As I child I went to bingo a lot with my grandma every Friday in fact. Going to one always reminds…read moreme of her. We all went on a main bingo night it cost £14 for about 15 games which I felt was good value. Free membership & included in the £14 you could have a screen or paper option. I thought I would give the screen ago. Well as we all walked in they had already started. We sat down in panic mode and the bingo helper came over & showed us what to do! Brilliant! I think I missed some numbers while he was showing me ha ha! Top house was £400 we didn't win but being closing with one number my heart was racing more than once! I saw many of our team members sweating at one point ha ha! The bingo hall had a bar & food court. During the breaks of the main games they had smaller games which you could win Easter eggs very exciting!!! Overall good experience! Good customer service & I enjoyed the bingo

gala belle vue is really good place to go staff are friendly. prize money is really good. the best…read morecaller is chris he is top

Been to gala Belle Vue this afternoon and was very disappointed with the lack of Christmas…read moredecorations. In the main hall apart from one pathetic tree on the stage you would never know its nearly Christmas. Always enjoyed Belle Vue , the staff are the best in the area for bingo halls so helpful and friendly but they are let down by the management. The place needs a face lift to bring it up to standard on a par with the fabulous staff!

I would recommend booking a slot here as it did get busy…read more It feels like a blast of the past which I found fitting considering I was hanging out with the vintage lasses. For some reason the setting made need feel like in The Witches at that hotel laden with red carpet and old worldly staff. Anyway I was not feeling the afternoon tea so I opted for the mushroom soup which was fresh and delightful..it did need warning up a touch though. The rest of ther ladies had the afternoon tea which despite me feeling full regretted my decision! The quality of the sandwiches , scones and cakes were immense and service was attentive. It is places like this that I wish my nan was both well enough and close by to attend places like this:) apparently they do murder mystery nights too.. anyway it is a touch of class to Stockport!

What an absolute diamond in the rough the Plaza Theatre is (sorry Stockport but your town centre…read moreisn't the prettiest is it really?!). Seeing the Grade II* Listed building lit up at night added to its grandeur, it's literally the first thing you can see all the way up Wellington Road. Heading there for the Banff Mountain Film Festival (http://www.banff-uk.com/) as it was touring the UK and Ireland before heading on across the world, it proved to be a truly gorgeous setting for around 1,200 people to sit back and watch three hours-worth of extreme sports movies. I doff my cap to the restorers of this place - with the neon lighting juxtaposed against the 1930s interior. This is a jaw-dropping place to spend an evening, a million miles away from the typical out-of-town multiplexes. Tip: the box office is accessed from the street through a door to the far left of the front of the theatre. Tip: the small tubs of vanilla ice-cream sold during the interval are superb.

At long last I made it to a gig at the Albert Hall - a venue I've been wanting to check out for a…read morelong time but needed to wait for the perfect gig. So on Saturday night my friend and myself went to see Metronomy which was perfect for the surroundings and was totally 'high energy' kick ass! If you've ever been lucky enough to gig it up at the Paradiso in Amsterdam then this is the closest equivalent we have, a converted church and hall and some amazing Victorian architecture surrounds you on all sides. Trof own this place which fits in well with their portfolio of Deaf Institute, Gorilla, The NQ one etc (all cool venues, all a bit different) and I believe there's plans downstairs to make it a all a bit more proper soon (bar, food, day time venue etc) The only thing letting this place down is the quite awful selection of drinks on offer - the beer is either Tuborg or San Miguel and more random lagers...not a single ale, IPA or anything which is really not on considering you're still have to pay £4-£4.50 for such rubbish beer. Considering Trof have always got a good rep in their bars across their portfolio I feel this is really letting down the brand. Getting out is a bit of a ball ache - great venue but narrow Victorian stairs. Be expecting to wait in line and the queues for the coat check were huge so I really wouldn't bother. We have tickets for Afrikka Bambata and DJ Shadow in Feb - can't wait to get back then, just hope they sort out the beer before then.

