Mecca Bingo celebrates the return of Gavin and Stacey with free games for namesakes! (Image: Ian Dagnall/Collection Christophel)
There will be plenty of Gavins and Staceys around the UK, especially in the wake of the popular comedy programme Gavin and Stacey, the Essex boy and Barry girl who meet and fall in love.
Thousands, if not millions, will be looking forward to the Christmas Gavin and Stacey special on TV, but there is an added bonus.
If you happen to be named Gavin or Stacey, you could cash in with a free bingo session on offer from Mecca Bingo.
The High Street Bingo giant is marking the return of Gavin and Stacey and the final episode with the offer of a free game of bingo to the TV couple’s namesakes at clubs in Wales and, of course, Essex.
It’s a ‘tidy’ offer, and one the cast would love to take up given their association with bingo in the iconic series. Stacey and her family have frequented the bingo sessions courtesy of travel by Dave’s Coaches.
The offer is open for anyone named Gavin or Stacey in any of the Mecca venues in Wales and Essex between Monday, December 23rd, and Sunday, December 29th.
Most of my career was spent in teaching including at one of the UK’s top private schools. I left London in 2000 and set up home in Wales raising four beautiful children. I enrolled at University where I studied Photography and film and gained a Degree and subsequently a Masters Degree. In 2014 I helped launch a new local newspaper and managed to get front and back page as well as 6 filler pages on a weekly basis. I saw that journalism was changing and was a pioneer of hyperlocal news in Wales. In 2017 I started one of the first 24/7 free independent news sites for Wales. Having taken that to a successful business model I was keen for a new challenge. Joining the company is exciting for me especially as it is a new role in Europe. I am keen to establish myself and help others to do the same.
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