Doncaster bingo fan visits every Club 3000 bingo outlet in UK
It certainly was eyes down for Antony on his tour of UK bingo clubs
A Doncaster bingo fan has ticked off all the numbers on his card - by visiting all of the country’s Club 3000 bingo outlets.
Doncaster regular Antony Coupe has spent the last two years dropping in at every single one of the club’s 24 UK branches.
Antony 37, only meant to see how his local compared - but ended up setting out on the marathon journey.
A Club 3000 spokesperson said: “It was never meant to be a tour. It took two years. And at every club, he says, the welcome was the same.”
Antony. who manages a local social club, began playing bingo with his grandad - and has loved it ever since.
Doncaster is his local, and the club he keeps going back to.
He said: “I’ve just finished visiting every Club 3000 Bingo club in the country, and I’ve been doing it for two years.
““My local is Doncaster, and I love going there.
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“Steve Wood, the manager, has been brilliant and encouraged me all the way. Club 3000 Bingo is nothing like the other operators.
“At Doncaster, the prize money and the atmosphere are unbelievable. So, I thought, why not see the rest?”
He started in the northwest, then Leeds, a new club he calls “amazing.”
Blackpool and Preston followed.
“Every club has its own character,” Antony said. “But the prize money and the customer care are fantastic in all of them.”
From there, the trip grew on its own. Two weeks ago, he did every Scottish club.
Steve had let the managers know he was coming and Antony says he was treated like royalty, and that plenty of customers assumed he was a celebrity.
“After Scotland, he nipped down to Wales.
He said: “None of this was planned. Once I started, I didn’t want to stop. I loved every visit, and I was made so welcome.”
“The prize money is always the best. What is consistent in every club is that unique, friendly atmosphere, and the facilities are second to none. They just know what customers want.”
When he got home, the Doncaster club marked the finish, by donating some money to Antony to say thank you. He is pictured with Steve Wood, general manager at Doncaster.
Steve said: “Antony has been one of our regulars for years, and he is such a great ambassador for us. I was delighted to help him plan his trip, and we were thrilled when he finished, and to be able to show our appreciation.”