(Friday 26th of February 2010)
The media is filled with stories about anti-social students. However, undergraduates in the east midlands have been busy smashing the stereotypes with the aid of free bingo games. Students at Nottingham Trent University organised an impressive 27 events to help locals recently, including an initiative to bond with care home residents through free bingo. It was the brainchild of 19-year-old Emma Kehoe, who said that the initiative had opened her eyes to the value of volunteering.
(Friday 19th of February 2010)
Winning a huge online bingo jackpot is hard to beat. Watching the book fill up, waiting for that last number and then shrieking with delight when it finally appears. Last month, three Bucky Bingo players found out for themselves exactly what it means to win big. The headline-grabbing £2,000 Golden Jackpot was scooped by bengaltiger and then again by sparrklieeeee, while another gamer by the name of louieskint took home the £1,000 Buckingham Bingo's Bonus.
(Wednesday 17th of February 2010)
It may sound like an obvious question but have you ever though properly about what you'd do with an bingo jackpot? One online bingo fan who can't be accused of a lack of inspiration is Saami Maalem. The 22 year old from Newport has set her heart on an epic Sex and the City-style shopping trip to the Big Apple. Saami, who is learning to drive at the moment, also wants to buy a new car.
(Wednesday 10th of February 2010)
A 66 year old who hit the big time playing bingo has talked about her lucky break for the first time. The lady, who hails from Blackburn, won a £28,000 bingo jackpot and an additional £3,000 award for getting a full house. She was not the only one celebrating either because a further 176 players each received the tidy sum of £142 to mark the occasion. Earlier this month, of course, a Bucky Bingo player in Bradford scooped more than £34,000 from a 10p ticket.
(Friday 5th of February 2010)
This year could mark the beginning of a whole new era for the humble UK bingo book. Traditionally, players have had to make do with a limited number of colours and layouts on their tickets. But now a Sunderland-based printer has invested £1 million in what it says is the country's first full-colour variable high-speed digital press. The colourful UK bingo books garnered some admiring looks recently when they were used as part of a fundraising drive for the Haiti relief effort.
(Thursday 4th of February 2010)
Let's face it, nobody would turn down a big box of chocolates on Valentine's Day. To celebrate the most romantic day of the year, Bucky Bingo is giving away ten Chocoholic hampers worth £50 each. Every last one is choc full of delicious treats from Thorntons. We're also encouraging you to send in your favourite chat-up lines for our competition Bucky in Love. The best entry will win a cruise down the Thames, a four-course a la carte meal and a trip on the London Eye.
(Tuesday 2nd of February 2010)
A Bucky Bingo player will be partying in style after scooping a mega bingo jackpot. Just this week, Shell15 bought a 10p ticket and won the staggering sum of £34,115.53. It all happened in The Buckingham Room, which is set aside exclusively for Bucky Bingo players. And to help him celebrate in style, Buckingham Bingo has already sent a bottle of Champagne over to his home in Bradford.
(Monday 1st of February 2010)
We should never underestimate how much of a difference bingo can make to real lives. Take Keech Hospice Care in Luton as an example. It needs £6 million a year to keep going, much of which is dependent on the selfless work of bingo organisers like Cilla Palmer. Cilla, who runs the Three Hammers pub in St Albans, put on a series of bingo nights and other activities for her regulars and raised no less than £1,300 for her local children's hospice.
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