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Originally Posted by atw1960
Talking to my sister , whose clubbing era was the late 60's & early 70's , she remembers a club in Grange Road West called The Compass and thinks it was situated where Hammersound is now - does this ring any bells ?


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Now for another couple of torments. Two other quite obscure type evening venues. Anyone remember the Blue Haven in Alfred Road, and the Leasowe Tennis Club in Reeds Lane?

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hi bizz delighted you got a result. will se my mam tomorrow and ask on the new teasers. would this be for the 60s era too? max

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Yeah. Mid/late 60's.

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Was Leasowe Tennis Club in Reeds Lane next to Leasowe train station?
Went there once with my wife,asked at the entrance if there were many people in, told yes, paid the money and went in, thought I saw some others but it turned out to be our reflections in the very large mirrors that were on every wall(darkish room)and nobody else there.
Got my money back and went to Moretob Football Club (which later became the Arrowebrooke Social Club.
Clubs I remember in Moreton were
Apollo
The Haig in Haig Avenue (not sure of spelling0
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Sacred Heart

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[quote=derekdwc]Was Leasowe Tennis Club in Reeds Lane next to Leasowe train station?

Yes it was. My maternal grandparents were members.

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Sunday night was a great night at the Haig. All the artists who were on would be doing an early spot en route to the big Liverpool clubs like the Wooky Hollow or the Shakespeare.

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hi bizz, yes me mam and dad remember the tennis club. they had telephones on the tables and you could ring another table, usually only feet away and ask someone out for a dance or maybe buy them a drink. my dad said it had a great balcony. they said does anyone remember the group the prowlers. max?

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Originally Posted by Max1967
hi bizz, yes me mam and dad remember the tennis club. they had telephones on the tables and you could ring another table, usually only feet away and ask someone out for a dance or maybe buy them a drink. my dad said it had a great balcony. they said does anyone remember the group the prowlers. max?


Crikey! the balcony. Yep, you went up some very steep stairs and the ceiling was like canvas sheets billowing down, just above your head. Don't remember the Prowlers though.

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