Nostalgia
Nostalgia
(30 May 2015, 7:53 pm)MrFozz Was Chambers down the High Street near where the Cinema is now???
Who remembers Annabels, above Idols IIRC
Ku Klub used to be canny...
I always preferred Durham for a night out...
The Big Jug, Market Tavern, Coach and Eight, Fighting Cocks, Saddle Market, Club Elysium...Would go round most of those on a Night Out, Klute used to be canny, but it was a youth club, saying that I was part of the youth contingent as I was going to Klute from about 15/16
Used to drink in the Colpitts, really cheap beer about a pound a pint in 98/99, The Angel was good too, and spent a lot a time in The Salutation when I was at Fram New College...
Durham Bowling Alley used to be canny, I was indirectly involved in causing a ban on unaccompanied U-18's on Friday and Saturday's, me and my group of pals saw to that, yet we were very friendly with the Management and Security they wanted nothing to do with us on a weekend
As what i was saying before, I started calming down when I was 19 after the Pzazz incident, infact I have only ever misbehaved three times since then, doing good on that considering it has been 14 years since I was 19
(30 May 2015, 7:53 pm)MrFozz Was Chambers down the High Street near where the Cinema is now???
Who remembers Annabels, above Idols IIRC
Ku Klub used to be canny...
I always preferred Durham for a night out...
The Big Jug, Market Tavern, Coach and Eight, Fighting Cocks, Saddle Market, Club Elysium...Would go round most of those on a Night Out, Klute used to be canny, but it was a youth club, saying that I was part of the youth contingent as I was going to Klute from about 15/16
Used to drink in the Colpitts, really cheap beer about a pound a pint in 98/99, The Angel was good too, and spent a lot a time in The Salutation when I was at Fram New College...
Durham Bowling Alley used to be canny, I was indirectly involved in causing a ban on unaccompanied U-18's on Friday and Saturday's, me and my group of pals saw to that, yet we were very friendly with the Management and Security they wanted nothing to do with us on a weekend
As what i was saying before, I started calming down when I was 19 after the Pzazz incident, infact I have only ever misbehaved three times since then, doing good on that considering it has been 14 years since I was 19
(30 May 2015, 7:33 pm)Andreos1 A few years head start, but Chambers was the place to be around 97/98/99.
They had Danny Rampling, Judge Jules, Dave Pearce, Ingrid (off Metro), Brandon Block all putting on sets.
By 2002, I think Chambers had evolved into a strip club.
(30 May 2015, 7:33 pm)Andreos1 A few years head start, but Chambers was the place to be around 97/98/99.
They had Danny Rampling, Judge Jules, Dave Pearce, Ingrid (off Metro), Brandon Block all putting on sets.
By 2002, I think Chambers had evolved into a strip club.
I was never much of a drinker in my formative years. I think the last time I had any alcohol at all was Easter Sunday 2005 and, even then, it was due to a mistake made by the bar staff at The Vulcan in Winlaton (I asked for a pint of Coke and ended up with a pint of Fosters - I tried to give it away but to no avail). As someone who doesn't enjoy drinking, pubs and clubs have never held any real appeal. To be frank, pubs and clubs bore me rigid - I've always been a house-party type of person. So it should come as no surprise when I say I've never ever been on the drink in either Sunderland or Durham. To the best of my knowledge, I've only ever frequented bars located in Newcastle, Winlaton, Whickham, High Spen, Chopwell and Consett on the rare occasions I've been 'out of the piss'.
However, I did hold an affiliation card and used to go 'social clubbing' (albeit without any drinking involved on my part) during my latter teenage years. Social clubbing involves visiting as many clubs as you can during the day - having a drink, a game of pool and a quick game of darts in each venue.
(30 May 2015, 9:30 pm)aureolin I think it may have been later when Chambers became a strip club. I know it went through a period around the same time, where it was just opening for externally promoted events. I think there was a rave or two on in there?
