83-552: West Ealing is a district in the London Borough of Ealing , in West London . The district is about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) west of Ealing Broadway . Although there is a long history of settlement in the area, West Ealing in its present form is less than one hundred years old. West Ealing falls under the postcode district W13 and neighbours Hanwell , Ealing , Perivale and Northfields A hamlet named West Ealing
166-411: A North and West London Light Railway . Ealing is twinned with: 51°30′N 0°20′W / 51.500°N 0.333°W / 51.500; -0.333 Bingo (Commonwealth) Bingo is a game of probability in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers. Bingo, previously known in
249-590: A bingo hall . After a change in ownership, the cinemas became Cannon 1 and 2 and the bingo facility reopened as a snooker hall. With another change of ownership it was briefly the Gosai, an Indian cinema primarily devoted to Bollywood films. After it closed, it was demolished in 2005. The site has been redeveloped in a partnership of the Dominion Housing Group and the Ealing Community and Voluntary Service;
332-466: A municipal borough in 1901. The borough was significantly enlarged in 1926, when it absorbed the neighbouring urban districts of Greenford and Hanwell , and in 1928, when it absorbed the parish of Northolt . The London Borough of Ealing was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former boroughs of Ealing , Acton and Southall . The area
415-554: A better chance of winning. The prevalence of the online bingo games has dramatically increased the number of online gamers and many online gaming community members in the UK have started learning and participating in bingo. In order to encourage more people to play, and to offer better prize money, larger bingo operators offer games which are linked with other clubs, generally known as "the Link". Generally, between 10 and 20 clubs will link up and play
498-459: A book sales desk, located usually in the entrance of a club. Playing is divided into sessions with different books, each with a designated number of pages. In most UK bingo clubs, including all Gala and Mecca clubs, the first session, known as either the 'Early Session' (at Mecca) or the 'First Chance' (at Gala) or ‘Early Bird’ in some independents is a three-page book played at around 13:00 for afternoon sessions and 19:00 for evening sessions, although
581-421: A certain game without having to pay out that amount of prize money every time the game is played. Windfalls vary per club, some clubs offering more windfalls during a session of bingo than others. Some clubs charge for certain windfalls, whereas other windfalls are free. For example, the bingo bonus played at all Mecca clubs generally costs an extra £1 to play. Examples are: In UK bingo halls, mechanised cash bingo
664-402: A claim button to signal a winning combination, allowing operators to collect more frequent par-fees. Prize money is delivered to the winner's table, and electronic board winnings are automatically added to their bingo account. In Northern Ireland bingo clubs, different regulations apply, and callers announce wins without player participation. This approach enables players to play more positions for
747-705: A claim, they are still required to shout. The host of the winning club then turns their microphone on and says 'claim in...' followed by the name of the club, which stops gameplay so that the claim can be checked. It is sometimes necessary to have a linked game during the main session across certain clubs where the amount of ticket sales for that club has not been high enough to allow for a considerable amount of prize money. For example, during weekday afternoon sessions and Monday and Wednesday evening sessions, The Gala Bingo clubs in Aldershot, Dover, Maidstone, Nottingham St. Anne's and Wokingham link up for four pages of gameplay during
830-476: A gym under a block of flats. Waitrose replaced its original store with a larger one. Although West Ealing's shopping and cultural facilities have gradually declined, in 2001 it saw the establishment of London's only street market dedicated to farm produce. There has been a large settling of immigrants from countries such as Somalia and Poland to name a few. This has led to the creation of multiple estates and housing projects to house these new resident influx into
913-623: A large British-Polish community that owes its origins to the World War II refugees and Polish armed forces finding both cheap accommodation and work in the Acton area, which then had a high proportion of London's light engineering companies involved with government war contracts. This community has grown considerably including more shops with authentic Polish food since Poland joined the European Union and its migrant workers have been able to come to
