Clubbers loved it - and so did the staff
The Astoria, the Cookie Club, the Garage, Liberty's, Ritzy... nights out in Nottingham were never dull in the 1980s and 90s. But there's one club that we really hold dear to our hearts, and that's the Black Orchid.
Unlike the other clubs, it was out of town, so it meant a trip to Redfield Way, near Lenton Industrial Estate. And the most popular form of transport was a bus from the city centre. Iain Humber said: "I used to get tickets at Yates’s for the Orchid Express. It was a good night out at the Orchid." Student nights on a Monday and Thursdays were popular. Richard Barnes said: "I'm one of the Imperial Tobacco crowd who used to go after every Thursday afternoon shift. Loved that place.
Yvonne Haines agreed: "Used to go every Thursday night. Straight upstairs for the free Cantonese buffet. Some happy memories." Carl Meehan recalled: "I remember working for Johnny Moore Promotions then, we worked all day to get the Orchid looking nicely decorated for Take That. Then in the evening we had to be the ones holding the crowd back as they went from the dressing room to the stage. It was great fun. We met all the guys beforehand."
Head doorman Steve Campion has many memories of famous faces who visited the club. He said: "Tom Jones was friendly when we had Top of the Pops filmed there."He was happy standing at the bar with everyone else. He used to say 'I'm nothing special, Steve'. He'd always come and find me and say he wanted to buy all the door staff a drink. At the time he was in EastEnders, he was a real big star.
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