Did you ever go to Annabel? I obviously caught the tail end of it the years I was able to drink round the town, but it was still a cracking little club. I was gutted to see that one go. It was a well talked about club, and for the right reasons.
.(30 May 2015, 9:42 pm)MurdnunoC I was never much of a drinker in my formative years. I think the last time I had any alcohol at all was Easter Sunday 2005 and, even then, it was due to a mistake made by the bar staff at The Vulcan in Winlaton (I asked for a pint of Coke and ended up with a pint of Fosters - I tried to give it away but to no avail). As someone who doesn't enjoy drinking, pubs and clubs have never held any real appeal. To be frank, pubs and clubs bore me rigid - I've always been a house-party type of person. So it should come as no surprise when I say I've never ever been on the drink in either Sunderland or Durham. To the best of my knowledge, I've only ever frequented bars located in Newcastle, Winlaton, Whickham, High Spen, Chopwell and Consett on the rare occasions I've been 'out of the piss'.
However, I did hold an affiliation card and used to go 'social clubbing' (albeit without any drinking involved on my part) during my latter teenage years. Social clubbing involves visiting as many clubs as you can during the day - having a drink, a game of pool and a quick game of darts in each venue.
(30 May 2015, 9:30 pm)aureolin I think it may have been later when Chambers became a strip club. I know it went through a period around the same time, where it was just opening for externally promoted events. I think there was a rave or two on in there?
Did you ever go to Annabel? I obviously caught the tail end of it the years I was able to drink round the town, but it was still a cracking little club. I was gutted to see that one go. It was a well talked about club, and for the right reasons.
.(30 May 2015, 9:42 pm)MurdnunoC I was never much of a drinker in my formative years. I think the last time I had any alcohol at all was Easter Sunday 2005 and, even then, it was due to a mistake made by the bar staff at The Vulcan in Winlaton (I asked for a pint of Coke and ended up with a pint of Fosters - I tried to give it away but to no avail). As someone who doesn't enjoy drinking, pubs and clubs have never held any real appeal. To be frank, pubs and clubs bore me rigid - I've always been a house-party type of person. So it should come as no surprise when I say I've never ever been on the drink in either Sunderland or Durham. To the best of my knowledge, I've only ever frequented bars located in Newcastle, Winlaton, Whickham, High Spen, Chopwell and Consett on the rare occasions I've been 'out of the piss'.
However, I did hold an affiliation card and used to go 'social clubbing' (albeit without any drinking involved on my part) during my latter teenage years. Social clubbing involves visiting as many clubs as you can during the day - having a drink, a game of pool and a quick game of darts in each venue.
(30 May 2015, 10:35 pm)Andreos1 Newcastle is the town man
Aye, Annabells was frequented.
I mainly went to Sunderland for the dj's at Chambers, but did go to the other places on the way or if there was a massive queue or one of us couldn't get in for whatever sackless reason the bouncer came up with.
Wasn't struck on Annabells to be honest.
Can't beat a night at the clurb.
Meat hampers, domino handicaps, a turn, cheap pool, cheap beer and darts.
(30 May 2015, 10:35 pm)Andreos1 Newcastle is the town man
Aye, Annabells was frequented.
I mainly went to Sunderland for the dj's at Chambers, but did go to the other places on the way or if there was a massive queue or one of us couldn't get in for whatever sackless reason the bouncer came up with.
Wasn't struck on Annabells to be honest.
Can't beat a night at the clurb.
Meat hampers, domino handicaps, a turn, cheap pool, cheap beer and darts.
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(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.That is definately a blast from the past...
(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.That is definately a blast from the past...
(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.
(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.
(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.
(11 Jul 2015, 10:02 pm)aureolin Now this is what you call a blast to the past! I bet it confused a few folk when a 194 and X94 pulled into Houghton together.
(16 Aug 2015, 12:25 pm)MurdnunoC Remember when Brockley Whins was Boldon Colliery, and MeadowWell was Smith's Park?
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