tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post7870521529446903260..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Return to the OrangeTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-38117836739355726842017-08-24T07:44:49.748+12:002017-08-24T07:44:49.748+12:00Back in the late 1980's, when I first got a mo...Back in the late 1980's, when I first got a mortgage, I managed to get a Saturday night job there to help with payments, first working in the kitchen downstairs to prepare and clean up after supper, and later also in the ticket office, so I got to hear the great music of Arthur Skelton and gorgeous voice of his lovely wife Truusje. What wonderful memories.Annabelles Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259562315777565472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-3297644613540605692017-03-11T12:25:01.587+13:002017-03-11T12:25:01.587+13:00Loved the dancing there, but HATED the bright flu...Loved the dancing there, but HATED the bright fluro lights, no chance of a sneaky kiss!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223498521835355714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-25358460761752577392017-03-02T19:27:06.088+13:002017-03-02T19:27:06.088+13:00Mum has spoken of the dances at the The Orange ...Mum has spoken of the dances at the The Orange 'ballroom' -the fun and excitement of those nights, she also mentions the Kings Arms and the Rising Sun. Will have to make a trip with her and dad for more stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-83190734725762212912016-10-29T09:33:17.238+13:002016-10-29T09:33:17.238+13:00Roger Evans here (Leigh's husband)...There was...Roger Evans here (Leigh's husband)...There was another dance hall/studio along Khyber Pass in the 1950s, behind an old two storey villa at 64 Khyber Pass- this was converted in the late 1950s to a church hall (Christadelphians) now replaced in turn by apartments and offices. I have always wondered what the history of the old dance hall was before it became the church building. Also the Roger Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-78762648068268754792016-07-16T09:36:35.331+12:002016-07-16T09:36:35.331+12:00Yes, I noticed that. They've got rid of that a...Yes, I noticed that. They've got rid of that awful grey, but haven't completed the paint job. There's still things they're sorting out inside -- it will probably be done in due course.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-81980656900522871082016-07-16T02:21:20.172+12:002016-07-16T02:21:20.172+12:00They STILL haven't repainted those steps....They STILL haven't repainted those steps....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794855351930875496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-15764280992508925872016-07-14T19:43:20.754+12:002016-07-14T19:43:20.754+12:00Great restoration with good blending old with new....Great restoration with good blending old with new.Garth Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-70886605308475368532016-07-14T11:07:19.267+12:002016-07-14T11:07:19.267+12:00Brilliant post Lisa. Developers in my neck of the ...Brilliant post Lisa. Developers in my neck of the woods could learn something from this developmentLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-483969301459918932016-07-14T10:49:28.836+12:002016-07-14T10:49:28.836+12:00I wonder if the cafe tenants or the development ow...I wonder if the cafe tenants or the development owners would be happy to let some swing dancers christen that floor! Looks beautiful! ngregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014403438541861818noreply@blogger.com