The 147 Club – One Year In!
It’s been a big year for the grassroots development of snooker and billiards in England. The English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) has sought to bring clubs into its fold, launching ‘The 147 Club’ – a national affiliation scheme – at the end of November...
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Getting the Most from Your Lighting and Membership System
Snooker clubs require a variety of technologies, systems and software to operate effectively. Here, we feature one of the most established in the industry – MemSec – who offer 147 Club gold members a 10% discount on installation and training fees. MemSec gets an...
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Cueball Derby Hosts Successful Challenge Tour Event
Following World Snooker’s latest Challenge Tour event, we chatted to Danny Cooper, Director of Cueball Derby, to discover what it was like is to host the tournament… How did Cueball get involved in hosting a World Snooker Challenge Tour event? Soon after we joined the...
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Clubs to benefit from new payment terminal partnership
Over the first nine months of our new national 147 Club affiliation scheme, we’ve listened to extensive feedback from clubs around the costs they face. In response, the EPSB is pleased to announce a partnership with Handepay – experts in offering low-cost merchant...
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Page Wins MIUS Cup
Jackson Page has won the MIUS Cup at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester following a 4-1 victory against Hamim Hussian. The event is open to all players around the world under the age of 18, with entries this year from England, Wales, Northern Ireland,...
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Pink Ribbon 2018 Report
Former pro and South West Snooker Academy (SWSA) manager Andrew Norman from Bristol was recently crowned Pink Ribbon 2018 Champion. The Pink Ribbon is in its ninth year and raises money in aid of Breast Cancer. Andrew Norman beat Main Tour Pro Harvey Chandler 4-2 in a...
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Tradewell Club Puts Hull on Snooker Map
Hull is fast becoming a focal point for snooker with events staged by World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) and World Seniors Snooker coming to the city. And at the centre of these developments is Tradewell Snooker Club – an evolving club with a dedicated...
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Success for Chandlers Ford Snooker Club
In April 2017 Ray Cooper bought Chandlers Ford Snooker Club with the purpose of providing a high-quality venue in which to play and develop the sport of snooker. The club has changed dramatically in a year, with modern LED lighting fitted on every table, a re-clothing...
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Finding the Recipe for a Thriving Snooker Club
Running a successful snooker club requires expertise in business, people and management skills, an understanding of the sport itself and a great team of staff. In 2010, Mukesh Parmar took over the reins of The Winchester, a club spread over two floors and several...
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Focus on: Third Sector billiards and snooker provision
The West of England Billiards & Snooker Foundation (WEBSF) is a not-for-profit community group run by volunteers who have collectively given thousands of voluntary hours in the community since the group first started over thirteen years ago. The main aim of the...
read moreIt was a pleasure to visit some of the key people and places that enhance and support snooker in the north west.
Thanks to Scotties Snooker Club, Mill Brow Snooker & Social Club - Free House, Hazel Grove Snooker Club and Oldham SnookerAcademy for your time, commitment and ideas for future developments... #snooker #Cue4All #The147Club
