Locarno, anyone have any details on the Sunday People 5s and 3s dominoes?

[brianthelion]

I wasn’t living in Birmingham in 1980 but remember trekking to Birmingham with my brother to play in a national domino tournament. I’m sure it was at the old Locarno night club. I know it was 1980 as Ian Wallace moved from Coventry to Forest that week as we were reading it in the paper queuing to get in.
With loads of trestle tables staging the games the noise was incredible. My brother was very good at 5s and 3s whilst I was less so and dropped a right …..to mean we just lost in the last 16 or last 8. He wasn’t happy.
Cant find any info on the internet and was wondering if anyone else has any recollections?

 

[Astoness]

I wasn’t living in Birmingham in 1980 but remember trekking to Birmingham with my brother to play in a national domino tournament. I’m sure it was at the old Locarno night club. I know it was 1980 as Ian Wallace moved from Coventry to Forest that week as we were reading it in the paper queuing to get in.
With loads of trestle tables staging the games the noise was incredible. My brother was very good at 5s and 3s whilst I was less so and dropped a right …..to mean we just lost in the last 16 or last 8. He wasn’t happy.
Cant find any info on the internet and was wondering if anyone else has any recollections?

hi brian i have never heard of the domino tournament but hopefully someone may be able to help...

lyn

 

[A Sparks]

The only daytime event I can remember going to at the Locarno was a Kung Fu competition - that would have been late 70's.
The club must have hired out for various events during the day.

 

[brianthelion]

The only daytime event I can remember going to at the Locarno was a Kung Fu competition - that would have been late 70's.
The club must have hired out for various events during the day.

kung fu dominoes, knock if you can’t go….

 

[Pedrocut]

Evening Mail July 1980...About 3,000 dominoes players began a two-day national championship at the Lacarno, Hurst Street.

 

[brianthelion]

Evening Mail July 1980...About 3,000 dominoes players began a two-day national championship at the Lacarno, Hurst Street.

Ta, so to make the last 16 was some achievement even if I messed things up.