December 31st, 2008

enjoy your new year celebrations… wrap up warm… come and have a coffee… we’re open from 12.30am

December 24th, 2008

we’re getting all christmasy tonight so the music is all coming from “the reindeer room” series… with mixes by the likes of jon kennedy, dj trax, tetsumi nagaka and billy paul williams.

December 24th, 2008

December 23rd, 2008

the opening hours for christmas eve and new years eve will be…

12.30 – 3.30 am (closing time approx)

December 22nd, 2008

A heads up on a new label B.E. Deep (Breaking Even Records – Deep)… they have two e.p.s out…

Kings of Chinatown - Underworld

Groove Diggerz - Lazy Moon

December 22nd, 2008

The set up and staff briefing went well and we where ready to open in plenty of time. It wasn’t heaving but we made a good start. All of those who came in asked when we would be open again and told us that they wanted to come back, all said they valued the facility and wanted to see it continue. Special mention for the Kitchen team (Tam, Bev and Kate) who produced superb Smoothies, Flap-jacks and Brownies amongst other things!

The Police, Environmental Health and the Safer Communities partnership came through for us… providing us, amongst other things, with a Radio which meant we could speak directly with the mobile Police unit and the Officers posted outside both Pussycats and the Station. We where even visited by a Council members including one cabinet member and of course our regular Radio 4 producer!

A number of Team members also spent some time outside the gates of Pussycats talking to clubbers, Police and Door staff – something we want to develop – Anne and I where invited into Pussycats by the head of the Door Staff to visit the VIP lounge and to have a chat with the Club Owner, which we did… unfortunately, though invited we didn’t feel we could stay and join the party! The opening night closed at 3.30am when the Police came to tell us it had all gone quite and to collect the Radio

It was a very good first night, many lessons learned and much work to do! See you on Christmas eve!

December 19th, 2008

Sank•tuary opens for the first time tonight!

December 19th, 2008

The insurance has come through… we’ve put up the signs… and we go down at 8pm to set up and do some media stuff!

setting up the signs

setting up the signs

setting up the signs

December 15th, 2008

we are now a licensed concern… having had our risk assessment approved today by environmental health… now we just have the insurance to get sorted!

December 13th, 2008

we will be regularly posting chill-out/ambient music recommendations… for those horizontal post-clubbing moments…

1• more deep swirling soundscapes than music but well worth a listen if you feel the need for some laid back wildness… Fennesz “Black Sea”

2• the reliably dubbed out Thievery Corporation’s latest Radio Retaliation should be on your iPod already, but if not check it out.

3• Windsurf’s Coastlines has a nice retro-lofi synth feel to it, chill out 80’s style e.g. the track ‘windsurf’… ‘the big island’ is a must listen!

lie back, close your eyes and enjoy (feel free to make some recommendations yourself)