sider that always reminds me of the Lifeline Niters!!

Well we've had some Amazing nights this year at Ashton Ukrainian Club, what a way to round off an unbelievable year!! So many highlights to look back on! The room quickly filled up, within half an hour, every table in the main room was taken, thanks so much from everyone at Team Ukrainian for making this event what it is, an open minded audience, who show their appreciation on the dance floor!! Lots of new faces last night and great to see the Shropshire Posse in full effect! Phil Dunn played an accomplished opening set to set the mood for the night!! Natalie Nicholls followed with a power house selection all aimed firmly at the dance floor(how it should be) It was a pleasure for me to follow on, as Darren Carroll said a good old mix up of styles and tempos, I'll post a playlist later!! Dean Anderson followed Soul Fay Bo Fowler "upper hand" Hayes Cotton "Black Wings" alternate take, loved it!! December 24 Ashton Video.mp4 Alan Jenkins followed and WOW!! mind blowing selection of Rare Soul Two+Two, Eddie Billups, Del Tours and many many more. The dance floor loved it, see attached video!! We finished the night with a double deck session from Chris Churm + Simon Ingham to end the night in fine style Keith + Billie "tastes sour" Paris, Ty Karim "you really made it good" Ralph Graham "she just sits there" the icing on the cake!!! We're already planning for 2025 watch this space!! Once again thanks so much to our loyal supporters, have a great Christmas and we'll catch you in the New Year!! PS thanks to our amazing bar staff and for Rowena Ribena Morgan arranging a well deserved collection!! Team Ukrainian !!

A few asking for the running order for tomorrow's Ashton Ukrainian Club!! Don't forget we have a 1am finish tomorrow, can't be bad! Phil Dunn 7-7.45pm Natalie Nicholls7.45-8.45pm Mick Howard 8.45-9.45pm Dean Anderson 9.45-10.45pm Alan Jenkins 10.45-11.45pm Chris Churm/Simon Ingham 11.45-1am

We're nearly there, "call it what you wanna" We call it SOUL!!!

As promised a couple of important updates to our Year end special at Ashton Ukrainian Club !! The Steward has very kindly agreed to a 1am finish, which is great news and allows us to add Team Ukrainian "Fixer" Simon Ingham into the DJ line up !!! Just a small request, looking like a real busy event, if everyone could take their drinks glasses back to the bar, it would be a massive help TIA!! This Saturday December 14th, now running 7pm-1am and an unbeatable £5 pay on the door gets you Six Hours of the best music on the planet!! Many thanks to Ashton Debutant Natalie Nicholls doing a sterling effort promoting the event, look forward to some Dance Floor Dynamite!!! Natalie's Partner in crime Alan Jenkins will also be an hour to look forward to, click on the link for a sample of his Quality Spins, or take a listen to Dean Anderson's - Sound of Soul Show from last week, amazing stuff!! Talking of which The Man From Newark Dean Anderson is our final guest and surprisingly another debutant DJ some amazing exclusives coming at you and then some!! Phil Dunn will be opening the proceedings and looks to be in for a busy night on the door!! Look forward to Lord Ashton AKA Chris Churm and Simon Ingham double decking for a fitting end to an unbelievable year and myself Mick Howard completing a pretty special line up!! We have a few Ashton First Timers coming down, you will not be disappointed with the Little Venue with a Big Heart and that indefinable Atmosphere, all created by The Ashton Faithful, from the bottom of our hearts a massive thank you!! xx Did I say get there early? (I'll just think it) !! See everybody Saturday !!

More Time More Tunes to enjoy, driving up-tempo from The Stafford Era courtesy of Natalie!!