From biscuits and rag-wool to Louis Armstrong and the Las Vegas of the North, Batley has quite a story to tell
Submitting... Batley Variety Club opened on Easter Sunday in 1967, predating the release of the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album and the Summer of Love by a matter of weeks. Seven year-old Enrico Tomasso serenades Louis Armstrong as he arrives in Yorkshire for a residency at Batley Variety Club. (YPN). Whether or not psychedelia reached as far as Batley is a moot point, but over the next few years people flocked from far and wide to this 1,600-seater club, that sold beer at 3s 6d a pint, and scampi and chips in a basket for 7s 6d, to see some of the biggest names in showbiz.
Source: yorkshirepost.co.uk