With over 500 signings so far, here is the current list of our supporters and some of their comments:
| Mike Berg | From a Yank: Please save the darts! A pub is darts and a pint. I want both when I visit England. |
| Anonymous | keep the darts wahoooo! |
| Neil Greenwood | British pubs are loosing a lot of traditions at the moment and are becomming less iconic. We have to keep some traditions If not then we lose our identity. Sounds a bit much but a tradtion is a tradtion. |
| beverley | |
| Anonymous | many of the problems of the world have been sorted out during a game of darts! |
| Anonymous | I play darts regularly, both at home and in the pub. It's a great social event and if it was taken away from us it would make me, and those I play with, very upset and we'd get severe withdrawal symptoms. |
| chris robertson | just could not find a pub with a dartboard last night out on the town and me and my mates were gutted |
| chris robertson | just could not find a pub with a dartboard last night out on the town and me and my mates were gutted |
| MICHAEL MORAN | It would be a crying shame for the game of darts to fizzle out in pubs its a fantastic game and social event enjoyed by young and old. "Well done " for this campaign we need another Phil Taylor so come on you youngn's get playing |
| Luke Scully | I've been playing darts from age 12 now 18, everytime i go to a pub i expect entertainment there never is any thesedays not even a dartboard!! The only time i get to do is at my own house,im also struggle to finding a decent darts teams around my area, again if they have a dartbaord, SAVE THE DARTS!! com on john part!! |
| Ian Stanley | |
| DARREN WEST | DARTS IS PART OF ENGLANDS HERITAGE AND MOST PROFESIONALS STARTED IN PUBS,I BELIVE THE DECLINE OF DARTS IN PUBS WILL STOP YOUNG BRITISH PLAYERS COMING THROUGH IN LATER YEARS, AND WITH HOLLANDS YOUTH BEING SO GOOD ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL WE LOSE THE CROWN AS THE COUNTRY FOR DARTS. |
| Anonymous | DARTS IS PART OF ENGLANDS HERITAGE AND MOST PROFESIONALS STARTED IN PUBS,I BELIVE THE DECLINE OF DARTS IN PUBS WILL STOP YOUNG BRITISH PLAYERS COMING THROUGH IN LATER YEARS, AND WITH HOLLANDS YOUTH BEING SO GOOD ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL WE LOSE THE CROWN AS THE COUNTRY FOR DARTS. |
| Anonymous | |
| Demetris Kyprianou | |
| Anonymous | Darts is great people should keep the fantastic sport up and never let it go!! |
| Gordon Ferguson | |
| Nicholas McAtamney | Not only should this simply magnificent and inclusive sport be available in pubs but it should be in schools, youth clubs, nursing homes, leisure centres, day centres etc. It is time for tungsten gladiators everywhere to stand shoulder to shoulder on this issue. |
| Dave Blount | |
| Mark Lamoureaux | The more dartboards the better- pubs in my area set up special events for darters on slow nights and it helps their business and also allows the sport to grow here in the U.S. - I wanted to fire up a game at the Rose and Crown in Disney World- more boards please |
| Anonymous | All young people should have a go at the game, as you might be the next Phil "The Power" Taylor. |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | Pubs are a great social institution - if people could refrain from eating for 5 minutes and interact with each other than maybe we might find something to do apart from staring at screens. Save our pubs! |
| JaviHavoC(corporal) | |
| paul doidge | we all love our darts . great to play and great to watch ,best social game ever . so so so good . so lets keep the darts in the pubs ! |
| paul doidge | we all love our darts . great to play and great to watch ,best social game ever . so so so good . so lets keep the darts in the pubs ! |
| Marlo Montanaro | Darts RULES! It should be a requirement for a pub to hang a dart board. |
| Dan Little | |
| dean constantine | darts is a part of british pub culture, and the professional game is quickly becoming big news. Young British players need the facilities to progress, and those of us who aren't so good need a place to have a few beers and enjoy a good old fashioned game of darts. Get more boards in pubs. |
