Cheltenham Tickets

[horlock07]

Do you norverners play cribbage?  There's still a league in Swindon, well its the Stratton League, but takes Swindon sides.

 The traditional mid week menu of crib, darts, skittles perhaps now augmented by a quiz night, still just about hangs on in a few treasured CIU places in Swindon and District.

Not even sure what cribbage is to be honest, we still do darts and pub quizzes, however never seen skittles up here, again only ever seen that down south (we used to play in Stonesfield) and in Wales.

[Reg Smeeton]

Not even sure what cribbage is to be honest, we still do darts and pub quizzes, however never seen skittles up here, again only ever seen that down south (we used to play in Stonesfield) and in Wales.

You'll be telling me you don't know what Aunt Sally is next

[horlock07]

You'll be telling me you don't know what Aunt Sally is next

Una Subbs?

Course I know what Aunt Sally is, its the sport of Oxfordshire

[donkey]

I'm loving the fact that this thread is entitled Cheltenham Tickets' but has done a usual tef and gained a life of its own.🙂 We need more of this sort of thing

[No Longer Posh Red]

You say northern, but the only time I have ever seen a bar billiards table in a pub is in Witney, we used to play a hell of a lot although in the years before the internet never actually knew the rules.

There used to be a Bar Billiards table in the working men’s club in Bromham, mainly because it took up a lot less room than pool or snooker I guess.

We also used to play cribbage (and Bastard brag) , not in a league though, just for money

[pauld]

You say northern, but the only time I have ever seen a bar billiards table in a pub is in Witney, we used to play a hell of a lot although in the years before the internet never actually knew the rules.

Born and raised in the Northwest, first time I ever saw bar billiards was in a pub in Oxford. Since then, seen a few in Oxon and Berks, still not seen a single one up north, either side of the Pennines.

[4D]

There use to be one at Calne Sports centre

[horlock07]

Born and raised in the Northwest, first time I ever saw bar billiards was in a pub in Oxford. Since then, seen a few in Oxon and Berks, still not seen a single one up north, either side of the Pennines.

I have subsequently been informed by a friend who still lives up there that the pub we used to frequent in Newcastle, immediately next door to St James Park does now have the benefit of a Bar Billiards table....

[pauld]

Pfft, that's probably just been imported specially for Mike Ashley though

[reeves4england]

There use to be one at Calne Sports centre

How far back are we talking? Spent half my childhood in the place and don't remember it.

[4D]

1982 ish?

[horlock07]

Pfft, that's probably just been imported specially for Mike Ashley though

Nah, its in front of the fireplace.

[Reg Smeeton]

Una Subbs?

Course I know what Aunt Sally is, its the sport of Oxfordshire

It is played in other counties, and at times even in Wilts.

The Swindon William Morris gives an interesting account of sports in Swindon, before and just about the time that Brunel lobbed his sarnie.

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/11847390.Barry_Leighton_talks_about__This_very_unsporting_life/

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

I played fro the Red Horse in Shipton at both Bar Billiards and Aunt Sally (and darts)

[Anteater]

Plough up Old Town used to have a table back in the day !