Shuffle it! (From Barry And District News)

Shuffle it!

WE are looking for three players to represent your county at the UK Shuffleboard Championships to be held as part of the Eastbourne Beer Festival, October 7 to 9, 2004 on the glorious south coast.

Played in Tudor England over 500 years ago, Shuffleboard was a favourite pastime of Henry VIII. Old in concept with the added spice of having once been illegal, it is now above-board and in revival.

The object of the game is to slide 30 concave beechwood discs down a long narrow board through gaps into the scoring area. The team with the highest aggregate score wins.

The Eastbourne Beer Festival is an ideal venue as it already offers a wide range of family entertainment, pub games and more than 100 real ales, ciders, wines and beers from around the world.

So if you are 18 plus, come on down to Eastbourne and help your county become the first UK County Champions.

To enter, visit www.englishshuffleboard.co.uk or telephone 01273 564375. Teams should enter as soon as possible since places are limited. For information on Eastbourne Beer Festival and accommodation packages, visit www.eastbournebeerfestival.co.uk or telephone 01323 412000.

Adrian Williams,

The English Shuffleboard Co.