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The
Dixielanders was one of the best places to go in the region 30 years ago.
The local comedians Bobby Hooper and Billy Martin established the
Dixielanders at the
White Mare Pool Hotel in the 1970's, and it was an
immediate success. It was quite innovative in its day, though based on a
great entertainment tradition. The official opening was quite an event,
drawing some top names, such as Wee Georgie Wood. You had to book months
in advance and queue for hours to get in. Once the show started people
were helpless with laughter and as Frank Wappet recalls" It
was almost a case of getting an ambulance home instead of a taxi". The
Dixielanders has long gone.
The Green Public House now stands in its
place.
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