We’ve trawled The Star’s archives to bring you a full house of images showing people having a good time at bingo halls around the city. This retro photo gallery also includes some of the big winners over the years from the Star Bingo competition.
Among those pictured is factory worker Paula Young, who became Britain’s biggest bingo winner when she scooped the £953,000 jackpot at her local Gala Club in Sheffield, in what was only her eighth time playing the game.
5. Big win
Jackie and Glen Mellows at The Star Extravaganza Evening at Vardon Bingo, Kilner Way, Sheffield. They are pictured celebrating their win of a Caribbean Crusie with Beverley and Mark Fretwell, who also won £530. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
6. Jackpot!
Factory worker Paula Young (right) celebrates with sister Ann Shaw after becoming Britain's biggest bingo winner with a £953,000 jackpot. Mother-of-two Paula won the fortune at her local Gala Club in Sheffield. It was only the eighth time the car factory worker had played the game. She said: "I wasn't going to play because I hadn't the money but my sister Ann wanted me to go and my boyfriend, Steve, gave me £12.50 towards the tickets". Photo: PA/National Bingo Game
7. Bingo club opening
The opening of Mecca Bingo on Langsett Road, Sheffield. Pictured left to right are Helen Jackson MP with comedian Duncan Norvelle and prize winner, Michelle Fieldhouse, then 33. Photo: Roger Nadal
8. Bingo fans
Pictured at the Vardon Bingo Hall, on Kilner Way, Sheffield, in 1997 are Susan Johnson and Anne Slater. Photo: Waistell