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The Festival Bar 1950's and 1960's - The Honky Tonk Bar 1970's - Peggy Sue's - Zoom 1980's and 1990's![]() ![]() ![]() 1951![]() ![]() 30-8-58
From Robert Palmer, - I worked there part-time as a barman around 1950, Bob Wells was the manager, when the Crystal bar opened he managed both bars over all and I became part-time manager of the ''Fes '' , during the day in summer it was full of holiday makers, at night sailors , we used to look in the paper which ships were due in, I went home some nights with a few bruises , when the Mecca ballroom opened I was offered the part-time bar manager job .
The Alan Kave Klan played at the Festival Bar from 1966 to 1970. There were just three of them! Alan Kave was fictitious.
23-12-75![]() 23-12-75![]() 22-12-76![]() 22-3-77![]() 23-3-77![]() 29-3-77![]() December 1977![]() 15-12-78![]() 22-12-79![]() May 1980![]() The Bar Staff, left to right, Jeanette, Jean, Derek, Maggie, Tony, Richard Podger(Manager), Lynn and Simon![]() ![]() ![]() The original starting trip in 1974![]() Jim, Geoff, Mick, in 1974![]() Mick, Geoff, Jim, in 1975![]() Mick, Geoff, Jim, in 1975![]() New men added, Chris Lowe, Mick Cooper, Geoff Davis, Jim Armstrong, Dave Knight in 1976![]() ![]() ![]() Mick Cooper, Fred Illingworth, Nobby Glover, and Geoff Davis in 1977![]() Geoff Davis, Mick Cooper, Nobby Glover, and Fred Illingworth, in 1977![]() ![]() All change again Fred Illingworth, Mike 'Clump' King, Geoff Davis, Mick Cooper in 1979![]() All change again Mike 'Clump' King, Fred Illingworth, Fred's daughter Karen, Geoff Davis, Mick Cooper in about 1979![]() ![]() Mick, Fred, Geoff, in 1979![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fred, Mick, Geoff and Clump with the 'Wall', in 1979![]() Geoff gets a present from Father Christmas!![]() ![]() ![]() The Christmas panto was SINderella!, Left to right Mick, Fred, Geoff, Ann, Richard, Mike and Gina,
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Live music and entertainment comes to an end and the disco takes over![]() In the early 1980's the Honky Tonk Bar became a 'disco' bar! with various names, Bliss, Lush, Peggy Sue's, Basement and Zoom.![]() ![]() ![]() Karen Quinnell plus Elaine and Claire, barmaids at Peggy Sues![]() Rory at Peggy Sues in the early 1980's![]() ![]() |