Do you remember ten-pin bowling at the Ambassador Lanes, in Ipswich?
The Ambassador Lanes was the first ten pin bowling centre to open in Ipswich in 1961. It was built on the site of a roller-skating rink in London Road. After the lanes were closed it became a DIY store. A Halfords store at the Suffolk Retail Park now stands close to the site. This picture is from August 1968. - Credit: Dave Kindred
Ipswich's Ambassador ten-pin bowling centre is still remembered with fondness by many who used to work and bowl there.
Opened in 1961, the Ambassador Lanes was the first ten pin bowling centre to open in the town.
The Ambassador Lanes, Ipswich. This picture was taken August 1964. Did you bowl on this site? - Credit: Ian McGrath/Archant
It was built on the site of a roller-skating rink in London Road. After the lanes were closed it became a DIY store in the early 1970s.
Ten Pin Bowling lessons for school children in Ipswich, February 1966. - Credit: Archant
For many people the Ambassador wasn't just a place to bowl, but a place for some fantastic social nights out.
Indeed many Americans from the nearby bases used to thoroughly enjoy their nights at the Ambassador.
Ambassador Lanes, Ipswich - Credit: UK Tenpin Hall of Fame
What do you remember of the Ambassador?
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Did you take part in a ten pin bowling tournament at the Ambassador Lanes, London Road, Ipswich in October 1968? - Credit: Archant
