PETER Bird is pleased to announce that, in its 29th year, his six-a-side knock out skittles competition for the Peter Bird Cup will again be played at Wellington Football Club. The competition will follow the same format as in previous years with £500 in prize money available to be won.

Running alongside the Peter Bird Cup the Football Club will also be running their popular triples skittles competition which is now in its 26th year. With £250 in prize money and trophies t

he format will be the same as in previous years.

Entry forms for both competitions are available from the Football Club in North Street Car Park and must be returned by April 1 as both draws will take place on Friday, April 8, at 9.00pm at the Football Club. The competitions will take place on different nights to avoid fixture clashes and the first games will be in late April/early May.

The organisers of the competitions Peter Bird, Jane Brown and Jenny Oxby look forward to seeing all previous teams again this year and will be happy to receive entries from any new teams wanting to take part. The maximum number of teams will be 32 for each competition.