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New Ballroom for new Town
A big occasion for Andover – the opening of a new Ballroom and Entertainment Centre to be known as the “Country Bumpkin”
Back Row (left to right)
Len Canham (Avenue Artists), Patrick Langdown (Director), Lance Barrett (Director), Ada Unsworth (Slough Formation Team), Bill Martin (Compare), Barbara Orange, Wilfred Orange (Dance Director Butlins and News of the World), Ken Pickernell (Garrison Theatre Tidworth), Tony Pickernell (Bumpkin Club General Manager).
Front Row (left to right)
Jimmy Monroe (Director), Gerald Finch (Andover Mayor)
(Image reproduced by kind permission of Dance News Edition 178 1971)
Thanks also to the archives of Tony Pickernell
(Click here for larger photo)
The building is situated almost in the centre of the new town and has been converted from the old Drill Hall, with up to date décor, lightning, refreshment rooms and bars. The ballroom with seating for 400 and will cater for dances, bingo, wrestling, dinners and conferences. Plans are also in hand for extending the building to build the “Country Suite” on the upper floor.
On Friday, 29th October the directors entertained 250 guests at the opening. The picture above shows the Directors with some of their guests.
The image on the left is reproduction of an original invitation as received by Tony Pickernell and some of the 250 guests attending on the opening night.
(Image reproduced by kind permission of Tony Pickernell
04.09.2008. 08:30
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