Memories Of The Civic

A Memory of Dunstable.

My first memory of the Civic was that awesome ceiling, seen for the very first time at a do hosted by the then new Evening Post newspaper, for all the delivery boys & girls. Probably not long after the hall opened. The entertainment was none other than the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band.

Next, the heady days of the 70's when the Civic was one of the best venues for what has come to be called Classic Rock. We just called it rock then. Any band worth their salt played here along with one or two that weren't. Some names that come to mind are Pink Floyd, The Who, Wishbone Ash, Deep Purple, Quo ... the list goes on. I should write a book :)

I understand the site is now an Adsa. Ho hum, Dunstable is what Dunstable does.


Added 18 August 2008

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I remember watching the building of the civic hall as we walked to the further education college in Queensway and then for our first big rag do, someone got the Who to come. Can you imagine? That was 1965 and they were great. The hall was amazing, like an upturned pudding basin all in wood. It was fabulous and I am sorry it has gone in favour of a supermarket. Is the college still there, or have they pulled that down too. We had some fun there. Dunstable is a nice place. Does anyone remember the pageant? That would be 1963 I think. Happy days.

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