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#1732844313502996-651: A large amount of local support from the borough, although Griffin Park is situated just outside the borough, in the neighbouring London Borough of Hounslow. The borough is represented in Rugby Union by Ealing Trailfinders , Wasps RFC , Hanwell RFC, Old Priorian, Northolt and West London RFC. The borough has four non-League football clubs Hanwell Town F.C. and Southall F.C. which both play at Reynolds Field in Perivale. The other two clubs are London Tigers F.C. , which plays at
1079-475: A marked decline in revenues and the closure of many halls. The number of bingo clubs in Britain has dropped from nearly 600 in 2005 to under 400 as of January 2014. As of May 2023, there were around 260 bingo halls. These closures are blamed on high taxes, the smoking ban , and the rise in online gambling, amongst other things. Bingo is a declining yet highly profitable business, with many companies competing for
1162-686: A much larger game of mechanised cash bingo, with prize money in the hundreds. One person from one club will host the game, talking to all other clubs simultaneously over their microphone system. When someone in a club wins, the host from the winning club will say 'claim in...' followed by the name of the club. For example, if there was a winner in Gala Bingo in Wavertree Park, then the host of the Wavertree Park club would immediately turn on their microphone and say 'Claim in Wavertree Park'. As of September 2011, when Gala Bingo stopped operating their own version of
1245-530: A national bingo game (see National Bingo Game ), they introduced a Mechanised Cash Bingo link known as 'Party Xtra XL'. This game is played amongst all Buzz Bingo clubs in Great Britain before each Main Session, with prize money typically ranging between £4,000 and £8,000 for weekday afternoon sessions and between £10,000 and £21,000 for evening and weekend afternoon sessions. The highest amount ever won for this game
1328-515: A new church centre on the site of the old Church Hall. This was completed and dedicated in 1987. West Ealing is also home to the West London Islamic Centre (WLIC). The West London Islamic Centre was established in 1984 to serve the needs of the then fledgling Muslim community of Ealing and Hanwell. The original Mosque based at 119 and 121 Oaklands Road consisted of two shops that had been converted to accommodate men and women. This mosque
1411-453: A normal bingo card, which uses a 3×9 grid with the numbers 1 to 90, the show only used a 3×6 grid with the numbers 1 to 60 on the contestants' cards and the Gold Card bonus round board. BBC Television also produced a sitcom , Eyes Down , starring Paul O'Grady , which ran for two series (2003–2004) and focused on the staff at a bingo club. The BBC's Timeshift TV series covered bingo in
1494-411: A player wins, they are still required to shout. After their claim is verified, the winnings are automatically deposited into the players bingo account. This means that the staff member who verifies their claim does not need to physically provide them with their cash winnings. The electronic boards now offer many features including Mechanised Cash Bingo, in which players can play up to four boards instead of
1577-518: Is a London borough in London , England. It comprises the districts of Acton , Ealing , Greenford , Hanwell , Northolt , Perivale and Southall . With a population of 367,100 inhabitants, it is the third most populous London borough. Ealing is the third largest London borough in population and eleventh largest in area, covering part of west London and a small part of north-west London. It bridges Inner and Outer London . Its administrative centre
1660-588: Is a bingo game operated by the National Bingo Game Association since 1986 and played in most British bingo clubs. The largest National Bingo Game operator in the UK is Buzz Bingo with approximately 97 clubs participating in the game. When players first arrive at the venue they can buy a book of tickets. Players generally buy their Main Session first, followed by any flyers such as National Bingo Game tickets, Early and Late sessions and special tickets. In UK bingo clubs, all books are purchased from
1743-420: Is a two-page book of 6 tickets which is played across around 30 clubs. People play the game in exactly the same way as ordinary mainstage bingo, and the same game rules apply. The prize money is £100 for a line, £100 for two lines and £100 for a full house during afternoon sessions and £200 for a line, £200 for two lines and £200 for a full house during evening sessions across both pages of the book. If somebody has
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#17328443135021826-517: Is added to the prize pool. Players can choose when to play by inserting credit into a coin slot, with games typically costing either 50p or £1 per board. Most clubs offer two boards per coin slot, labeled Board A and Board B. Initially, only Board A is activated when credit is added. To activate Board B, players must insert extra credit and press their claim buttons. Alternatively, players can use electronic bingo terminals to select boards (A, B, C, or D). In fast-paced electronic bingo games, players press
1909-512: Is called, players check to see if it appears on their tickets. If it does, they mark it off with a special marker called a "dabber" or "dauber", or simply cross it off with a pen or pencil, depending on the venue. When all the numbers required to win a prize have been marked off, the player shouts in order to attract the caller's attention. There are no formal rules as to what can be shouted, but most players will shout "yes" or "bingo". Some players may also choose to shout "line" or "house" depending on
1992-525: Is currently under construction and will likely be completed in Mid-Late 2019 and become one of the largest mosques in London. There are also two Hindu temples housed in former church buildings, and West Ealing is also the location of Ealing Liberal Synagogue . West Ealing is made up of three electoral wards for local council elections: Cleveland , Elthorne and Walpole ; it is also served by small portions of
2075-547: Is in Ealing Broadway . Ealing London Borough Council is the local authority. Ealing has long been known as the "Queen of the Suburbs" due to its many parks and tree-lined streets; the term was coined in 1902 by borough surveyor Charles Jones. This is reflected by the tree emblem on its council logo and its coat of arms . Within the borough are two garden suburbs, Brentham Garden Suburb and Bedford Park . 330 hectares within
2158-630: Is in Mattock Lane, to the southeast; St James's Church is located to the southwest, in St James's Avenue; and St Stephen's Church is located to the north, in St Stephen's Road. St John's Church was built in 1876 by Edwin Henry Horne , burned down in 1920, and was rebuilt and re-opened in 1923. St James's Church was founded in 1900, disused later in the 20th century and "re-planted" with a new congregation in
2241-477: Is now regarded as a leisure industry, thought to be worth around £1.3 billion. In the game of bingo in the United Kingdom , callers announcing the numbers have traditionally used some nicknames to refer to particular numbers if they are drawn. The nicknames are sometimes known by the rhyming phrase 'bingo lingo' and there are rhymes for each number from 1 to 90, some of which date back many decades. In some clubs
2324-417: Is prevalent. In Northern Ireland bingo clubs, distinct laws lead to a common practice called "parti bingo," where the caller announces a winning position without player participation, allowing customers to play more positions for a better chance of winning. In the UK, entering a bingo hall premises or taking part in online bingo is illegal to anyone under the age of 18 because it is regarded as gambling. Bingo
2407-427: Is represented as 'red 17' and 70 as 'white 70.' This simplifies the calling process, as the automated voice does not need to spell out the numbers but can simply announce the color and number combination, allowing for faster calls (usually around 1.5 seconds per number). In most UK bingo clubs, including Club 3000 Bingo and Mecca Bingo clubs, mechanised cash bingo is played on plastic boards with small windows that cover
2490-509: Is represented by three Members of Parliament (MPs), elected in the following constituencies: There are four fire stations within the London Borough of Ealing. Southall and Northolt have similar-sized station grounds and both house two pumping appliances. Southall attended some 700 incidents more than their Northolt counterparts in 2006/07. Ealing , with two pumping appliances, and Acton , one pump and two fire investigation units, are
2573-511: The 2010 general election moved Walpole into the newly formed Ealing Central and Acton constituency (represented since 2015 by Labour MP Rupa Huq ). Portions of the area are in the Ealing North constituency, represented by Labour MP James Murray . West Ealing is in the London Assembly constituency of Ealing and Hillingdon , which has one assembly member: Onkar Sahota (Labour), who
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2656-542: The Barbara Speake Stage School (co-ed, ages 4–16), St Augustine's Priory (girls) and Notting Hill and Ealing High School (girls), are also located within the borough. The Japanese School in London is a Japanese international school in Acton . The borough of Ealing is ethnically diverse. In 2011, 49% gave their ethnicity as white, 30% as Asian, 15% as Afro Caribbean and 4.5% as of mixed or multiple ethnicity,
2739-749: The Great Western Railway (GWR). The club quickly became the most successful women's lawn-tennis club in the world. Three Ealing-born club members ( Blanche Bingley , Charlotte Cooper and Dorothea Douglass ) won a total of thirteen Wimbledon Singles titles between 1886 and 1906. In 1906, the club moved to Creffield Road in Ealing Common. During the 1890s, central West Ealing's shops were more informal than those in central Ealing. There were then (and now) fruit and vegetable stalls in West Ealing which were absent from Ealing. Central West Ealing throve during
2822-518: The Halfway House pub (the present Broadwalk Hotel) in West Ealing. The Green Man pub in West Ealing was a carters' stop, reportedly with stabling for a hundred horses. During the 19th century much of the land from the Uxbridge Road south to Windmill Road, east to Northfield Avenue and west to Boston Road was market gardens and orchards. In addition to a few streets named for apple varieties, among
2905-734: The Northfields and Ealing Broadway wards . These wards each elect three councillors to the Ealing Council . Recent elections have seen seats changing parties; as of the 2014 election the area has mainly Labour representation, with Labour councillors in Elthorne and Walpole and two Labour and one Conservative councillor in Cleveland. West Ealing was in the parliamentary constituency of Ealing Southall (represented since 2007 by Labour Member of Parliament Virendra Sharma ), until boundary changes for
2988-492: The smoking ban , and the rise in online gambling, amongst other things. Bingo played in the UK (90-ball bingo) is not to be confused with bingo played in the US ( 75-ball bingo ), as the tickets and the calling are slightly different. The game itself, not originally called bingo, is thought to have had its roots in Italy in the 16th century, specifically, around 1530. Bingo originates from
3071-444: The 'bingo caller' will say the number, with the assembled players intoning the rhyme in a call and response manner, in others, the caller will say the rhyme and the players chant the number. In 2003, Butlins holiday camps introduced some more modern calls devised by a professor of Popular Culture in an attempt to bring fresh interest to bingo. Since the introduction of the electronic random number generator (RNG) in bingo halls in
3154-680: The 1901 London United Tramways Company line from Ealing to Southall , and the 1907 District Railway halt at Northfields. During the 1920s, a number of houses were built on the Argyle Park estate (from the Argyle Road to the Greenford GWR railway line) and along Kent Avenue. Later housing developments replaced the allotments west of Northfield Avenue; others created flats in Langham Gardens (off Gordon Road) in 1970 and another, in 1977, created
3237-495: The 1950s. The Asian population makes up 80% of Southall Broadway ward as of 2011, a contrast compared to the 8% of Southfield ward in the borough's east. The most noticeable Afro-Caribbean populations in the borough are in the areas of Northolt and Acton. Of the residents in the Northolt West End ward (as of 2011), 19.4% of them were of Afro-Caribbean heritage, with a relatively large proportion of these being Somali . 16.1% of
3320-623: The Avenue Park Stadium in Greenford and North Greenford United F.C. , which plays at Berkeley Fields. The borough is also home to one of the country's top athletics clubs, with Ealing Southall and Middlesex AC based at Perivale Athletics Track. The club has a successful history, with many national and international honours, including the double Olympic gold medallist, Kelly Holmes. In 2020 the club celebrated their 100th anniversary. The numerous National Rail and London Underground stations in
3403-506: The Betting and Gaming Act 1960 on 1 January 1961 saw large cash-prizes legalised and the launch of Mecca Bingo by Mecca Leisure Group , led by Eric Morley , who had a large chain of dancehalls and introduced bingo into 60 of them, including the Lyceum Ballroom . Circuit Management Association, who managed the cinemas and dancehalls of The Rank Organisation , was the other large operator at
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3486-585: The Green Man Lane Estate. In the early 1980s, the Berners Drive-Coleridge Square estate was built next to the rebuilt West Middlesex Lawn Tennis club west of Drayton Green. Since World War II there has been rebuilding in West Ealing, with a number of Victorian houses converted into flats. F. H. Rowse's, WHSmith, Marks and Spencer, Woolworth and McDonald's have left. Recent arrivals include Wilko . The Daniel's store has been replaced by
3569-639: The Italian lottery, Il Gioco del Lotto d'Italia . The game spread to France from Italy and was known as Le Lotto , played by the French aristocracy. The game is then believed to have migrated to Great Britain and other parts of Europe in the 18th century. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out in order to achieve a winning combination. The similar Tombola was used in nineteenth-century Germany as an educational tool to teach children multiplication tables, spelling, and even history. The origins of
3652-577: The South Acton ward was black, whilst 15.9% of the East Acton ward was black. The Caribbean population of Ealing Borough is also mostly concentrated in these two wards of Acton. In a speech to mark the 70th anniversary of the Indian Journalists' Association and of Indian independence on 15 August 1947 North Ealing MP Stephen Pound said: "There is North Ealing, South Ealing and Darjeeling " referring to
3735-468: The UK as Housey-Housey , became increasingly popular across the UK following the Betting and Gaming Act 1960 with more purpose-built bingo halls opened every year until 2005. Since 2005, bingo halls have seen a marked decline in revenues and the closure of many halls. The number of bingo clubs in Britain has dropped from nearly 600 in 2005 to under 400 as of January 2014. These closures are blamed on high taxes,
3818-489: The UK freely; in 2011 the borough had the UK's highest proportion of Polish speakers at 6% of the population. This has also led to an increase in Polish social centres in the borough. The population is highly concentrated in Acton , Greenford and Perivale . Southall in the west of the borough is home to one of the largest South Asian communities in the UK, the majority of whom are Sikhs . The community first developed in
3901-553: The UK in recent years. Mechanised cash bingo, also known as electronic bingo, is a variant of traditional paper bingo that utilizes electronic boards and automated systems for gameplay. Unlike paper bingo, which is played on physical cards with daubers, mechanised cash bingo uses electronic boards with a 4x4 grid split into four columns of colors. Each column is associated with a specific range of numbers: Assigning colors to numbers helps differentiate between similar numbers, such as 17 and 70, which can be easily confused. For instance, 17
3984-399: The UK, the usage of the nicknames or bingo calls above in mainstream bingo has dramatically decreased. In Quebec, this game is called Kinzo. In India, it is known as Tambola. Dave Carey released the song "Bingo (I'm In Love)" in 1961, following the increased popularity of bingo in the UK. The BBC One game show Bob's Full House , hosted by Bob Monkhouse , was based on bingo. Unlike
4067-468: The actual start time can vary per club. This is followed by a break in which mechanised cash bingo is played. This is followed by the main session (known as the Main Event at Gala), which consists of around 11 pages of bingo with a break in the middle of around half an hour. When players purchase their tickets, almost all players purchase tickets for the main session. Some arrive earlier and purchase books for
4150-458: The area. One estate in particular is the Green Man Lane Estate, which was built in the 70's and is situated just north of the High Street. This estate has been knocked down and still is in the process of a regeneration which is to make way for replacement properties for affordable rent, shared ownership and outright sale. There are three Church of England churches in West Ealing. St John's Church
4233-411: The best tickets in play can be seen on the screen. This allows players to purchase a larger number of tickets than they would usually be able to handle from playing on paper. Of course, the cost of electronic bingo is proportionally higher than playing the standard 6 tickets. In order to encourage more customers to play electronic bingo, clubs usually sell "Electronic Bingo Packages" which effectively makes
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#17328443135024316-527: The borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt . The neighbouring boroughs are (clockwise from north): Harrow , Brent , Hammersmith and Fulham , Hounslow and Hillingdon . A local government district called Ealing was created in 1863. Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . Ealing was then incorporated to become
