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In 1977 the Company climbed aboard the disco craze and formed its own mobile disco. From humble beginnings playing in a youth club environment, word soon got round that The Anchor Disco was worth booking and thus a major fundraising method was born. World spread throughout the North West with the disco appearing in hundreds of pubs, clubs, church hall and even Anfield, home to Liverpool Football Club. Tribute must be paid to the early DJs Neil Thompson, Kev Walls and Andrew Hunt and the later jocks and helpers David Jones, David Titley, Andrew Heyes, Phil Summers and Andrew McCoombes. The money raised from 1977 to 1994 was always put to good use as well as providing a fun night out for both DJ's and audience alike. Turning up and doing our stuff at some far flung venue also served to publicise to the BB to a wider audience. There's many a time we gave a few well oiled punters a lift home in the BB van! Anchor Disco was mothballed in 1994 after being briefly carried on by Phil Summers and Andrew McCoombes after the "retirement" of Andrew Hunt and Dave Jones. The Ovaltineys theme could no longer be heard and the famous Anchor Disco Sign was illuminated no more. 
 DJ's Andrew Hunt & Dave Jones set the night prior to the fun beginning at The Dray King, Hindley in 1989. We were booked to start at 11.30pm and finish when dawn broke! Unless YOU have some very few pictures exist of Anchor Disco. Our excuse is that we were too busy enjoying ourselves!! However the few on this page should give you an idea of what we were capable of!
At the bottom of the page you will see a long list of venues. These are ALL the places were Anchor Disco turned up and did their stuff. Have a look to see if we've played near you. Some of the places mentioned we played at time and time again. That was the power of Anchor Disco!! Or perhaps we were the cheapest!!
As you browse why not listen to "Night Fever" and re-live those "Anchor Disco" nights!! There is talk of a comeback by Messrs Hunt & Titley so Anchor Disco may soon be appearing at a venue near you!
Andrew, Wendy and TJ at Platt Bridge Community Centre back in 1984. DJ Dave Jones wearing the famous Anchor Disco T-shirt, earned by the winner of our unique "custard pie game" DJ Andrew Hunt trying desperately to scratch "The Birdie Song" then he doesn't need to play it ever again! DJ David Titley lining up the next disco platter (or is he ordering a curry for later?) DJ Andrew Hunt with yet another Anchor Disco winner! A FULL LIST OF VENUES WHERE ANCHOR DISCO PLAYED  * INDICATES WHERE ANCHOR DISCO APPEARED DOZENS OF TIMES
ST NATHANIELS OLD SCHOOL*
ST NATHANIELS NEW SCHOOL*
ST NATHANIELS PARISH CENTRE
PLATT BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE*
VICTORIA HOTEL PLATT BRIDGE
SPRING VIEW CRICKET CLUB*
BLACK DIAMOND LOWER INCE
LOWER INCE LABOUR CLUB*
SQUIRES WIGAN TOWN CENTRE
ROBERTOS RESTAURANT WIGAN TOWN CENTRE
TUDOR HOUSE HOTEL
AUEW BUILDING, WIGAN
TURNKEY CELLARS, WIGAN
UPPER MORRIS STREET WORKING MENS CLUB
BROCKET HOTEL WIGAN*
ST PATRICKS RUGBY CLUB WIGAN
THE OTHER ST PATRICKS RUGBY CLUB WIGAN
IMPERIAL HOTEL INCE
MONACO BALLROOM HINDLEY
STANLEY RESTAURANT HINDLEY
CROSS KEYS HINDLEY
BRIDGEWATER HOTEL HINDLEY
BORSDANE BROOKE SCHOOL HINDLEY
TANFIELD SCHOOL HINDLEY
HINDLEY LEISURE CENTRE
THE DRAY KING HINDLEY
HINDLEY GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE
THE WHITE HORSE LEIGH
LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE
LEIGH LIBERAL CLUB
THE GREYHOUND LEIGH
THE CRICKETER POOLSTOCK
ST JUDES WORSLEY MESNES*
CASSINNELLIS STANDISH
HAIGH HALL
THE FLEECE ASHTON
OLD ASHTONIANS HOCKEY CLUB
BRYN CASTLE BAMFULONG
EAGLE AND CHILD BILLINGE
ORRELL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
PEMBERTON WEST WARD LABOUR CLUB
PEMBERTON MASONIC HALL
PEMBERTON CONSERVATIVE CLUB
NUPRO ASHTON
ALEXANDER HOTEL WHELLEY
SKELMERSDALE COMMUNITY CENTRE
KILHEY COURT
THE OWLS STANDISH
ST MARIES SOCIAL CENTRE STANDISH
ASPULL CIVIC CENTRE
ASPULL RUGBY UNION CLUB*
ASPULL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
LUT CLUB PLATT BRIDGE
GMT CLUB MELVERLEY STREET WIGAN
WIGAN ATHLETIC SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
WIGAN RLFC CENTRAL PARK WIGAN
ANFIELD HOME OF LIVERPOOL FC
ROF FACTORY EUXTON
ST GEORGES HALLS CHORLEY
LEYLAND DAF CABARET CLUB AT LEYLAND
MAWDSLEY EATING HOUSE
BLACKROD CONSERVATIVE CLUB
CREWE CASSEROLE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL
HOLY FAMILY PARISH HALL PLATT BRIDGE
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CLUB PLATT BRIDGE
MERCURY MOTEL WESTHOUGHTON
BICKERSHAW CE SCHOOL
BICKERSHAW CRICKET CLUB
ASHTON GYMNASTICS CLUB
RED LION NEWTON LE WILLOWS
CHARLES STREET GOLBORNE
INCE PUBLIC HALL*
PLATT BRIDGE LABOUR CLUB
THE CARNEGIE HALLS WESTHOUGHTON
TIPPINGS ARMS POOLSTOCK
THE SMITHY BILLINGE
NEWTOWN CONSERVATIVE CLUB
ST ANDREWS CHURCH HALL 4 LANE ENDS
RED LION WESTHOUGHTON
BRITISH AEROSPACE CLUB LOSTOCK
LEIGH ATHLETIC CLUB
HIGHFIELD CRICKET CLUB
LANCASHIRE LODGE
COMRADES CLUB ORMSKIRK
GEORGIAN HOUSE BLACKROD
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI KITT GREEN
THE RIVERSIDE CABARET CLUB CENTRAL PARK WIGAN
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