By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The Fairlanes Bowl in Northampton, the last centre to be opened in the Fairlanes chain, opened on […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The Top Rank Savoy Bowl situated on the Promenade in central Blackpool opened on 30th September 1964. […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The 32-lane Brunswick equipped bowl, the 20th of the Top Rank chain, opened in a blaze of […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The 28-lane AMF equipped centre, the 13th centre in the ABC bowling operation enjoyed a star-studded opening […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge On 12th August 1964 the privately owned 10-lane Brunswick equipped bowl opened in Vernon Street, Preston. Research […]
The Scott Banks Memorial Trios started in 1999. Popular bowler Scott had been selected for the National team in the World Championships but tragically died […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The ten-lane, privately owned, Fraser Bowl opened on 6th August 1964 and was fitted with lanes and […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The fourteenth centre in the Excel estate to open was the 32-lane bowl in Grant Street, Cleethorpes […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The 32-lane Excel Bowl Sunderland opened on 30th June 1964. As was standard for Excel Bowling the […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The building which housed this small bowling centre started life as the Tower Cinema which opened on […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The second bowling centre to open in Aberdeen within a short space of time in 1964 was […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. In the 2010s more UK […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The first bowling centre in Bournemouth was the 32 lane AMF equipped Top Rank bowl in Glen […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. We now enter a Golden […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge When opened on 13th May 1964 this centre became the 14th in the Excel chain of bowling […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. Bowling really took off in […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge When the 32 lane Top Rank Bowl opened in Pershore Street, Birmingham it became the sixteenth centre […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. Records and opportunities for bowlers […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The sixteen lane Granite Bowl was opened by a former Aberdonian, John Innes and his Canadian brother-in-law […]
With generous Sponsorship from Qubica/AMF of £1,500 the QubicaAMF UK Grandslam will now carry cash prizes for the top two male and female bowlers who […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. Records and opportunities for bowlers […]
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system. Our first record is in […]
The first UK rankings were produced by the National Scratch Tour (NST) and the Premier Tenpin Bowling Club (PTBC) in 1981 when the combined results […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The first bowling centre to open in Portsmouth was the 24 lane AMF equipped Ambassador Bowl which […]
Charles Hollingbery – The Man who did it – First 300 game in 1962 but not made official.Albert Kirkham became the first official 300 by […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Excel Bowling made history once again when, on 25th March 1964, it opened the 42 lane Merrion […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The 24 lane Top Rank Bowl opened on 21st March 1964 as part of the new Bargates […]
Alan Fawcett and Hayley Russell are to be inducted into the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame, which is kindly sponsored by Storm Products, Inc., through […]
By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President History was made when this centre was opened by Excel Bowling on 2nd March 1964. It was […]
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Walton Pier Bowl Walton-on Naze Essex This small 9-lane centre, the second centre in the UK to […]
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