Great memories of the local big band scene

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During the 1950/60s era, the Saturday night dance venues were the Princes Hall in George Street with the resident Rex Sims dance orchestra, the Cheltenham Town Hall with the Trevor Brooks dance orchestra, and the Gloucester Technical College in Brunswick Road, with the Les Hopkins dance band.

The Saturday night dances were the places to meet your future wife (I did) and the rivalry between the local lads and the RAF boys from Innsworth for the attention of the local girls could lead to many a fraught altercation.

When the Cattle Market and the Princes Hall were demolished, the Saturday night dances moved to the Guildhall with the resident Rex Sims dance orchestra.

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