I played at the Ship and Pelican in Heavitree, also the Moose club. I used to be a useful playerDo pubs have Skittles Leagues anymore ? Most had alleys years ago.
The Gas Club had around 18 teams at one point in the 1980s as was the norm with most Social Clubs & pubs.
There was a whole page in the Express & Echo dedicated to the different leagues in pubs & clubs.
Results,tables & highest individual scorers.
Accompanied by a slick social media video. Somehow I don't see Brown or Lawson doing a pre-budget Tic Toc."Budget purdah"...where all of the surprises for the big day were kept secret and securely locked until the chancellor opened his box.
Nowadays it seems to be floated to the tame tory press willy-nilly so that the reaction of the right-leaning public can be gauged and last moment adjustments (or U-turns!) according to the dictat of the Heil or the Torygraph.
Yep played there too - Large Balls - ooh er , also played at the Coaver Club , Jubilee Club, Heart of Oak and Poltimore Arms in PinhoeI played at the Ship and Pelican in Heavitree, also the Moose club. I used to be a useful player
By the mid to late 1970s I would think all cars had Automatic Chokes.Thinking when I saw this old Ford Escort being started, You don't see the Choke pull in car's anymore, In fact for years. Can't remember the last car I owned that had the Choke pull on the dashboard.
Years ago, I went into a Fnac record shop somewhere in France. They had a system where you could take CDs into a booth, scan the barcode, and the machine would play the first 30 seconds of every song on the album through a big pair of comfy headphones.Record listening booths .View attachment 5519