NORTHERN soul music is coming to the Parkside Club in Haworth following requests by local people.

Organisers say that if the first event on September 17 is successful, then the Butt Lane club will host regular soul nights.

Larry Calvert from Colne has been invited over to spin the discs with three resident DJs. They will only use vinyl records.

Northern soul was a music and dance movement that emerged independently in the North, Midlands, Scotland and Wales in the late 1960s, from the British mod scene.

The music was mainly a particular style of black American soul music based on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the mid-60s Tamla Motown soul sound.

Northern soul fans preferred recordings by lesser-known artists, released only in limited numbers, often by small regional American labels.

The Haworth event will run from 8pm to midnight. Admission will be £3 on the door.