NOTE: At The Rose and Crown, Sunbridge Wells Complex, Upper Millergate
Bradford BD1 1SX (see info on how to get there below).
 Singers' and Musicians' Night
A chance for you to sing a song or play a tune or just listen.
Entry £1
Doors open 7:00
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE!
Hullabaloo is closed and we will be using a new venue at least in the short term.
Strictly speaking it is two venues - The Wallers Brewery (a bar, for guest nights) and The Rose and Crown (a pub, for singers' and musicians' nights) in the same SunbridgeWells tunnel complex (developed in 2016; see here for background info)
Sunbridge Wells
Upper Millergate
Bradford BD1 1SX
The Sunbridge Wells complex is a relatively recent development just off the Mirror Pool in the centre of Bradford. It has two separate spaces available: one accommodating up to 50, the other somewhat smaller, suitable for Singers and Musicians evenings.
These are on separate floors within the complex, and while both can be reached by any one of the three different entry points, it will probably be most convenient, especially for those who want to minimise stairs, if we use a different entry point for each one.
For the first night we are there, we hope to have monitors on both the suggested entrances, to make it easier for you to find your way.
The main entrance is almost directly off the Mirror Pool. There is a passage between the Wetherspoons bar and the Starbucks, which opens out, and from there you can see the Sunbridge Wells entry maybe 50 yards further on. Once inside, a long, slightly sloping passage leads you straight to the Wallers Brewery Bar. The performance room is then just off to the left, opposite the bar.
Just before you get to the bar, there are some steps which will eventually get you to the room in the Rose and Crown, where we will hold the S/M evening. However, there is an easier entry, steps-wise, from Upper Millergate - just off Sunbridge Road itself. If you walk up Sunbridge Road, it is on the right as you near the top. Don’t be fooled by the shop using the same name and typeface, but offering Rapid Repairs: it’s one shop (IRBL Barbers) further than that, to the right. Once inside, it’s a few steps up to the bar, then there's a staircase up to the room we may be using. So there are stairs....
Sunbridge Road starts a few yards beyond the Wetherspoons: look for the pink Provident Building.
Toilets are between the two levels, unfortunately. And, there is another entrance to the complex on Ivegate, but that isn’t convenient for either of our two venues – though you could get to them that way.
There is parking on Sunbridge Road itself for £1 after 6.pm. But we cannot guarantee availability: and access from the top of Sunbridge Road may be restricted. A better bet would be behind the Jacobs Well Pub – where it is free, but a longer walk. There is free street parking on Thornton Road, a multistorey on Thornton Road, or the Broadway car park. Yet another option is by Bus: it is a straight run down the hill from the Interchange – the Prudential Building is visible over the newly-pedestrianised centre. Of course, you’d have to check the last buses back to wherever.
It would be helpful if people attending could give their opinions to members of the committee.
Best wishes
Tony Charnock
Topic Folk Club
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