Thread: Blitz Ballroom, Edinburgh 13th September

Blitz Ballroom

"They may fight us on the beaches but they'll never defeat us on the dancefloor!" - Lord Holyrude



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Sunday 13th September, 4pm — 8pm
Out Of The Blue Drill Hall Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh

£9.50 for Entry and Basic Rations
for more info & advance tickets email miss.fitz-postes@modernmixers.co.uk


Fall in troops and assemble at Dalmeny Street Drill Hall 1600 hours for an invigorating bout of Tongue-in-cheek Vintage Fun!

• Dance your cares away with the vintage song-stylings of popular disk jockey Lord Holyrude
• Shop for extra rations and fancy goods in our "Black Market"
• Put your 40's fashion On Parade and preserve the memory in a souvenir from our photographic studio
• Fraternise with the enemy and examine your allies' equipment in a stirring visit to our War Room (no fighting allowed!)
• Hit the Officer's Mess for nourishing provisions and austerity-defying beverages
• Chin up! - lift your spirits with our morale boosting games and prizes

Avoid a dressing down and spiv-up to collect the gong awarded for best era-appropriate outfit!
How to get there: take buses 7,10,12,14,16,22,25 or 49 down Leith walk 4 stops (Dalmeny Street is to the east), or take buses 1 or 35 down Easter Road 4 stops (Dalmeny Street is to the west.)

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Bah and I just went and altered my Spiv outfit to make it more trouser-removal-friendly.

I won't tell if you don't!

Sounds like a great event! I shall most certainly attend; I fancy seeing what's for sale on the Black Market ... intriguing!

Originally Posted by Gilda Lily

Sounds like a great event! I shall most certainly attend; I fancy seeing what's for sale on the Black Market ... intriguing!

Yay! And thanks for the hair and makeup tip-off, we now have our artist pencilled in thanks to you!

oooh this sounds amazing. deffo one for my diary
and a good excuse to wear my bettie page clothing captain dress

Im so excited about this, cant wait! x

Originally Posted by Sunday Blue

Im so excited about this, cant wait! x

I'm getting a cigarette girl box made up specially for you, our gorgeous "War Bond" girl"!!! Are you getting that outfit you were talking about?

Originally Posted by Queen Bea

I'm getting a cigarette girl box made up specially for you, our gorgeous "War Bond" girl"!!! Are you getting that outfit you were talking about?

Ooo yeah! its hot!! Getting the guy to take it in a little.. its a tad big for me. Need to find a hat to go with it though :kiss:
xxx

so looking forward to this one...just back from a massive reenactment event and have been spreading the word to the northern contingent of the reenacting world.

good response so far...awfully excited about the whole thing chuck...but then you knew that anyway!!!!! see you soon! love ann.xx:kiss::love: