Ladies Darts… DARTS HISTORY – USA STAR – STACY BROMBERG (1956-2017) 29 Aug 201913 Mar 2026 The world of darts was saddened to hear of the death of top US ladies’ darts player Stacy Bromberg on 12th February 2017. She was 60. DAILY MIRROR GRANDSLAM OF…
Darts History… USA DARTS HISTORY – THE FIRST DARTBOARD IN AMERICA 28 Aug 201913 Mar 2026 I have a very limited knowledge of the history of darts in the USA yet whenever I am asked questions in that regard I do my utmost to research and…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – THE BUNGAY DARTBOARD AND THE BROOME ELECTRONIC DART TARGET 28 Aug 20192 Mar 2026 The Bungay Dartboard The firm of Gibson and Balls is not one that immediately springs to mind when thinking about dartboard manufacturers. Names such as WINMAU, NODOR and UNICORN are…
Ladies Darts… LOVEDAY KING – THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF LADIES’ DARTS 22 Aug 201921 Jan 2021 Loveday King in later life with just a few of her darts trophies When The Indoor League, a television programme based around pub games, was launched in Britain on Yorkshire…
Darts History… DARTS ORGANISATION – THE EARLY YEARS 21 Aug 201921 Oct 2019 Half a century before the British Darts Organisation (BDO) established its formal rules of the sport of darts, men were taking the first tentative steps towards standardisation. Members of the…
News Of The World… STEFAN LORD 21 Aug 201913 Feb 2020 Swedish darts star Stefan Lord is perhaps best remembered by Darts World readers, and all darts fans of a certain age, for his two victories in the News of the…
Darts History… DARTS HISTORY – BEATING THE MEN AT THEIR OWN GAME – THE EILEEN TURNAGE STORY 21 Aug 20192 Mar 2026 Back in 1927 the popular Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, introduced an individual darts tournament. They called it a ‘test’; its purpose to find the best darts player…
Darts History… DARTS HISTORY – IS DARTS AN OLYMPIC SPORT? DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE? 18 Aug 201913 Mar 2026 Hearing the news in July 2019 that breakdancing has taken a step closer to inclusion in the 2024 Paris Olympics made me ask “What has happened to the case for…
Pub Games… PUB HISTORY – PUB SIGNS -THE OLD BELL AND STEELYARD, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK 17 Aug 201920 Feb 2026 The Olde Bell and Steelyard In the summer 2011 issue of the Pub History Society's Newsletter I recalled the visit by my wife and I the previous January to the…
Pub Games… PUB HISTORY -PUB SIGNS – THE BOLT-IN-TUN, FLEET STREET – IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS 17 Aug 20192 Mar 2026 I often gain inspiration for my articles from newspaper cuttings found in dusty tomes. In the past such sources have led to the publication of articles in the Pub History…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 