Skittles feed - This Is Bristol

It's time to enter the Blackthorn British Skittles Championships

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:13:00 GMT

Skittles players from all around the region are being invited to take part in the biggest skittles event of the year to find the Blackthorn British Skittles Champions of 2009.

Masters fight back to see off the Blackthorn skittles favourites

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

WITH the ladies' group stage of the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship reaching its climax, 14 teams are celebrating and planning to take their place at the Grand Finals in September.

Everyone's a champion at skittles tournament

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of skittles players were still nursing sore heads this morning after the Blackthorn British Skittles Championships drew to a triumphant close at Sand Bay Leisure Resort in Weston-super-Mare.

Crunch weekend ahead as skittles teams bid to reach finals

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The battle is nearly over for the mixed teams in the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship, as the group stage draws to a close...

Bombers ease through to the knockout stages

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:51:00 GMT

The heat is on as the men's teams wait to hear their fate in the battle for the title of Blackthorn British Skittles champions 2008.

Join the fight to save our skittles

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:32:00 GMT

One of the familiar sights in our region's pubs is skittles. But could we be losing the game? John Mills, managing director of the Gaymer Cider Company, makers of Blackthorn cider, calls for South West pubs to join a campaign to 'Save Our Skittles'.

Weston side are first to book their place in finals

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:00 GMT

Weston-super-Mare side SFA are the first of 48 teams through to the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship grand finals, to be played in their home town.

Champions Bowlovers slay the Dragons on home turf

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT

Last Year's Blackthorn British Skittles Championship ladies' champions Coleford Bowlovers showed what they were made of when they travelled to Golf Inn, at Ross on Wye, to face Dragons.