On Thursday 8 July, we supplied a DJ for a small and intimate end-of-year school leaving party at Nelson's Diner, Kingclere, near Newbury.

What a great venue - anybody who loves the old 1950s Rock'n'Roll era will love this place - it's a real piece of Americana, translpanted into the heart of Berkshire.  With red leather seats, classic, chrome finish tables and counters and a classic menu of burgers, hot dogs and thick shakes, it's a dream for any nostalgia hunters.  Whio cares about the colestrol?  This is worth the suffering.

We provided a two-and-a-half hour show for the eleven year-old children, including a number of dance competitions and a limbo contest.  They had a smashing time, and we hope to be invited to go back to do some more parties there soon.

Our DJ loved the "footlong" hot dogs, and can't wait to go back for another!

On Friday 9 July 2010 Top Cat Entertainments supplied a variety of services to the Whitewater Primary School PTA for their annual summer charity ball.

The event was held at Highfield Park, Heckfield, and we are pleased to say that the night was a huge success, raising thousands of pounds which will be put towards a variety of new educational and recreational facilities for the pupils of the school.

On arrival, the guests each had their photographs taken in couples and in groups, and were able to take away the framed prints within one hour of the shots being taken.

During dinner, a number of auctions took place for some fabulous prizes donated by local businesses including tickets to Brands Hatch, a one night stay for two in a local hotel, foreign language lessons, a meal for two in a local restaurant and a trip to Normandy, France.

After dinner, the audience was entertained by "Shook Up", a band made up from some of the teachers from the school, who played a variety of popular covers from Queen to Grease.  At the same time, we opened the casino room with Roulette, Blackjack and Poker.  All chips were purchased prior to and during play, and all of the money went to the fundraising effort.

After the band finished, our DJ Scott Free, entertained the guests, playing requests, until the end of the night.

For practical advice on finding a venue, running a fundraising event, booking your band, disco and casino tables, please feel free to contact us or browse the rest of or website.

In 1999, we provided a disco for a 40 year old man who had evidently divorced his wife to marry his 21 year old secretary.  Their wedding reception was held at The Moat House Hotel (Reading).

The day had gone exceedingly well until the disco began, although we can hardly be blamed for what happened next.  With all good intentions in mind, the groom had decided that he wanted his two children from his previous marriage to be there, but they were still very young, so of course he had invited his ex-wife to take care of them.  She in turn had brought along her two brothers, who were each built like Mike Tyson, for some emotional support.

All went well initially - after the meal and speeches, the bride and groom danced to their especially selected First Dance song, and everybody else then got up and joined them on the dancefloor.

However, unlike most weddings, when the dancefloor stays filled throughout the evening, our DJ found that he was losing the crowd and after about half an hour the room was virtually deserted.  The DJ asked the duty manager where everyone had gone.  His reply was “you might as well pack up and go home, mate.  They’ve all left.” 

Understandably, after the slow dances, the ex-wife had been so upset at seeing her former husband being so romantic with the woman he’d left her for, that her two brothers had decided to take the groom outside and beat the living daylights out of him.  He ended up in hospital and the two brothers spent the night in a police cell.

So much for the happiest day of one's life!  If you are divorced, we recommend that you don't invite previous spouses to your wedding unless you know that they are really cool about it!