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READ – The Guide to Tenpin Bowling
How did people learn to bowl in the 1960’s? Thanks to the USA, there were multiple booklets frim the ABC, AMF, Brunswick and more. Did anyone have this one?
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READ – 1960’s An Introduction to Tenpin Bowling by AMF
Back in the early Sixties as bowling arrived in the UK, AMF produced a series of Introduction booklets and leaflets educating the country to this new leisure activity that from the start also promoted the […]
UK News
BTBA Statement – String Centres
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 […]
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Airport Bowl to convert to TMS String Machines – Owners Explain their decision
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 […]
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Senior Team England Trials – Taking the top spots are Nicky Prout and Paul Cosgrove
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 […]
Junior & Youth News
2018 U15 Inter-County Championships
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 […]
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Interview with BTBA Chairman Martin Webster
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 […]
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My Career in Tenpin Bowling: 1963 to 1968 by John V Watson
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 […]
Junior & Youth News
2018 Team England Triple Crown Trials
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 […]
UK News
Resdev Senior Tour Stop 2 Lincoln – Gary Barlow Wins
Sunday 27th May saw the Resdev Senior Tour stop at a new venue, the lovely Lincoln Bowl. Always popular with bowlers it saw a record equalling field of 50 bowlers take to the lanes, due to […]