Location:

Perran View Holiday Park

Located betwen St Agnes and Perranporth, Talk of the West is the club within Perran View Holiday Park. The club has been entertaining families for years and in the 60s hosted many local bands as well as visiting groups such as The Peddlers and entertainers such as Norman Wisdom.

The club was run by general manager Geoff Duffy and the his family lived on the site by the entrance for a number of years. Many of the acts used to rehearse on the Sunday afternoon before having tea with the family!

Jimmy French was the drummer who backs up many of the visiting performers at the venue.

Geoff Duffy in the DJ Booth

Geoff with Frankie Howard and David, who worked at the venue

Thanks to Bill Tonkin for his memories of the venue

In the mid to late 70's I remember visiting this venue, you could have agood night out i.e. nice meal , good entertainment , with disco afterwards ( Johhny big ).

In particular I remember Diana Dors who was amazing, she talked about her Life and Loves, told a few jokes and sang a few songs, the place was packed and a good night was had by all. Lance Percival was also very entertaining, he just made up songs on the spot about anything the audience shouted out, Roger deCorsey (nookie bear) was very blue he had us in fits, Paper Lace (Billy dont be a hero fame).

Thank you to queenincornwall for the recent interior images

Thanks to Suezan Elliott here's a list of the some of the artists that performed at the venue