Beer & Skittles

Fri 1st Feb, 2008
The Shakespeare Inn, Bridgnorth

No time (or need) for a huge report but the annual skittles evening shouldn't be allowed to pass by without a comment (and video) or two.

Firstly congratulations to Adrian and Valerie Cooper for organinsing a great night. Taking over the mantle from Julia Wrigglesworth's slick operation was a big ask but somehow the Coopers pulled it off with aplomb. Nice atmosphere, nice food a few beers and laughs were had by all.

Top scorers were Will O'Connor who crashed 15 skittles in 3 balls and Cheryl Breese who proved her 12 skittle first round score was a complete fluke with a score of 4 in the 2nd round. The team competition was going well after two rounds and all would have been to play for had Georgina Gould not produced the blonde moment of the night in preparing to score round 3 by rubbing all the combined scores off the board leaving us with no idea of who was winning, losing or cheating.



Consequently the third round descended into farce as bowlers were challenged with ever more ridiculous tasks prior to bowling. Ben smashed his head on the wall spinning round, I smashed a glass on the floor, Ashley & Jordan hit the floor, Jane Gould had a go blindfolded, Chris Barnes Wallace-Brown delivered a trio of off target left handed bouncing bombs and Pete Shrimpton stole the night with a 20 rotation floor spin before crashing to the ground like he'd been on a week long drinking session with Oliver Reid & George Best. Fair play to the man however - no once did that chicken portion leave the vice like grips of his teeth. Why a chicken portion you may ask? Well this is Telford Ski Club, so why not?

Jordan..........................