4399-411: The borough are: In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 21.8% of all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.0%; bus, minibus or coach, 9.2%; on foot, 4.7%; train, 4.0%; work mainly at or from home, 3.0%; bicycle, 2.0%. In April 2009 the council voted to call on Transport for London to look into the proposal for
4482-549: The club, often known as the 'Wizard Area'. In June 2012, Mecca Bingo introduced, for the first time, a similar section of electronic screens to its club in Catford , as part of trial to see if they should be introduced into other clubs across the chain. Two of the largest bingo club operators in the UK (Mecca Bingo Ltd. (part of The Rank Group plc) and Gala Bingo ( Gala Coral Group Ltd.)) offer electronic bingo in most of their clubs. Electronic bingo has become more and more popular in
4565-537: The cost of each ticket better value for money. For example, if a club was selling strips of 6 for £12 for a session, which corresponds to £2 per ticket, then they may sell an Electronic Bingo Package of 24 tickets for £36; £1.50 per ticket. The electronic board on which the tickets are played are usually black touchscreen terminals, with screens slightly larger than DVD cases. Players who use these terminals are required to use their club membership to add credit to their club 'accounts' in order to purchase bingo tickets. When
4648-688: The customers' money. The largest companies with bingo clubs in the United Kingdom are Mecca Bingo Ltd. (part of The Rank Group plc) and Buzz Bingo . In Northern Ireland , one of the largest bingo club groups is the Planet Bingo Group, with seven clubs around the region. Online bingo is also popular with many different companies launching sites such as tombola.co.uk, jackpotjoy.com (operated by Gamesys ), Sun Bingo (together with Fabulous Bingo operated by Playtech ), meccabingo.com, galabingo.com, xbingo.com, and many others. The National Bingo Game
4731-431: The early session. When the main session finishes, there is another break with more mechanised cash bingo followed by a late session. At Mecca, the late session consists of three pages and costs £3. At Gala, a link is played for the late session (known as the 'Last Chance') and consists of two pages and is free. Most bingo clubs offer windfalls on certain games, which allows clubs to offer significantly more prize money for
4814-496: The east side of Northfield Avenue are original, but those on the west side were developed in the early 1980s. Ealing Dean's principal claim to fame in the 1800s was its pony and donkey races. These races, on what was known as Jackass Common (the present Dean Gardens), ended in 1880 when the local council forbade them on moral grounds. In 1882, the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club was founded on land between St. Leonards Road and
4897-471: The first half of Gala Bingo's Main Event. This allows them to offer better prize money to customers given the fact that the clubs are very small and don't generate enough money from book sales to offer considerable prize money. Bingo became increasingly popular across the UK following the Betting and Gaming Act 1960 with more purpose-built bingo halls opened every year until 2005. Since 2005, bingo halls have seen
4980-461: The fives, fifty five", or "Two and three, twenty three", but some numbers have special calls due to their significance. In some independent clubs, numbers ending in a zero are described as 'blind'. So for example, thirty would be called as 'three-o blind 30' The use of blind numbers is generally restricted to independent bingo clubs, as it is not common practice in either of the largest chains of bingo club operators, Gala and Mecca bingo. As each number
5063-403: The game is played (e.g. hall, club or online): Tickets are created as strips of 6, because this allows every number from 1 to 90 to appear across all six tickets. A player who buys a full strip of six is guaranteed to mark off a number every time a number is called. The game is presided over by a caller, whose job it is to call out the numbers and validate winning tickets. They will announce
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#17328443135025146-400: The jackpot of an extra £10000 on top of their full house prize money. Mainstage bingo can be played as a link, in the same way that mechanised cash bingo is played as a link. This allows more prize money to be offered per game. One person from one club is the caller, and his or her voice is broadcast across all clubs taking part in the link. At all Gala Bingo clubs in the UK, the "Last Chance"