| Steven Ferrie | There is hardly any pubs in Scotland/Dundee with Boards. |
| Gary Taylor | Darts is a sport..... and should be kept that way |
| Ed Miller | Every pub in Britain should have a dart board,it's one of the most fun sociable games out there! |
| Anonymous | |
| david bedlow | Gastropubs are soulless holes devoid of regular characters.Get rid of them and save our PUBS as well as our darts |
| Anonymous | I work in central London and often try to play darts at the only pub I know with a board. Often, we can't due to the pub 'getting too busy' and over meal times. I wish there were dartboards in pubs in central London! |
| Gray Dale | Its a disgrace, get the dart boards back in pubs, darts and a decent pint are what makes England great ! |
| Gray Dale | Its a disgrace, get the dart boards back in pubs, darts and a decent pint are what makes England great ! |
| Brent Lyon | I don't even like entering a pub that doesn't have a board. |
| J Gillions | Stop the darts demise! |
| Lee Kalaker | |
| Tim John | Women find dart players extremely attractive. Fact. |
| Peter Nelson | Darts is a British institution. Most people have played it at so time in a British pub. Running teams can generate more money than selling food. I have introduced 4 teams to a pub in Aldgate which kept it open during the winter, either side of Christmas. |
| nathan hearn | |
| mike pearce | the game should never leave our locals!!! im 22 now and ive been playing since i could pick up a set of darts!. i play for my local team and have done for about 3 years and love it. also last year i had a chance to play andy fordham in an exhibition match and it was a great nite. keep fighting your doing a great job.!!!!!!! |
| Andy Page | Save our darts - its one of the greatest sports in the world |
| Nicola Chapman | |
| Alan Oliver | Darts is a national institution and to lose it would be a crime.Having played in a local league, more must be done to encourage people to take up or return to the sport that offers so much. |
| Paul Baker | Massive darts fan, own a dartboard in my room and it gets a lot of use from friends and family who come round to just play it. It's also a great pub game that's much cheaper and more fun than playing pool or the itbox. SAVE OUR DARTS!!! |
| Alan Britton | Go to your nearest "Gastro-pub", clear a few tables and hang your own dart board. Then hold an impromptu 'in house' darts comp. Help keep darts alive! |
| sarah | i like playing darts, im no good but i like playing it. we need to keep the darts going so we can have fun whilst we are drinking!!! plus my bf loves darts and we want to go to lakeside to watch it next year. LONG LIVE THE DART BOARD!!! |
| deb | |
| nick little | i've played darts since i was 15 i'm now 40 wot a good game it is too, not only do you meet&make new buddies it helps with your maths - scores for show doubles for dough......lets play darts. |
| nick little | the royal oak in ifield green(my local) crawley west sussex has a dart board and you can always get a game from someone, WE GOTTA KEEP DARTS...tell your mates to sign this |
| Ken Wilson | Keep our DARTS |
| Lauren Fisher | |
| sean denton | darts is a great sport and i love playing in pubs |
| terry nutkins | |
| Dan Blackett | I don't know a single decent pub in my town with a dart board. The places that have one have barmaids sporting black eyes and regulars with their own name tattooed on their arm. Frankly I don't want to play darts in places where my trainers get nicked from my feet in the time it's taken to walk through the front door and get to the bar. |
| tim starkey | bring back darts to our pubs |
| Ross Carr | darts is the only thing i have we need to save it and in my community i have got all of my freinds interested into darts and we are currentley trying to persuade teachers in school to set up a school darts tournament |
| Anonymous | |
| Richard | SAVE OUR DARTS |
| Andrew | you cant beat a bit of bully |
| L Mackintosh | |
| Robert | |
| Derek | Save Our Darts |
| David M | I love Phil |
