June 2018 – Talk Tenpin

The tension surrounding stringpin bowling

29/06/2018 Dom 0

by Helen Tamblyn-Saville I’ve been following the comments about string pin bowling with interest this week, following the announcement about Airport Bowl and then the statement the BTBA released today. I’ve been on the fence […]

BTBA Statement – String Centres

29/06/2018 Dom 0

Following several new announcements regarding the installation of String machines in traditional free fall bowling centres, the BTBA would like to make the following statement. The BTBA have been considering its position on how to […]

Airport Bowl to convert to TMS String Machines – Owners Explain their decision

27/06/2018 Dom 0

Re: Installation of TMS String Pinspotters Dear Bowlers, This letter is to advise you of upcoming changes in the centre. From 10th September 2018 Airport Bowl will be replacing its 82-70 AMF Pinspotters with new […]

QubicaAMF Launches HyperBowling to the Industry at Bowl Expo 2018

27/06/2018 Dom 0

HyperBowling is a revolutionary product that has the power to expand the reach of bowling and unleash its full potential—to enable bowling and entertainment centers to attract and entertain more people, more often. July 26, […]

Senior Team England Trials – Taking the top spots are Nicky Prout and Paul Cosgrove

25/06/2018 Dom 0

The first of three trial was held at Stroud bowl at the beginning of June. Taking the top spots were Nicky Prout and Paul Cosgrove. Nicky hit 2210 with Ruth Molineaux in second with 2168 […]

2018 U15 Inter-County Championships

25/06/2018 Stuart Watson 0

Essex Girls and Sussex Boys Victorious for 2018! (back l – r) Warwickshire Girls, Lincolnshire Girls, Yorkshire Boys, Surrey Boys (front l – r) Essex Girls, Sussex Boys The 2018 U15 Inter-County Championships took place at […]

BTBA Yearbook 1964-65

25/06/2018 Dom 0

Back in the 60’s the British Tenpin Bowling Association would produce some pretty cool booklets full of information. Thanks to today’s tech we can bring it back for all to see.

Interview with BTBA Chairman Martin Webster

25/06/2018 Dom 0

by Talktenpin’s Dom Gall Asking a BTBA Chairman for an interview was not always a fun thing to do for me. Tried with the last one and never got the answers back. This time I […]

My Career in Tenpin Bowling: 1963 to 1968 by John V Watson

25/06/2018 Dom 0

We love old bowling stories, we like to know what happened in the past. When someone contacts us and says ” I have a story of my time in bowling.” We are interested. That is […]

2018 Team England Triple Crown Trials

25/06/2018 Dom 0

16 of England’s Finest Youth Bowlers Qualify for 2018! The Team England Youth Triple Crown Trials were held at Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex on the 23rd and 24th of June 2018. 31 U18 and 36 […]