Thank you Trof!! The hazy memories of Brannigans are completely replaced by the best music venue in…read moreManchester. The music hall itself is the majestic renovation of the old church, with stained glass windows, and the old organ pipes acting as a backdrop for the stage. The standing area is spacious and well proportioned - it's almost a square, which makes a change from the long thin 'corridor' approach of many venues in Manchester. The seating area is a 3 sided balcony standing on ornate pillars. Despite the balcony, the space feels completely open thanks to the high ceilings (which are full of ornate carvings). Churches always make great venues (e.g. Islington Chapel or Manchester Cathedral), so it's a massive service to the music scene in Manchester. What I think is most exciting about Albert Hall is that because it's such a unique space, hopefully bands will treat gigs there as something special. Everyone's seen bands mid-tour sleepwalking through a set, especially mid-week. The first band I saw at the AH was Half Moon Run (the first 'official' gig at the AH, excepting the special gigs for the MIF), and they certainly seemed to be excited to be playing such a beautiful venue. Anything that can snap bands out of a trance and reminds them to stay in the moment is a great thing. London has plenty of beautiful venues, so it's about time Manchester had something to compare. Downstairs is a pub-like bar, with a strangely anachronistic light-up dancefloor (was this a leftover from Brannigans? I can't remember). I assume in non-gig nights, this will act as the main bar, but at the gig it was used for pre-drinks and the march stall. I can see the venue would be great for club nights as well as gigs, so I'll be interesting to see which nights move over to there (I assume the typical Deaf Institute rota?). The only issue I can see is with leaving. The exit is via two very poky stairwells that then lead into a single door exit (for some reason the exit onto Peter street is blocked so everyone leaves into the backstreet). Leaving a gig involves a lot of crushing at the best of times, but this felt somewhat unnecessary. Still, that's just nitpicking. Can't wait to watch the gig list for Albert Hall get released. Next gig I'll be seeing there is Neutral Milk Hotel, and I can't wait to see a special band in a special venue!

excellent club entertainment. Saturday night is family night. bingo. discoread more

Back in the 40s and 50s, The Ritz must have been Manchester's most glamerous music venue. As well…read moreas platforming visiting acts like Frank Sinatra, it was unique in having curved walls, a fantastic balcony, and a sprung dancefloor. Whilst it still makes a wonderful music venue - hosting occasional gigs by bands like Babyshambles, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons - The Ritz's main occupation these days seems to be hosting cheesy club nights. Every Monday, there's weekly student night Dirty Stop Out with rock, pop and metal deejays, every Wednesday there's 70s night Love Train and every Saturday there's Party in The Town playing bad music from the 70s to Take That. All three nights seem to be a hit with students and singles but I've personally no desire to go somewhere there's (A) a surplus amount of Alcopops and (B) big groups of horny, intoxicated stag and hen parties. I prefer to remember The Ritz as the place Sinatra once glided across the stage crooning 'In The Wee Small Hours'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XdN4SDYwyc&feature=related

First off I like a nice sticky floor,it gives a gig a much better atmosphere,and as i'm only ever…read moregoing to go to a Metal gig, a sticky floor is a must. The Ritz has sticky floors,and it is also a decent place to watch a band or 3,why the hell anyone would want to go to a club night here is beyond me. Although saying that why anyone would go to a club night anywhere is beyond me,I have an irrational hatred of disc jockeys and lines for the toilet.. Where was I? Oh yes the Ritz,if the gig I went to was crap then it might've got a worse review,but as it was the gig was one of the best I have been to in 21 years of gigging. German Thrash,the king of music. I was prepared to give the place 4 stars but then I remembered the bar prices, if you want to rip off club goers fine,but don't rip off those that have already spent £20 to watch a band. There really is no need to charge £17 for two pints and a JD and coke!! In summary,good for gigs,bad for club nights,and stupid pricing policy.