Soul music fans aged between 40 and 65 have been banned for their behaviour during a party at a Keighley venue.

The revellers allegedly caused noise and damage during a reunion night at the Catholic Centre on North Street.

Centre bosses claim soul buffs sprinkled talcum powder on the floor to make it easier to dance and say some partygoers took in their own bottles instead of buying drinks at the bar.

The centre booked a security company to safeguard the venue and staff during a second reunion last Saturday.

Centre chairman Margaret Ward told the Keighley News the soul fans, who were aged between 40 and 65, were being banned.

They were only allowed to return for a second reunion last Saturday because the date had already been booked.

She insisted a third night, announced for December 17, would not be allowed to go ahead.

She said: “We are not very happy with them and they’re assuming they’re going to be here in December. They brought their own alcohol – which is not allowed. They were drinking from bottles under the tables.

“It took a week and professional advice to clean the floor. They caused an awful lot of work. They did not treat it properly.

“This is not a club, it's a Catholic social centre and is used by members of the community and church.”

The first soul night, in October, was a reunion for regulars at soul events that ran for a decade at the old St Anne’s Social Club. The club closed last year and reopened recently as Keighley Catholic Centre, run jointly by the town's various Roman Catholic parishes.

Organisers of the soul night declined to comment this week, but one participant, who did not want to be named, said she had seen no rowdy behaviour at the first reunion.

She said: “There was no fighting and nothing was smashed, it was just people enjoying themselves. We’ve been there for ten years without any problem.”

The partygoer said talcum powder had been used only because the Catholic Centre had not polished the dancefloor properly.

The event organisers had paid £25 extra for the floor to be cleaned afterwards.

She believed some people went out to buy drinks later in the evening because the bar had run out of drinks.

She said that during the second reunion last Saturday, three bouncers searched handbags for drugs, drinks and talcum powder.