By Liz Coggins on July 1, 2021
Sports
Eat your heart out Phil Taylor and all you other world class dart players – because Coggins has got a new passion darts! Up until I visited Flight Club, the birthplace of Social Darts in their new Leeds venue on East Parade – although watching the occasional T.V. vintage programme Bullseye late at night when […]
By Liz Coggins on June 14, 2021
Sports
Sixty years since The Beach Boys’ first hit, Surfin’ (1961) and surfing is now one of the fastest growing sports in the UK, with the Yorkshire Coast a hotspot for surfers and water sports. With breaks rivalling Cornwall and the Southwest, and top-quality surf schools, including the UK’s oldest paddleboard school and surf school, popular […]
By Liz Coggins on May 17, 2021
Sports
The pins are being lowered, the bowling balls polished and the putters are being prepared, as the Hollywood Bowl Group confirmed the long-awaited reopening of its Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars mini golf venues in Leeds. The ten-pin bowling alley and indoor mini golf centres will be reopening to bring strikes, hole-in-ones and family fun galore […]
By Liz Coggins on May 17, 2021
Sports
Junkyard Golf Club, The home of crazy golf, mad cocktails and bad puns just hit an explosive all-time ticket sales record, with pre-sales 250% on 2019. As they prepare for their major come back on the 17th May 2021 The explosive neon lit playground now has a few added twists and turns to make sure […]
By Liz Coggins on May 12, 2021
Sports
Flight Club, the birthplace of Social Darts, has announced it will be expanding into West Yorkshire on Friday 25th June with the long-awaited opening of its new Leeds venue. Located at the heart of Leeds city centre on South Parade, the new venue will house 13 oches (darts playing areas) and will have a […]
By Liz Coggins on April 1, 2021
Days Out, Sports
North Yorkshire Water Park, is now open and will be unveiling brand-new amenities to visitors this spring. Along with a new wake boarding line, the park will see a central new customer facility, housing a café along with brand-new changing rooms, opening in early 2021. Following the lockdown roadmap guidance released from the Government, the […]
By Liz Coggins on March 25, 2021
Sports
In line with the lifting of national lockdown restrictions next Monday (29 March), the council-owned golf courses at Temple Newsam and Roundhay Park are set to officially reopen. Working with England Golf and government coronavirus guidelines, a number of measures will be in place to ensure golfers can enjoy their games safely. These include social […]
By Liz Coggins on September 10, 2020
Sports
A new state-of-the-art gym at a popular south Leeds leisure centre has officially opened this month. Equipment on offer at the new gym in Middleton Leisure Centre includes 70 exercise stations, a dedicated free weights area and new personal fitness programmes which includes the offer of a free body composition analysis to users. In addition […]
By Liz Coggins on August 6, 2020
Sports
Junkyard Golf Club, The home of crazy golf, mad cocktails and bad puns are excited to announce the return of the yard and we can’t wait to Putt Up Or Shut with them once more! Our favourite explosive neon lit playground is back with a few added twists and turns to make sure it’s Covid […]
By Liz Coggins on July 21, 2020
Sports
The Rugby League World Cup comes to England in 2021, and tournament organisers have today (July 21st) revealed the much-anticipated fixture schedule for what promises to be the biggest and best World Cup in the history of the sport, as the men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams all compete at the same time in a major […]