DavidA nominated Winter Gardens Pavilion and wrote:
The Winter Gardens Pavilion has been described by many as the flagship of Weston.
These days the ballroom remains largely unused but in the 1950s it was advertised as "The mecca of good dancers" and "Weston's all-year-round rendezvous", featuring dancing to live big bands. Young Dancers' Nights were introduced, which were later renamed Teen and Twenty Nights, and eventually Top Twenty Nights.
Saturdays were known as Saturday Dance Date which featured top national groups and artists. Many famous faces graced the Gardens from Gene Vincent to Pink Floyd: the list is almost endless and the place was packed with young people.
By 1969, the dancing had all but stopped and what started out as dances turned into concerts. Saturday nights became Saturday Scene until the end in 1973.
Sadly only older people have lovely memories of the venue, when we were fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.
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