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Another great turnout for the early December Clash & London Calling event, the Sony audio line up from 1976/77 ran and sounded a dream – even when pushed hard!!! Thanks to a generous crown and some great prizes in our…

I survey the setup with Jim Dobbs as we await the audience arrival for a packed house, holding my anxiety in very well! For some weeks the decision to take on a ridiculous challenge to put together a vintage system…

Motown! Our different format November Vinylsessions event was an amazing success with over £500 raised. Ian Smith to my left entertained a packed house with the story of the genre and we spun 18 totally original singles on some serious…

A tricky album to present but the Marantz/ RAM combination worked a treat, a great crowd for Wednesday 16th October. Graham had to rush off but gave a great insight into the pseudo-punk basis of Blondie as a band and…

Did We Rock You? A resounding yes – Over £380 raised + Gift-aid!!! Last Wednesdays Queen event was a truly memorable evening, Starling is a great venue but 3 flights of stairs with vintage equipment is a killer, The Sony/JVC/KEF…

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!…

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…

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…

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…

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…