Bowling in Galway?!

confuseddotcom

Okay am hoping to get a few together for an evening's Bowling.

Sorry for short notice, but was thinking possibly this coming week, as personally I find planning far ahead doesn't work out.

So all or any-one is invited! The more the merrier! Should be fun! Please indicate your Location preference, either Leisure World Headford Road, or City Limits in Oranmore, and select which date most suits you, maybe add in other days which suit in replies and we'll go from there .....

spender.j

Monday 16th August

I'm easy with location, played in both though I reckon that as the one beside Tesco has a bar it'd be a good choice... it's not a bad price either! (or last time I went there it was anyway)!

As for date, what about Wednesday? (I can't make Tues or Thurs)

Thursday 12th August

As far as I remember there's a bar in the Oranmore bowling place too?

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Yip J will keep Wednesday in mind. I'm easy on Location too, just added Oranmore as another choice, but see what ya mean. Personally can go any day except for the 14th, due to family commitments.

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Is there Boney? I actually went and rang Leisure World to check and they confirmed there was, I had assumed from the Website Oranmore had, but can ring and check in a bit unless any-one knows for sure.

biko

Poll amended as per request.

El_Dangeroso

Saturday 14th August

I don't think you can drink in the Leisureworld bar unless you are a club member. Not sure what the story is with Oranmore.

Anyway 'tis a good idea, I'll pop along. Nice to have a meetup that doesn't revolve around the pub.

Acoshla

Leisure World Headford road

I can only go on Monday so I'll probably miss it if it's being left til later in the week. Oranmore would suit me better though.

TerrorFirmer

Temple_Grandin wrote: »

I don't think you can drink in the Leisureworld bar unless you are a club member. Not sure what the story is with Oranmore.

Anyway 'tis a good idea, I'll pop along. Nice to have a meetup that doesn't revolve around the pub.

Yes there's a bar in Oranmore and nope you don't have to be a member in either Oran or Leisureworld to buy drinks.

El_Dangeroso

Saturday 14th August

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yes there's a bar in Oranmore and nope you don't have to be a member in either Oran or Leisureworld to buy drinks.

Well that's what they told me!! *Shakes fist*

I must have looked like an undesirable.

martyboy48

I'm not around for bowling but just to let ye know, the last time I went to Oranmore bowling, drinking was only permitted on selected lanes, not all of them.. Luckily I got a drinking lane

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

I'm in, Oranmore suits me way better and any evening really but I voted Monday!

EDIT: am not in Galway next weekend so Monday is only night I can go.

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

Spadina wrote: »

I can only go on Monday so I'll probably miss it if it's being left til later in the week. Oranmore would suit me better though.

If this goes ahead we can carpool if you like!

brainyneuron

Monday 16th August

Sounds good, I missed the last bowling meet up due to exams! Can do most of those dates apart from the Fri and Sat (will be in dublin at two other meet ups :D)

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

oranmore has a bar alright but you do have to book for it in advance afaik its kind of a party area seperated from the other lanes. so an idea of numbers would probably be needed first im up for it tho

30lady

Leisure World Headford road

Should be fun...i'm in

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

I phoned both Locations to check about drinking at bowling, and was given a resounding confident yes, but if that's only on certain lanes, it's a bit pointless if lanes are booked/taken when we get there, and it's too late then lol, so I tried to get some more info through email. Haven't got any reply back from City Limits Oranmore yet (which seems to be preferred location here,) but just to add Leisure World's reply;

Bowling costs €32 per lane per hour. Lanes have a maximum of 6 people each.
They open 11am - 11.30pm, the Bar is located in the Bowling Area, and they have no restrictions on food/drink in the bowling area.
They have a Subway restaurant and can offer us a Subway Platter which is Eighteen 4 inch mixed Subs on a platter at a cost of €36.
Or they can also provide us with baskets of cocktail sausages and chips at a cost of €7.50 per basket. But food needs to be booked one day in advance.
(Didn't know they had a Subway Restaurant there, and I don't see anything about it on their Website either.)

