Gala Bingo Cambridge, Hobson Street - Lost Bingo Halls
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Details | Club Background & History | Photographs | Other Clubs | Your Comments & Memories
Club Closed: May 25th 2009
Gala Bingo
Hobson Street
Cambridge
CB1 1NW
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Gala Bingo Cambridge, Hobson Street Background And History
Gala Bingo, Britains largest land-based Bingo company, has had to close another hall. The only bingo hall in Cambridge, its closure has been blamed on a fall in revenue resulting from the no-smoking ban and increased bingo taxation levels. Located in the former Central Cinema, the site had been operating as a bingo venue since 1972. A club of several big wins over the past few years, public response has shown it will be sorely missed by locals, who include scholars and students from the local university.
By Gareth Whieldon (May 2009)
Gala Bingo Cambrigde Update
The premises at Gala's closed club in cambridge are still not being used despite a licensing application to develop a cabaret club in the building by No Saints Ltd. The application has been rejected after a heated debate, and objections from several quarters.
The police and local residents objected on the grounds that any current trouble in the area would be worsened, and there would be a distinct rise specifically in alcohol related crime. The local college added that a new club may make the area less safe for its students at night. So, it looks for the moment that the building will remain empty for the near future 0 watch this space.
By Gareth Whieldon (January 2011)
Photographs Of The Gala Bingo Cambridge, Hobson Street
If you have any photos from this lost hall, be it of its interior, the staff, special events, parties, customers and more; and you'd like to share them here, please contact us to arrange adding them to the site.
Photograph by: Gary Farrer - Exterior of the now closed Gala Bingo club in Cambridge.
Your Comments And Memories Of The Hobson Street Gala Bingo
Where you connected to the Gala Bingo Hobson Street, Cambridge? Be it as a staff member or customer, we'd love to hear about this club when it was open - send your comments and memories about the staff, the members, the events and general atmosphere of this lost bingo club; to keep here for posterity's sake.
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Other Clubs In The Area
Listed below are a couple of clubs in the area as an alternative to the Gala Bingo Cambridge.
- At the moment we don't know of any nearby bingo clubs. Do you know of any? If you do we'd love to hear from you, please contact us and let us know the name and location.
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