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Bingo In My Life - The Aims Of This Site

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About the reasons behind this site and the experiences of the site creator, David Lloyd that provided the insight and inspiration to put it together.

Author: David Lloyd

Bingo In My Life - Part 2

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So that was the early years - through the teen years it was still there and then I ended up getting a job in The Top Rank Gaiety on City Road, Cardiff, and suddenly everything was Bingo. It was just a menial job, floor walker and change giver. But it was good fun. The hall was great to look at and I was able to have a good laugh with the members.

As time went on I began calling the Party Bingo, and then moved up to the main stage and game. I don't think I was a particularly good caller, but I got on with it and ended up doing quite a lot of cover for the main caller on nights off and holidays, which was great as I got a nice little pay rise for the sessions I did as caller.

During the three years I was there I was studying art - A Level and then Foundation in college. I'd occasionally use the place as grist for my creative activities with some photos and stuff. Nothing particularly impressive, but I do have fond memories of spending one Christmas Eve up in the dark in the closed off balcony, sketching shade and the building.

As a source of inspiration and setting in my creative output, the Bingo hall reappeared several times. It mainly reared its head in my writing, with a couple of short stories featured there and occasionally in paintings. Now its back with this site.

I had 3 and a half fun years working there, lots of great memories of people and events, and the back room fun and architecture and the whole atmosphere. Some bad stuff as well, but hey hum.

I don't think I'd ever go back to that world to work these days, but I still return now as a player, all be it a very infrequent player. Over the years I've been roped in to arranging a few Bingo nights for non-players, which is essentially why I'm here now writing this and compiling this site.

My family are still avid players and regularly disappear of an evening to go for a game. I occasionally join them as well, and still see lots of old faces from those days working in the game. But to go back and do it again, I don't think I'd enjoy the modern clubs as much - the atmosphere's never the same for me.

There's a lot of great stuff surrounding the game that's disappearing. The old small but personal halls, the happy architecture and decor, the old school technology and terms. It would be nice to grab some of that here for prosperity, as well as good clear guides for the beginner and other relevant information.

The site will be an ongoing entity for me, I will be adding my own content and guides as and when I get the time to add and update them, as well as regular headlines from the business here in the UK. Hopefully you can join me in my quest to make a great resource for Bingo players past, present and future. If you can help out with pictures, memories and reviews - contact us.

Enjoy the site!

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