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Was a Quad 33/303 a good choice – YES!

Wow – circa £450 raised yesterday -thanks to our supporters once again! Ever wonder if you have made a good decision or not? Last nights Beatles event was a resounding success – packed to the rafters, standing room only left!…

Satisfaction – YouBet!

Last nights Rolling Stones event (our 14th) was an amazing success and thanks to a very generous crown plus corporate support over £475 was raised. The original copy of the 1967 album sounded amazing on the 50+ year old Sony…

Stone Roses or Stone Wall?

Sometimes you can feel like the odds are stacked against you!!! Last nights May Stone Roses event manifested into just that… First the Leeds – Derby play off had many of our regulars diverted plus a “Modern Classic” album attracts…

Did We Get Fooled Again? The Who

After just 12 functions we are now at £5555.00 – well over half way!!! Did we get fooled again? No way! Although we had Easter Holidays and Football to complete with last Wednesdays Who event was a great success, as…

Feel the Fear – Do it anyway!

Despite reservations about classic Northern Soul vinyl and Hi-Fi combination nobody could deny last night’s 11th Vinylsessions event was an amazing success- packed to the rafters! Local soul expert & collector Ian Smith put together an fascinating insight into the…

War of the Worlds – You Bet!!!

Nobody would have believed…. Amazing War of the Worlds event last night for the 10th Vinylsessions event, a great turnout and a total of circa £360 raised with gift-aid. Great to see our regulars and a lot of new faces…

Money for Nothing?

Money for Nothing? Not a chance!!! A great night with our 9th event last night, The Barn at Starling was almost packed to the rafters and despite the “January Gloom” over £330 was raised. can be seen with the Dire…

Meat Loaf – Amazing! £400 Raised

Meat Loaf £400 raised – Despite my overwhelming initial anxiety caused by our Garrard/Quad combination last nights event was fantastic, the atmosphere was amazing with a great turn out. The audio preformed faultlessly and although only off the bench after…

The Beatles & Sgt Pepper & A Youth Club for 50 Year Olds?

Our 7th Event – The Beatles & Sgt Pepper – We had an original pressing courtesy of Graham, playing this on an age related Sony setup was quite amazing. Interestingly we enjoyed a few tracks off the remastered 2017 version…