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Jets of Air play a gig in Newchurch Parish Hall, Culcheth, which they promote themselves. The line-up consists of Pete on guitar and vocals, Tony Wall on lead guitar, Garth on bass and Keith Jones on drums. They record themselves on a cassette tape. A friend of Garth’s, Steve Unsworth, takes a number of photos of the band’s performance and he develops them in the school darkroom.

Although only soft drinks are sold at the venue, the band spend some time, pre-gig, at the nearby Cherry Tree pub and buy some off-sales as well. By the end of the gig, they are all too drunk to return to Leigh, so they stay overnight at the venue. After all the booze is drunk, Tony Wall and Keith Wilde go out in search of more. They return, some time later, with a bottle of whisky!

On the strength of tonight’s recording, they secure a gig at Bolton School for Girls’ Christmas social.