Events tagged with "Norman and Betty Webb"
The Silver Web
The Silver Web was a large gay club in Wolverhampton run by a gay brother and sister, Norman and Betty Webb. It was a popular place for both gay men and lesbians from the 60s until the late 80s. It was pivotal in the development of the gay scene in W...
Wolverhampton Scene 1960s
Wolverhampton has had an active gay and club scene for many years, at times in the 70s and 80s more inclusive than Birmingham's. The Gay Flamingo was one of the earliest clubs and the Silver Web owned by Norman and Betty Webb was a regular haunt of m...
Memories tagged with "Norman and Betty Webb"
Laurie Williams and the Jug
“Laurie Williams was later the owner of The Jug, first in a central area (Albert Street) now redeveloped, and then it moved to Water Street/ Livery Street. Laurie was involved in politics and was a lifelong humanist. He was a good friend and agent of...
The Kitsch Silver Web
“Wolverhampton was fairly unique in having an openly gay nightclub before Birmingham, the Silver Web, since the 60s. It was run by a flamboyant gay brother and sister, Norman and Betty Webb, who’d previously run the staff bar on the Canberra. Norman ...
The Wolverhampton scene in the 1980s
“In those days (around 1980 – 82) there was a very limited gay scene, though Wolverhampton had the biggest scene. It had a nightclub, owned and run by a brother and sister, Norman and Betty Webb, The Silver Web, which was bigger and we later had the ...