The Bee Hive Swinton turned out to be one of the most unlucky venues we played at when I was drummer with Paul Fenda and the Teenbeats.
On the first occasion our lead guitarist Dave Burns (Alan Bonynge) took the mike from Paul Fenda (Paul Young) whilst still holding his guitar. the resulting short circuit plunged the stage into darkness and we ended in Swinton Hospital pushing Dave on a trolley to A & E

Our second attempt at the Beehive resulted in the loss of most of my drum kit in the Manchester Ship Canal. Our roadie, Terry Webb, used to load my kit on the roof rack of his Standard Vanguard without straps. The flyover the canal on the then M62 was high and windy with the inevitable result. I dont know how much the court fined Terry but the loss of the drums cost me a fortune in those days.

Chris Bowden
27/12/11

I used to work at the Beehive several nights a week, can't remember how I got the job, but from memory it was run by a guy called Russ, can't remember his second name.

It was all right for it's time, used to feature disco and a live group.Big oblong room it used to do really well. Remember working there with The Cymerons and also The Chasers.

It was all local groups can't remember any "name" bands being there.

This was very early on, probably around the time of the Majestic or CIS. Maybe Tony Fletcher got me in there, which would mean it was CIS time.

Kevin Lane
28/12/11