5229-479: The last remaining evidence of this is the little-changed Steel's Fruit Packing Warehouse at the intersection of Northfield and Northcroft Roads. At the eastern boundary of these market gardens and orchards were allotments dating to the Poor Relief Act of 1832, when the area known as Ealing Dean Common (both sides of Northfield Avenue) was given to West Ealing's poor by the bishop of London. The allotments on
5312-453: The late 1980s. St Stephen's Church was founded in 1867 and in 1891 a spire, nearly fifty metres tall, was added which today still dominates the Ealing skyline. The old church building suffered from subsidence and by 1979 the building had to be closed and Sunday services held elsewhere. In 1985, the decision was made to sell the church building to a developer for conversion into apartments and build
5395-429: The mid-20th century when draper , house furnisher, clothier and outfitters F. H. Rowse and draper and fashion house W. J. Daniel and Company flourished with Marks and Spencer , British Home Stores , Woolworth , Sainsbury's and WHSmith . Later, Waitrose , McDonald's and Blockbuster Video arrived. The West Ealing Library is on Melbourne Avenue south of the Uxbridge Road. Its former location, which opened in 1903,
5478-528: The modern version of the game and its current name bingo are unclear. Early British slang records bingo as... "A customs officer's term, the triumphal cry employed on a successful search." But it definitely gained its initial popularity with the first modern version of the game appearing at carnivals and fairs in the 1920s and is attributed to Hugh J. Ward, who most probably took the name from pre-existing slang for marketing reasons. The modern bingo card design patent went to Edwin S. Lowe in 1942. The introduction of
5561-474: The new building, the Lido Centre, opened in 2007 as Ealing's volunteer centre . Above the voluntary-organisation work space are a number of small utility flats intended for social housing . Residential building growth in the area may be attributed to the 1871 GWR railway station at Ealing Dean and the line's later extension to Greenford via Castle Bar Park railway station and Drayton Green railway station ;
5644-424: The numbers as they are called. At Mecca Bingo clubs, bingo cards are integrated into the tabletops, and numbers are covered using small plastic chips. A typical mechanised cash bingo board, integrated into the tabletop The gameplay involves a computer, known as a stage rig controller, which automatically deducts a "participation fee" (par-fee) set by the operator (typically between 40% and 60%). The remaining credit
5727-479: The other two appliances in the area. The ward of Northfield had over forty malicious calls made from it, more than twice as many as any other ward within Ealing. Ealing has a total of 91 state-run schools and nurseries. There are 13 high schools under the domain of the local education authority, 12 of which are either comprehensive, foundation or voluntary-aided, and one city academy. A number of successful independent schools, including St Benedict's School (co-ed),
5810-505: The popularity of Gaelic games in the community. Country flags for example can be seen flown on the outside or hung inside of various pubs in the area, especially on St Patrick's Day. St Benedict's School has also had a long term affiliation with the Irish community in Ealing, as it is a Catholic school. Many Irish members of the Ealing borough attend Ealing Abbey which is linked to St Benedict's School . Faith in Ealing (2021 census) Ealing has
5893-409: The prize or prizes for each game before starting. The caller will then usually say "Eyes down" to indicate that they are about to start. They then begin to call numbers as they are randomly selected, either by an electronic random number generator (RNG), by drawing counters from a bag or by using balls in a mechanical draw machine. Calling may take the format of simple repetition in the framework, "Both
5976-449: The prize, whilst others choose to shout "house" for any win (including a line or two lines), players may use any other call to attract the caller's attention (should they wish). The different winning combinations are: An official or member of staff will then come and check the claim: There will often be an interval halfway through the game. Most bingo clubs in the UK now offer electronic bingo. This allows players to purchase more than
