Apparently the winter gardens are taking bookings until 2008, or until they decide to either carry on with the main ballroom or turn it into a cinema. So it looks like it will remain open til then (fingers crossed) The present people that currently own the winter gardens have stated that whatever they decide (the builders) , they are looking to building a new venue somewhere in the Cleethorpes area!!! on the same sort of lines as the present gardens. The actual northern soul advertisement has been advertised for years in the tourist book, as has the bags ball? and scooter rally, and I dont really think it has had a negative effect on either the northern or the scooter scene. Just means there is more opportunity for us lot to get a B and B when the tourists leave town, cos they realise that a bunch of us nutters are on the way