All of the above would be as a corporate package, and the baskets of food would be a good idea i.m.o. @ €7.50 each!

Also they do have a mid-week offer running Monday-Friday up to 7pm, and Sundays After 8pm, with 2 Games/Hours of Bowling for the Price of 1, which would work out at €6 for €3.

That's all the info I got for now. :pac:

Thursday 12th August

Good work getting all that info. It sounds pretty interesting but it should be important to say that you don't have to drink (would I be right in saying?), because there would be some boardsie's who would be put off otherwise.

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

Good going confuseddotcom, thanks for putting in the work!

Deleted User wrote: »

Good work getting all that info. It sounds pretty interesting but it should be important to say that you don't have to drink (would I be right in saying?), because there would be some boardsie's who would be put off otherwise.

Well I wont be drinking as I will be driving to Loughrea after my first boardsie meetup how exciting!

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Yes of course drinking not a necessity at all. Just trying to keep all happy! But this is Ireland! Are we ever happy?!?!:D:rolleyes::)

Originally my bowling idea was as a suggestion/option to the Tea-party Meet-up, as some didn't seem too keen as they had said they would like to be able to have a drink. Personally I don't know would tea-drinking and meeting new people work well either lol as it would be rather awkward, but apparently the tea-meet went ahead and it went well so fair play to ye!

But anyways there's no disguising that drinking in Ireland is seen as an activity or thing-to-do lol. So that's when I thought of Bowling as it did have a Bar a few years back last time when I went, so, with Bar still in operation lol, that would take care of those wanting a drink, and we'd all still have the Bowling activity.

Is any-one still interested??!!??
:(

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

I am!

Not in Galway the weekend so Monday suits me

confuseddotcom

Thursday 12th August

confuseddotcom wrote: »

Originally my bowling idea was as a suggestion/option to the Tea-party Meet-up, as some didn't seem too keen as they had said they would like to be able to have a drink. Personally I don't know would tea-drinking and meeting new people work well either lol as it would be rather awkward, but apparently the tea-meet went ahead and it went well so fair play to ye!

It went pretty well. Was a lot of fun chatting to everybody and then Xiney, spender j and I stayed til about 10:30 just chatting away.

I'm definately interested in this.

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

ya still interested too i wonder would they let u book a few lanes if u had an idea how many were goin and if ppl didnt show u just wouldnt use or have to pay for them? just in case a lot of ppl showed or in oranmore where the lanes served from bar are seperate neway u would probably get the whole area either way. if ur interested in using city limits mite be able to organise something if the guy i know still works there

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Sure ask your friend if he's working there. Oranmore seems to be preferred choice as it stands. Question is will folk show up?!? :rolleyes::pac:

Dunno would ya find any-one these days that'd book something without taking money before-hand though?! But it all depends on numbers going doesn't it, so we kinda need to establish numbers and then sort out lanes.

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Word back from City Limits - they have six licensed lanes where alcohol can be served. That's all they gave me to go on / work with! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Quite a different reply to Leisure World one has to say. :pac::)

Ms Fluorescent

Thursday 12th August

I wont be back in Galway til monday so hopefully it happens then!! he he

Fuinseog

whatever happened to bowling green?

wasn't there a place out riverside as well or is that gone as well

plonk

If people need a lift to oranmore I could drive pending on me not having to work on monday.

hyperbaby

Fuinseog wrote: »

whatever happened to bowling green?

wasn't there a place out riverside as well or is that gone as well

The place out in Riverside is closed since many moons ago....

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

Is this still going ahead? I have a dentist app Monday in Sligo at 6.30, probably wont be back til 9ish.

Can we do it Tues night?

plonk

I am working monday so I cant go, or give any1 a lift.

spender.j

Monday 16th August

I am definitely still up for this, also have 2 more boardsie friends who would like to come along... Monday suits but I can't make Tuesday...

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

we still on for 2moro or whats the story? couldnt get in contact with the guy in city limits but have never been bust when i was there lately

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

****Okay Polls Now Closed!!!****
(No idea how ya close it off and no time / too busy to ask, so this will have to suffice for now.)