6059-471: The relatively large Asian population. There are also churches and centres for London's Hungarian and Assyrian communities in South Ealing. As of the 2011 census, Hanger Hill had, at 13%, the largest proportion of people aged 65 and over. The lowest were East Acton and Southall Green, at 8% each. Ealing is home to Ealing Studios , and was a major centre of the UK film industry. Brentford F.C. draw
6142-402: The remaining identifying as Arab or other ethnicity. The main religions of the borough's population in 2011 were Christianity (44%), Islam (16%) Hinduism (9%) and Sikhism (8%); 15% stated they had no religion and a further 7% did not state any religion. The borough has a long-standing Irish community which is particularly visible through the number of established Irish pubs in the borough and
6225-413: The standard 6 tickets per game, thus increasing their chances of winning. Customers purchase 'bingo packages', consisting of a certain number of tickets for each game, as well as extra flyers or special tickets such as National Bingo Game tickets. The electronic terminal on which the game is played automatically marks the numbers off the tickets when each number is called. It then orders the tickets so that
6308-604: The time, including hosting bingo at their largest cinema, the Blackpool Odeon . Bingo is a game of probability in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers. A typical bingo ticket contains 27 spaces, arranged in nine columns by three rows. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each column contains up to three numbers, which are arranged as follows, with some variation depending on bingo companies and/or where
6391-424: The usual two, as well as a variety of slot games and other gambling-based amusements. Players can either add credit to their bingo accounts to play these games, or spend bingo winnings. As of 2009, some larger Gala Bingo clubs have been able to offer 'Wizard Terminals', which use exactly the same software as their clubs' touchpads, but have large upright screens which people play on, and are dedicated to one section of
6474-516: Was approximately £26,000, won by a single player on 17 October 2011. Most Gala clubs were exceptionally busy, because this was the date of Gala's 20th anniversary. In November 2012, Mecca introduced its own version of Buzz's National Party Xtra XL game, known as the Richest Link. Equally, all Mecca clubs in the UK link up offering prize money worth thousands of pounds. In addition to this, if a winning player claims on their top red number, then they win
6557-574: Was between Melbourne Avenue and St James's Avenue (the present Sainsbury's location). West Ealing had a large cinema at the Uxbridge Road end of Northfield Avenue, which opened as the Kinema in 1913 and replaced the Ealing Dean Cottage Hospital. The cinema was rebuilt in 1928 as the Lido. When attendance fell, it was divided into two small cinemas (Studio one and Studio two) and the main hall became
6640-597: Was elected in May 2012. Although there are no official boundaries for West Ealing, with the exception of Grosvenor Road in W7 it falls into the postcode district W13 . W13 reaches as north as Perivale and as south as Northfields. 6 bus routes (E3, E8, 207, 427, 483, 607) run through West Ealing and link the district to Shepherd's Bush , Ealing , Hanwell , Greenford , Acton , Southall London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing ( / ˈ iː l ɪ ŋ / )
6723-523: Was known as Drayton and, later, as Drayton in Ealing. During the late 19th century, Drayton was a hamlet with eight householders. The area around Drayton Green Lane was later called Steven's Town and had over forty cottages. A major east–west road in the area became known as the Uxbridge Road . It was a popular 19th-century stagecoach route, and the London-to- Banbury -and- Oxford coach stopped at
6806-589: Was recorded in 1234 AD, although it was later renamed Ealing Dean ; the West Ealing railway station was known as the Castle Hill & Ealing Dean Station when it was built in 1871. Ealing Dean may derive from denu (valley); its first reference was in 1456, and it appears on a 1777 Ealing parish map. Most of what is now West Ealing was open countryside, with houses at Ealing Dean, Drayton Green and Castle Bear Hill (now Castlebar Hill ). In 1387 Drayton Green
6889-504: Was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. Ealing borough is made up of seven major towns: The local authority is Ealing Council, which meets at Ealing Town Hall and has its main offices in the adjoining Perceval House on Uxbridge Road in Ealing. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Ealing and Hillingdon constituency. The London Borough of Ealing
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