ABC Cleethorpes; Norman Vaughan and his all star guests 1962.

An original 1962 poster printed by R. B. Whewell of Bolton.

The ABC Cleethorpes, originally the Ritz Cinema, opened on July 31, 1937, on Grimsby Road as a premier 1,429-seat venue designed by Robert Cromie. Renamed in 1959, it became a key community hub, was subdivided into a bingo club and smaller cinema in 1972. The ABC closed in 1982 and was sadly demolished in 1993 following a fire in 1985. The site is now occupied by a McDonald’s restaurant.

Note: Edna Savage also appeared at the Empire Theatre, Cleethorpes in 1957.