So we've made it to preferred date: Monday 16th August. I'm aware Venue is tied in poll at the mo., but due to City Limits _abysmal_ response - being near impossible to reach them on the phone, with trying for the last number of days, and also failed to get much helpful info from them on email either compared to Leisure World, have to make a decision and am going with **Leisure World on Headford Road,** where all Lanes can serve alcohol, for any-one wishing to have a bevvie or few, (where-as Oranmore only serves on certain Lanes anyway which may not be available to us at the time,) and we also have some Lanes reserved for us here when we get there, so hopefully it should be fun for a laugh!!:D
Big apologies to those with Oranmore preference but hopefully ye will still be able to make it.

***Pricing: Please remember it costs €6 per head; with a maximum of 6 People per Lane = €32!***

**Time!**
Alas I never added a time for every-one to choose which suits, but no-one reminded me either lol! :P:rolleyes: Sorry guys, but as things need to be decided, I'm gonna select, -*8pm for the hour,* apologies here, and hope that all are okay with this time.

*I didn't arrange any "nibbles" as they need to be pre-booked and pre-organised, but maybe if a few would like to grab a bite before-hand or after-wards, folk can swap numbers and arrange this. Having others' phone numbers can come in handy for Newbies going there also ... If any-one would like to meet up together before going in, please pm me with/for phone number.*

See you all tomorrow evening @ 8pm! *Leisure World Headford Road Bowling!* Looking forward to seeing ye there!
:D

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

ok well im in see you then. pm me if anybody wants to meet beforehand so there not totally lost goin in

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Cool Maz see you then!

Thursday 12th August

Score. I'll be there - morethanlikely

spender.j

Monday 16th August

I'm there, probably with a couple of other boardsies too!

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

I might be able to come now, do we need to get there a bit early to organise lanes and stuff or is 8 ok?

Ms Fluorescent

Thursday 12th August

spender.j wrote: »

I'm there, probably with a couple of other boardsies too!

I like the way you keep refering to me as a "boardsie!" he he

i'll be there with weird shoes on... silly bowling shoes!!

Thursday 12th August

I was contemplating on going back to my family home today, but instead have decided to spend the day playing xbox and eating junk food, so I'll need the exercise later.

Bowling counts as exercise, right?

confuseddotcom

Friday 13th August

Lanes are reserved for us Tilly. If you can make it, 8 is fine, cheers.

Was just thinking in all the years, shouldn't some-one have come up with some better trendy foot-wear than those silly shoes!! :rolleyes:

A bitta exercise is good for ya rumour has it, and apparently
remote-control-use and spoon-to-mouth action is included, so yer on a roll B.A.M. :cool:

See ye later. :pac:

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

anybody need a lift or anything coming in from claregalway direction but dont mind going anywhere on the way

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

confuseddotcom wrote: »

Lanes are reserved for us Tilly. If you can make it, 8 is fine, cheers.

Sorry guys I cant make it but if it goes well would ye be interested in going again in a week or so? Was really looking forward to it:(

Madame Razz

TillyGirl wrote: »

Sorry guys I cant make it but if it goes well would ye be interested in going again in a week or so? Was really looking forward to it:(

I can't make it tonight either but would love to go along another night if it's organised again.

(so please organise it again:p)

toadfly

Leisure World Headford road

Good time?:D

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

TillyGirl wrote: »

Good time?:D

ya was great craic

Thursday 12th August

I still blame the magnets for my playing so bad ...

mazthespark

Leisure World Headford road

was totally the dodgy lane had a mind of its own with those bumpers 2! haha

mazthespark

Thursday 12th August

mazthespark wrote: »

was totally the dodgy lane had a mind of its own with those bumpers 2! haha

I know! I mean what was up with that? Ker-Ay-Zee-Ness!

spender.j

Monday 16th August

Ah seriously! there was nothing wrong with the lane... Good night had though, good group.