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Back to Detroit, via Stockholm, early Group Soul from an Iconic group on our scene, courtesy of Carl Hedberg !!

Dipping our toes into The Soulful 70s sounds and THE version of a great dancer, courtesy of Simon Ingham!!

Gonna be a packer, with huge interest already!! I think my first visit to Lowton was on the first anniversary, the place was rammed, great memories and no little education with the back room opening my ears to so many quality 70s tracks and testament to the original DJs from there Messrs Maleady and Plumb, still doing the do !! Looking good for February 1st !!

The Start of the final week in the run up to our first event of 2025 and yet again mind blowing response to the event and Oh go on then, another Monday morning banger from Stockport's finest Simon Ingham !!

Got to be done!!

Hi Carl, all ramping up to be the ultimate way to kick start 2025

Some fine selections from our other Debutante DJ. Ashton regular Bob Hitchcock, rates this awesome double sider and why not??

Ending the week on high, pounding 60s Soul from the Motor City AND there's a one in two chance you'll hear this beauty on the 18th from Carl or Lord Churm!!

While the UK shivers in freezing temperatures, something to give you a warm glow, as we head to the next Ashton Ukrainian Club. BIG Birthday celebrations await as Pete Hollander one of the mainstays on our scene turns 70 Woo Hoo!!! Saturday January 18th is the date for your diary!! One hell of a night in prospect with Swedish Maestro Carl Hedberg behind the decks, check out the thread for some breathtaking Rare Soul Selections for The Ashton Brethren !! Former Lifeline Resident Karl White will be back with us, I'm sure he'll be sharing some of the exclusive spins from those heady days!! Team Ukrainian fixer and Sound Engineer Simon Ingham, always has an amazing selection to keep the dance floor moving!! Robert Hitchcock knows the score as an Ashton Regular, expect some surprise selections, should be good!! Phil Dunn and Chris Churm complete the line up!! The response for our first event of the year is testament to the Quality DJ line up, at an affordable price, just £5 admission pay on the door, what's not to like? As ever the night runs 7pm-00.30 Lots to look forward to in 2025 and some esteemed Guest DJs already lined for this year!!! As ever feel free to RSVP the event page thread, as so many already have!!

Ashton has been gripped with freezing temperatures for the last few days and Stockholm Syndrome is rife. The Gift that keeps on giving another gem from Carl that is a musical icon from the early days that would stand out, in any era of our scene John Wesley WHOOOSH!!!

WOW!! Looks like we're in for a musical treat, so many quality selections. Another Stormer from Carl's playbox !!!

Group Soul Par Excellence for the next selection, from Ashton Debutante Bob Hitchcock !!

Classy 70s Soul from the Lady with the voice Ty Karim and one that Simon Ingham dropped the needle on at a recent Ashton!!

I'm guessing it got it's first spins at The Mecca then and yeah what a great compilation LP that was !!

Just speaking to Carl and he's really looking forward to Ashton and right in our Musical Ethos, as well as the big ticket items, there are gems like this, that won't devastate your bank account!!!

Kicking off a New Week with a BANG!! From the play box of Bob Hitchcock. A record that has stood the test of time, from the heady days of The Casino and still sounding the business!!

Another Soul packed year at Ashton Ukrainian Club awaits with some amazing Guest DJs already scheduled for the coming months!! Just over two weeks to our first instalment and yet again a Staggering response already, people just getting over NYE celebrations and looking forward to Saturday January 18th !! Sweden's Carl Hedberg is back in the North West after his mini tour last October, some amazing selections from the man, along with our other guest DJs on our Soul-Source event page thread, check back regularly for a sample selection!! Karl White is back with us, expect the best Album only cuts and some of the unissued gems exclusive to the Lifeline Sessions!! Team Ukrainian Legend Simon Ingham will be digging deep into those underplayed bargain basement goodies, along side the current big hitters, the ultimate blend!! Robert Hitchcock a Ukrainian Club regular who knows the score, will be making his DJ debut!! Check back regularly on the Soul-Source thread, for some prime cuts!! Team Ukrainian also provides the start and finish of our first event of 2025 with Phil Dunn kicking the whole thing off and Head Honcho Chris Churm ensuring you go home singing and dancing, just how we like it!! Don't forget the Lounge Area for some ace vinyl sales and the sound and ambience from the main room piped in, from our in house speakers!! Start the New Year the right way, you know you want to!! The night runs 7pm-00.30 £5 pay on the door

Agreed and for me an Ivy Jo situation, been about in collections for years but never seemed to do it self justice on the dance floor. Ivy Jo finally getting the attention it deserves at last!! Time for The Versatones to have it's day!!

As if by magic my preferred side!!

Hope Carl packs this in the play box, incredible double sider!!

We are too, you will love the place mate

As we dip our toes into the New Year and we start with an incredible Detroit Double sided Delight from Jackey Beavers, courtesy of Team Ukrainian Originator Chris Churm, does it get any better than this? WHOOOOOSH !!!

Awww thanks Bob, my pleasure, it's a labour of love and we like to think we provide a quality night out at the right price. We never rest on our laurels and keep pushing forward. Great news you're coming down and yeah Chalky usually pulls a few surprises out from the Lifeline Niters, onwards and upwards for 2025

Well as NYE celebrations await, time to look back with an enormous sense of pride and satisfaction of what has been a monumental year at Ashton Ukrainian Club!! So many highlights and some nights that will live long in the memory and of course most importantly quality music throughout the year. We aim to put varied DJ line ups on for The Ashton Faithful who turn up every month and create the indefinable Atmosphere and we don't say this lightly, without you guys, we simply couldn't do it, so take a bow!! A lot of thought and consideration goes into every event, long may it continue!! We've had some esteemed guests probably gonna miss a few names out I'm sure, so apologies in advance!! A few names that jump out Andy Dyson at our Anniversary event in February, just awesome!! Roger Banks who always entertains and educates in equal measures and who could forget the May event which was a long time in the planning, with nerves jangling over the ticket allocation for when we had Mark Butch Dobson as our guest DJ and thanks to our resident "Fixer" Simon Ingham who went above and beyond at no little cost to make sure the sound equipment was A1!! It was a warm May evening and Lord Ashton Chris Churm was trying to block out the late evening sunshine from the main room, shutting the high window curtains, when the curtain rail gave way and came crashing down...............Chris went into full on Basil Fawlty meltdown, hopping about crazily. In steps Super Hero Keano with his trusty step ladder and toolbox, minutes later, order restored..... PHEW!!! Ted Massey did his usual high quality set in July, as we've come to expect!! Our August date, so we thought might be quiet, with people on holidays, ermmm no, it was maybe our busiest night of the year, with some mind blowing sets from Stuart Raith, Gis Southworth and Paul Johnson. We were lucky enough to have Tim Ashibende behind the decks twice this year, some amazing stories behind every track that hits the turntable!!! Some returnee DJ sets that always deliver include Baz Maleady and Alan Jenkins two quality guys, with collections to match. Can't forget Natalie Nicholls the driving force behind The Excellent Wolfies Soul Nights, who moved heaven and earth to high tail up the M6 for an amazing set, she will deffo be back behind the decks in 2025!! Matt Sneath was for me another highlight, first time behind the decks and he smashed it!!! As did local legend Mr Ian Wills, I bet you won't hear a better early doors set!!!! All that remains is to wish one and all a Happy New Year and we'll catch you in the New Year. Saturday January 18th, put that date in your diary !!