// POST EDITED AT 1ST APRIL 12.08PM : THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOLS;-)
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Today after week's of negotiation, the sale of Slinky Brands Ltd for 12 million pounds to Luminar Leisure has now been completed. Many of you will know Luminar as they are the company behind such places as Elements in Bournemouth, plus the Liquid and Envy club chain a recent home to Slinky.

What will this mean for Slinky? Well, the birthday is still going ahead on the 2nd of May with the advertised line-up with tickets on sale soon.

However, moving forward we understand that Luminar will be putting their own influences on Slinky's music policy, as well as re-branding many of their events across the UK as Slinky.

Lee Haslam said of the sale - we are delighted to announce this sale to Luminar Leisure , we are confident the planned musical changes will be very well received.

We have been assured by Luminar that they will still remain true to Slinky's policy of bringing big acts into the Opera House, although musically those acts might differ from the ones you're used to.

Slinky's Yakuji Love backroom concept will now be replaced with an urban R&B flavour, but rest assured it should be interesting what they do with the event.

All I can say is make sure you're at the birthday as it might be the last time you hear hard beats at a Slinky event.

lol, ive just looked at it, and its just done me until i read on through the thread! what a peanut lol

Very good, still makes me laugh

I dont know which is funnier.. the orignal post... or all the people STILL not getting it :D

Getting What?

Im stilling getting emails about it .....today !

Im stilling getting emails about it .....today !

That has to be the best April Fool when it is still going on nearly a week later...maybe announce it in a news thread in a months time it wasn't a joke after all and stir the hornets nest once again Hahaha!

Purchased my ticket yesterday :D

im gonna wop ya mr mc for that, i really really believed it!!!!!!!!!!!!! thou hence my nic name lol

hence my nic name

I'm not really an MC

PS: The chap who you see in the middle of the two ones on the poster a couple of posts up... eg the 11, for those not quite on the ball... well, if you can prove that's you, you get guestlist to the birthday plus a free CD signed by Lee Haslam, Kym Ayres, Velos, and... er... a local Bournemouth celebrity.

Anyone know who it is?

a local Bournemouth celebrity.

Cheeky Scott?

Gordon the tramp

Mc Billy B??

Mc Billy B??

Who?

Someone from Shipwrecked.........

so does that mean they're turning the opera house into an oceana? :p

and... er... a local Bournemouth celebrity.

Anyone know who it is?

Slinky Ralph?

Slinky now has a fan page on Facebook - this is a new thing in addition to our group - please join up here facebook.com

My God is this still going?! Lol.....oh no just to plug Facebook pages ;)