| Anonymous | I used to enjoy a game of arrows in my local. Then the landlord got all posh and put sofas on the oche. Disgusting! You can't beat a bit o' bully. |
| Ali Gunning | pubs won't be the same without darts |
| Matt | My pub hasn't been the same since they rifted the dart board. Bring back darts! |
| nic Rider | Let's Pllllllllllllllllay Darts! |
| Claire Dodd | |
| Hannah Walsh | |
| Tim Trevail | |
| Sam | |
| sophie gregory | |
| Mark Cooper | |
| Mark Cooper | |
| richard thomas | |
| Ayse Halil | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | Bring back the Crafty Cockney! |
| Roger | I lurvve darts - 180!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Claire Tattley | |
| Sid Waddell | When Alexander of Macedonia was 33 he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Bristow is only 27. |
| louise | darts players are sooooooo gr8! |
| Simon Woolf | Darts is great... please save it!!! |
| Kate Miller | |
| George Taylor | |
| Anonymous | |
| Justine Hendry | |
| Pam Sharpless | Its a travesty if this is stopped ! There is nothing like seeing a big strong man throw a dart and then drink a whole pint afterwards... |
| Karl Blockwell | Where will the next Jockey or Eric come from ? |
| eBuzz Usbore | |
| William Walsh | I love Darts and I'm amazing at it. |
| Arthur Cooper | |
| Anonymous | |
| Will Humphrey | |
| Thierry from Hampstead | When I'm not playing or training, I love a game of arrows with the gaffer. Please save our darts! |
| charlie Bernstein | Keep darts alive, I love a game of arrows and a pint |
| Jeremy | Arrows is my life |
| Charlie "the stacker" Dunn | |
| barney | whos' the daddy!! |
| G Cohen | |
| David | |
| David | |
| Adam Dean | |
| Derren Maggs | |
| mr b | darts is great - it must NOT die! |
| Amber Isaacs | Bring back the dart board! I've had enough of the trendy gastro pub with no entertainment. |
| Sean Low | Let's bring this great game back into our pubs! |
| Jill | |
| katy | |
| Gavan Nolan | |
| duncan mackenzie-reid | Darts is a traditional british game and as it is increasing in popularity on television it should not be disappearing from pubs. It is one of the few opportunities left for people to socialise over a friendly game. |
| Sebastian Smith | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| lahnee clark | |
| Nick Phipps | Where else can you see such slim, sexy men strut their stuff? |
| Anonymous | |
| Andrew Webster | |
| CAroline Woolff | I love darts and would hate to see this great british sport become extinct. |
| CAroline Woolff | I love darts and would hate to see this great british sport become extinct. |
| Lesly Hughes | |
| Anonymous | |
| David | Save our Darts |
| Theodoros Pappas | |
| Anonymous | Darts is the only truly global game :-) |
| barry | Darts should be an Olympic sport! |
| Phil | Love it |
| adam smith | You can't get rid of darts in pubs. It's just not right!! |
| Naomi Proudlove | |
| Anonymous | Bullseye |
| Anonymous | Lets keep our darts |
| Anonymous | Lets keep our darts |
| Anonymous | Lets keep our darts |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Clare FLeerackers | |
| Matthew Westmore | |
| bob | Great piece in the Telegraph - good luck! |
| George | |
| kate | darts is the game for everyone! |
| Paul Gaught | Darts should be encouraged. It is a wodnerful social sport and improves mental arithmetic. |
| david | Darts is a British Institution |
| Stuart Bailey | bring back all traditional pub sports, Bar Billiards, Skittles, Darts, etc... good wholesome fun. Unlike the awful fruit machines! |
| josh beattie | |
| Tom Goodwin | |
| mark | Good Campaign |
| matt | |
| mike | love it .....come on Phil ...Save Our Darts |
| paul whitworth | bring back the dartboard to every local boozer.it makes socialising easy,keeps people occupied and doesnt cause any trouble,unlike pool.its a benefit to everyone from the brewery to the customer.YOU CANT BEAT A BIT OF BULLY! |
| steve adam | been playing for 5 years and want the game to continue to rise in popularity |
| jason woods | |
| Chris Galloway | |
| Conor Higgins | Darts is an institution, a way of life, it must be preserved! |
