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The last Swavesey Pinball Weekend took place over the 11th, 12th & 13th of July 2025 at The White Horse, Swavesey.
It was, as always, a weekend of relaxing with old and new friends, Friday evening and all Saturday there were machines to play and enjoy, socialising and good food.
Sunday saw the machines reserved for the annual UK Pinball Cup, a competition that's open to all comers, young and old alike.
Here are some pictures from earelier shows and you can see more pictures and read all about the event by following this link to Pinball News
Opening Times
Opening Times
As usual we ran in line with the pub's opening hours:-
Friday 11th ~6pm -12am
Saturday 12th 11am -12am
Sunday 13th 12pm – ~5pm closing with the competition (see below)
The venue served food throughout the weekend and roast lunches on Sunday.
The 2025 Tables
The 2025 Tables
We are grateful for the folk who made Swavesey possible by bringing their tables to loan for people to play over the weekend. Here is the list of the tables that were available at the show:
Road Kings care of Mark Squires
Black Jack / Black Jack 2020 care of Mark Squires
John Wick care of Phil Dixon
Beatles Gold Edition care of Wayne Johns
Ninja Eclipse care of Retro Arcade Specialists (Show Sponsor)
Space Team care of Keith Withnall
Wizard! care of John Bateson
Special Force care of Nick Clark
World Cup Soccer care of Claire and David Bowery
King Kong Myth of Terror Island care of Neil McRae
Star Wars LE care of Thomas Calvert
Mousin' Around care of Simon Heath
Aztec care of Matt Vince
The UK Pinball Cup 2025 Sponsored By Retro Arcade Specialists
The UK Pinball Cup 2025 Sponsored By Retro Arcade Specialists
Sunday saw the UK Pinball Cup competition organised by Martin Ayub the Editor of Pinball News with prizes donated by the show sponsor Retro Arcade Specialists UK.
Registration began at noon prior to the competition which starts around 1pm and ran for roughly three hours.
Here are some pictures of the winners of the event.
Charity
Charity
Thanks go out to Diane Bush and her team of helpers who organised the last Swavesey collection on behalf of Alzheimers Research UK.
The total raised was £1634.40, which means that over the years with your support we have raised over £25,000 for various charities that support, children, heart conditions, cancer and mental health.
Past Sponsors
Past Sponsors
We will always be grateful for the companies and individuals who have supported the show over the years by donations to the raffle, providing prizes and sponsoring the competitions.
Useful Links
Useful Links
1 Stop Pinball - Parts and Spares
Cows and Easter Eggs - Is there a cow in your machine?
Herbies Diner - Where You Can Play Pinball in Cambridgeshire
London Pinball - Sales and Machine Hire
Majestic Pinball - Repairs and Restoration
Medway Pinball Club - Where You Can Play Pinball in Kent
Pinball Info - Community Forum
Pinball Mania - Used Machines, Parts and Spares
Pinball News - News and Reviews
Pinball Republic - Where You Can Play Pinball in South London
Pinformer - Where You Can Find Pinball Machines to Play
Pinlinks.org - Pinball Information
Pinside - Community Forum
Retro Arcade Specialists - New and Used Machines, Parts and Spares (SHOW SPONSOR)
The Internet Pinball Machine Database - Information
The UK Pinball Group - Community Forum
The Pinball Heaven - New and Used Machines, Parts and Spares
The Pinball Office - Where You Can Play Pinball in Hertford
The Pinball Surgery - Now an Archive of Repairs, Restoration, Sales and Machine Hire
The White Horse - Where You Can Play Pinball in Cambridgeshire
The UK Pinball Club - News and Reviews
Remember That IF YOU missed THE SHOW You Can ALWAYS Play Pinball at THE PLACES ABOVE!
Remember That IF YOU missed THE SHOW You Can ALWAYS Play Pinball at THE PLACES ABOVE!
The Swavesey Pinball Weekend - A Short History by Martin Ayub
The Swavesey Pinball Weekend - A Short History by Martin Ayub
In April 2006, the first East Anglian Pinball Show was held in a small village on the outskirts of Cambridge. Unashamedly laid back and low key, pinball fans came along to support the event and raise money for the Children's hospice at nearby Milton and, after the early death of our friend Nigel Hill, the British Heart Foundation. In recent years we have also supported other charities such as the East Anglian Childrens Hospice, Prostate Cancer, MIND, Tom's Trust, UKPIPS and Alzheimer's Research UK.
Organised by Mark Squires who lives nearby and is an avid pinball collector, restorer and repairer the show is now established as a regular item on the Pinball event calendar.
The show is held in the tap room of the White Horse Inn in the village of Swavesey, an award winning traditional village pub. Every year there is a good mix of games for regular players to enjoy and to tempt those who may be new to pinball into finding out what pinball is all about.
The event has also become the home of the UK Cup competition and sometimes other rather interesting events designed with fun in mind! All are welcome to enter and play for the UK Pinball Cup and the competitions are suited to all ability levels and are also open to all.
Sadly due to COVID19 restrictions the event was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 but we will back for it's 18th year in 2025!
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