Runcorn by election.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Don’t you dare barefacedly state that you never come off the alley to the strains of ‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine’? :hehe:

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Now you mention it 🤣

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

You did have to keep your wits about you 😁
I’m trying to recall which skittles were called the policemen? Was it the front one, or the 2 behind the front one?

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Were the two behind the front pin called coppers ❓

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

Were the two behind the front pin called coppers ❓

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Not quite sure. I do know where the oldest skittle alley in Cardiff is though. Any ideas without googling ?

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

Were the two behind the front pin called coppers ❓

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Weren’t they the ‘quarters’?

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Not quite sure. I do know where the oldest skittle alley in Cardiff is though. Any ideas without googling ?

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Great question, there’s so many gone now, sadly. Is it The Birchgrove?

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Great question, there’s so many gone now, sadly. Is it The Birchgrove?

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No, not the Birchgrove. I worded the question wrong as the pub no longer has a skittle alley, but it was the first to have one.

I played out of the Rompney Castle when younger, the last team i played for was a team who played in the Croft in Roath.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...wales-15942048

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

I'm not sure how well prepared Reform are to run a council dealing with local issues. I'm not sure they know either.

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Well, the bar is extremely low. Look at Birmingham and several other councils which have become bankrupt whilst being run by so called people who were supposed to know what they were doing

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

No, not the Birchgrove. I worded the question wrong as the pub no longer has a skittle alley, but it was the first to have one.

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Is the pub still open and has it still got it’s original name?

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Not quite sure. I do know where the oldest skittle alley in Cardiff is though. Any ideas without googling ?

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Vulcan..?

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Is the pub still open and has it still got it’s original name?

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Yes it’s still open. It has changed its name a few times over the yrs, but is now back to its original name

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

Vulcan..?

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Negative 😁

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Yes it’s still open. It has changed its name a few times over the yrs, but is now back to its original name

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The Cambrian?

I succumbed to Google and now know the answer, I would've never have guessed.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

The Cambrian?

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No. I’ll give you a clue. One of the name changes it’s had contained a colour.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

The Cambrian?

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i'll give you a clue, it's not too far from us Splottites, you would have certainly visited the place many times, as have I..

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

No. I’ll give you a clue. One of the name changes it’s had contained a colour.

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The Four Elms?

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Originally Posted by splott parker

The Four Elms?

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Bingo! I’ve only ever been in there when it was the Yellow Kangaroo.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

The Four Elms?

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:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

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Was going to say the Bluebell but a Yellow Kangaroo bounded past my window and clinched it.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Was going to say the Bluebell but a Yellow Kangaroo bounded past my window and clinched it.

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:hehe:

well it wouldn't have been a Wilfried Kangaroo because i've never seen one move..

The skittle alley opened in 1895. Wonder how much the Sticker upper got in those days?

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

As a sticker upper and player in years gone by i'd forgotten about the bolter :hehe:

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I’ve never heard of a bolter (must be a local term), maybe it’s a duck or through ball. We don’t pay for a bolter whatever it is!

I’ve played skittles for 50 years (except the 3 years when I lived abroad). 44 years for the same team until they folded due to Covid. All 4 of my boys have stuck up & played over the years. They didn’t get the £15 the stickers get now (plus free drinks & snacks)

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

The skittle alley opened in 1895. Wonder how much the Sticker upper got in those days?

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Another good question. If it was a farthing a man from the home team, couldn’t be less than a farthing, it would be 3d. If he did 5 games a week, he’d be on 1/3.

Oddfellows