Date of closure: 23 August 2016
Address (for reference only):
Independent (Lost Halls)
Victoria Road
Shotton
CH5 1ES
At the moment we do not have details of the events that led up to, or any of the circumstances surrounding the closure of the Crystal Bingo Shotton, other than the fact that the company dissolved in August 2016, and their Facebook page hasn’t been updated since 2014. We do however know a little bit about about the venue’s history.
The venue originally opened as the Picture palace which was a common name at the time. It may have closed in 1922 to later become an indoor market, then a dance hall and finally Crystal Bingo, the company having been incorporated in 2000.
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By Gareth Whieldon (December 2016)
Lovely memories of going to empty fruit machines, fantastic manager Tony and the
Lovely Jen who always made me welcome on those cold winter days. But a big thank you to Tony who did a charity night for the North Wales Normandy Veterans to get them back to the Normandy beaches, and with the lovely people of Shotton raised over £2500. The Veterans sadly are long gone but I’ve never forgotten the kindness of Tony
to make it all possible,he helped give the Veterans a wonderful trip xx