Once again it seems like everyone (other than me) seems to want to come to the once largest inland port in the country. Yes its time for the Swavesey Pinball Weekend 2025, and this time it's gong to be the last. Yes you read that right - I'm retiring, packing it in, making a run for the door, pulling a Christian, in short I'm taking my ball and going home. Lets face it when we started this thing nearly twenty years ago the UK Pinball Show had just stopped and it was all looking a bit miserable, so like all good planners we started drinking, and we haven't really stopped since. But enough is enough, you're all at it now, everyone is having a show and as just about everyone is younger than me that's a good thing 
So if you are one of the faithful, or have just never got around to attending this is your last chance to sit in a swamp and talk nonsense next to some pinball tables. In other words it's time to plan for that annual trip on the road to nowhere that ends in the White Horse car park at lovely Swavesey (I'm using 'lovely' in it's loosest meaning here).
Yes as usual I'll be starting to bother some of you, the epic folk who always help and assist - you know who you are (the emails and calls are out already) and if you don't well I know where you live
We need table pledges now, just one tiny weenie, light as a feather pinball loan would be appreciated so if you can bring a table for the weekend that would be marvellous, because if you don't it's just going to be another pub full of drunks, albeit pinball obsessed ones.
As usual everyone is welcome we will be laid back and friendly because as I've always said, enthusiasm is for triers and Swavesey generally misses that demographic. There will be the UK Cup on Sunday for those who are into compo stress. For the rest who prefer the sun there's chat, friendship, free advice and, if we are lucky, sights like yellow hatted Welshmen trying for over half an hour to break an awning or a lump of glass.
All the details are here (https://sites.google.com/site/swaveseypinball/), there's also multiple posts mentioning the 17 previous shows on Pinball News.
The Facebook page is here and if you click the 'Attending' button: https://fb.me/e/8uwuqskn8 that would be grand, and if you don't want to come along and enjoy yourself the rest of us will miss you terribly because we're good that way.
Be there because it's your last chance and you'll miss these annual emails when they are gone, in the same way as banging your head repeatedly on a brick wall.
It's so easy to get to, so jolly to attend, so get it in your diary
Mark
So if you are one of the faithful, or have just never got around to attending this is your last chance to sit in a swamp and talk nonsense next to some pinball tables. In other words it's time to plan for that annual trip on the road to nowhere that ends in the White Horse car park at lovely Swavesey (I'm using 'lovely' in it's loosest meaning here).
Yes as usual I'll be starting to bother some of you, the epic folk who always help and assist - you know who you are (the emails and calls are out already) and if you don't well I know where you live
We need table pledges now, just one tiny weenie, light as a feather pinball loan would be appreciated so if you can bring a table for the weekend that would be marvellous, because if you don't it's just going to be another pub full of drunks, albeit pinball obsessed ones.As usual everyone is welcome we will be laid back and friendly because as I've always said, enthusiasm is for triers and Swavesey generally misses that demographic. There will be the UK Cup on Sunday for those who are into compo stress. For the rest who prefer the sun there's chat, friendship, free advice and, if we are lucky, sights like yellow hatted Welshmen trying for over half an hour to break an awning or a lump of glass.
All the details are here (https://sites.google.com/site/swaveseypinball/), there's also multiple posts mentioning the 17 previous shows on Pinball News.
The Facebook page is here and if you click the 'Attending' button: https://fb.me/e/8uwuqskn8 that would be grand, and if you don't want to come along and enjoy yourself the rest of us will miss you terribly because we're good that way.
Be there because it's your last chance and you'll miss these annual emails when they are gone, in the same way as banging your head repeatedly on a brick wall.
It's so easy to get to, so jolly to attend, so get it in your diary
Mark
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FYI it was £70.00 breakfast included, and you need to call her (Christine), the online thing she does not use so do not use it... - call her on 01954 231558. Check in after 16:00, you get a key and you can come and go as you please. Check out when ever the next day. Park in the market square.
but them's the breaks, as unfortunately the nearest places doubled their rates overnight due to demand a couple of weeks ago.
- and I still have the Night Moves that once lived in the public bar area , loved it so much I bought it from the old landlord when he gave up the pub .