For most of us, Christmas is all about the children, if you don’t have them you won’t know what I mean, but if you do, you certainly will. The Nativity play, presents, the constant haranguing every time you walk into a supermarket, where there’s something to entice the kids at the end of every aisle […]
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Strippers At Catford Mecca Bingo!
Lately we’ve seen a few approaches to getting new players through the doors of bingo halls, including free meals, free bingo, and live bands. Mecca Bingo in Plassy Road, Catford are going up a notch by hosting a strip night. This one is definitely for the ladies though, as the only bodice to be seen […]
Bolton Mecca Hold Community Event
The last time we reported on a Mecca Bingo club in Bolton it was to cover a robbery of the Breightmetfold Lane club, so we’re pleased that this time the new is good news. Their sister Mecca Bingo club on Omrod Street have just recently held a Christmas fair, the proceeds going to charity. It […]
S Club 7 Play Mecca Bingo Southend
Music events at bingo halls tend to be of the tribute variety, which is great as you get to hear your favourite tunes from the stars, played live, even if it’s not the stars themselves. But sometimes it’s good to hear the original band playing, and over the past decade, reformed bands have been popping […]
Bingo Association Hires PLMR
With the bingo industry on its heels, the Bingo Association is making moves to increase pressure on the government through the lobbying process, by hiring PLMR (Political Lobbying and Media Relations company). The industry whilst not at crisis level has been nevertheless in trouble over the past decade. The excellent summer we had this year, […]
Free Bingo For Emergency Services At Mecca Beeston
Last week Mecca Bingo in Beeston, Nottingham offered free Bingo to emergency service workers as part of their Emergency Services Week. Bingo halls tend to do a lot for charity, but this is the first time we’ve heard of a club extended their gratitude to workers who serve the community in this way. All last […]
Bingo Caller Caught Fiddling
With the Department of Work and Pensions ramping up their campaign for reporting benefit cheats it is amazing how some people in the public eye think that they can get away with it. The latest high profile benefit cheat to be caught is a bingo caller, although he is one of many who were obviously […]
Riva Bingo Hall In Cardiff For Sale
Exterior of Riva Bingo Another bingo hall may be the latest to join the demolition pile. The old Riva Bingo club in Agate Street, Cardiff is up for auction on Thursday 24th of October. The venue opened in 1913 as a cinema, and although initially a small venue with only 750 seats, it was expanded […]
Blackwood Top Ten Bingo To Close
As of this week another bingo hall has bitten the dust. Top Ten Bingo in Blackwood, South Wales has been purchased by Picturedrome Cinemas, who are going to restore the venue to its original use as a cinema. Located on the High Street in Blackwood the bingo hall has been going full time since 1998, […]
Big Gala Bingo Sell Off?
Gala Coral may be selling their Gala Bingo clubs in an effort to ‘clean up’ their operation. Whilst this summer has been one of the best for the past twenty years or so, the bad news for bingo clubs is that numbers have been down during an uncharacteristic run of ‘beer garden weather’. While we’ve […]
