Bowled over; days out Mark Williams and his wife Diane took their two teenagers to the new ten-pin bowling centre in Wrexham's Eagles Meadow shopping centre.What's the attraction? A new state-of-the-art ten-pin bowling, featuring 24 lanes, a Take 10 diner, licensed bar, pool tables and amusements. What's on What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. Format Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. offer? A fun and healthy activity that all the family can enjoy no matter how cold, dark, snowy and inhospitable the weather outside is. How did you get there? The 970-space car park at Eagles Meadow Eagles Meadow is a shopping development located in the centre of Wrexham. Construction work began in May 2006 and is due to be completed in late 2008. The 400,000 sq ft centre once completed will house over 40 stores, multi-screen cinema, bowling alley and a selection of restaurants and is easily reached from the town centre's inner ring road, and is signposted along all major routes in to the town. We paid pounds 3 for the amount of time we were there. How long did you stay? We arrived at about 6pm in the evening and didn't manage to get a lane until after 9pm, such is the popularity of the newly opened complex. My advice is to book on line beforehand. Did you take a brolly? No, don't be silly, along with those flash bowling shoes, it would be a fashion disaster. It's an excellent winter's day indoor attraction What did you do there? After paying, we grabbed a pair of shoes each, (as I pondered over how many feet have been squeezed into them before mine) tied the laces and predictably decided that I needed a size bigger. We then typed humorous nicknames onto the scoreboard, again having a debate about the order of play. It was time to choose our weapon, in this instance, ball. They are numbered according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. weight - the heavier the ball the larger the number. Stick to a weight you're comfortable with and avoid the temptation to grab the heaviest ball you can find. The central idea of the game is hardly neuroscience, knock down as many objects (or pins) as you can with a big ball. Thanks to automated scoreboards you don't need a degree in mathematics to work out if you're the winner. Be warned, it is more difficult than it looks. Please remember that between the legs bowling, while smirking at your family, does not make you look cool (Or so Rachel told me) similarly, running and skidding up to the line might look good on the professionals, but almost resulted in a trip to A&E for me. We then basically all patiently waited for our next turn, whilst trying not to laugh at various family members bowling techniques, and repeated the process until all our turns had gone and either decided to give up the day job, get personalised shirts made-up and start a career on the pro-circuit, or vowed never to play this stupid game ever again. My attempts to demand to have the gutter guards put up were ignored. How much did it cost you? Bowling starts from pounds 18 for a game for the whole family. They advise to check out the website as various offers for un-limited bowling or family offers are usually available www.tenpin.co.uk. How about food and drink? The Take 10 menu has burgers and pizzas to paninis and salads. However, as we had a few hours to kill before we could bowl we went next door to Nandos and tried the peri peri (pēr`ē), in Persian mythology, supernatural being. Peris were said to be fallen angels who were denied paradise until they did penance. Originally agents of evil, in later mythology they were identified as benevolent spirits. peri chicken, it was delicious. We also spotted a Frankie and Bennies, Starbucks or the M&S cafe, so plenty of choice. Are there any shops? We were bang smack middle of the Eagles Meadow shopping complex, from fashion to accessories, books to toys, home ware and confectionery. It's all here along with a eight-screen cinema, opening this Easter. All the shops were open till late while we were there, which was handy as we waited for bowling session. Is it ok for kids? Ten Pin's Bowl Club means kids get their own membership and collector card immediately entitling them to exclusive offers - such as free gifts during school holidays. There's a Bowl Club meal deal for pounds 7 (two games of bowling and kids' meal). There are ramps to help the younger children bowl and you can also have the sides up to stop the bowl from going into the gutter every time. Or there's an after school kids club, mainly 4pm-7pm, when under 13s can bowl for only pounds 3 a game. Can people with disabilities get around? Ten Pin bowling centres offer full disabled access. They have ramps that allow wheelchair users to bowl without restriction. What were the best bits? Definitely when someone got a strike - ten-pin is a game invented for self-congratulation. It's impossible not to punch the air, jump for joy or do a victory dance (or is that just me?) but not so when you've knocked over just two pins and a third that wobbled a bit (yes, that happened to me as well). It is very competitive and remarks such as "bad luck there" may often get a frosty glare in return. However, it is great fun. Opening times? Sun-Thurs 10am-midnights, Fri-Sat 10am-2am Tenpin Bowling Wrexham, Tenpin, Unit B14, Eagles Meadow, Wrexham 0871 873 2450 or tenpin.co.uk HOW DID IT RATE? The Williams family from Ruthin are community nurse Mark Williams Mark Williams is the name of the following people: Great Britain
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