| Mr 100 | 100th person to care ! |
| Alyson | I am darts biggest fan and I agree... WE NEED MORE BOARDS.. I have had to make my own oche at home! |
| katie | I think Darts is a seriously sexy sport .. mmmmmmm |
| Jonny G | Great campaign - read the stuff in Metro and The Telegraph, and heard them talking about it on 5 Live too. I'm off to see my landlord! |
| Anonymous | Datrs is the best sport ever invented and as many pubs a spossible should be encouraged to have a dartboard |
| nimble | |
| terry | My pub removed it dart board 3 years ago, i was very disappointed. |
| steve lane | |
| Luke C | Darts, it's the future! |
| Anonymous | |
| gary scott | |
| Anonymous | It is one of the reasons that I have so many good friends, and a good social circle, it brings families together as they often play in the same team. |
| katie | I am a member of a ladies darts team and struggle to find venues with darts boards except Punch Taverns |
| Max Thomas | C'mon everyone lets get behind this great idea to increase awareness of this petition. Darts has given myself and all at the Soldiers Return Ickenham along with the Hayes & District Darts League many hours of enjoyment and laughter, lets get more teams involved and created |
| Max Thomas | C'mon everyone lets get behind this great idea to increase awareness of this petition. Darts has given myself and all at the Soldiers Return Ickenham along with the Hayes & District Darts League many hours of enjoyment and laughter, lets get more teams involved and created |
| MIchael Phillipson | |
| Mark Holtom | SOD!!!!!!! |
| James Stewart | |
| Anonymous | |
| Ian R | Playing darts is British institution. We've alreadty invented a truck full of games, only to see other nations overtake us due to our nations apathy and lack of pride. Lets get behind the arrows, get people playing darts in our Great British Boozers, and get some pride back in our Country ! |
| Anonymous | |
| dd | eee |
| Ross McGregor | We have enough gastro pubs in London now. |
| kevin morris | 4000 fans, sold out in advance, scramble for tickets weekly watching the pdc premier league at venues throughout the UK. Are they wrong?! Get the boards back in the pubs and clubs - let's play darts! |
| Benjamin Vowles | I play darts at university and we have recently started a new darts club which attracted 69 members in it's first 6 months!! I am sure this enthusiasm for darts can be captured all over the country if facilities are provided.Lets, Play, Darts! |
| Chris Armstrong | Darts is the king of all pub games and should be maintained for future generations to enjoy. |
| PAULLEVINS | |
| David Hartley | Sack the "trendies" and let's get back to proper pubs!! |
| Roger Hunt | I live just outside Edinburgh and can't recall the last time I saw a dartboard in a pub. I have one in the garage and have the occassional throw but it's sad to see these gastro 'pubs' taking over to the decline of true pub entertainment. |
| Tits McGee | |
| Martin Tremblay | |
| Detlef Grein | On one of my visitis to the UK a long time ago I discovered Darts as my game, as my sport.Because of Darts I found a lot of friends in the UK, in the Netherlands, in Switzerland.....Darts helped me learning English because I've made so many English speaking friends.Because of Darts I found a great charity. Now I'm one of their ambassadors and I'm proud of it.No it's time to support this fantastic sport and this is what I want to do, e.g. with signing this petition. A holiday in the UK without a game of Darts would be like seeing the cars in the UK driving on the right hand side. |
| Darren Dineen | |
| robbie burrow | pub and darts go together like fish and chips ,and gets people talking and joining together as a local community should. |
| Mark Smith | |
| Karin Duguid | |
| Anonymous | people need to get over the image that only fat larger drinkers play darts - my 2 year old loves darts already and it can only help his numeracy skills. We need to get youngsters involved so we can keep up with the Dutch youngsters in a few years when Phil retires! |
| alan currivan | |
| Mike Aspey | |
| Kel | Dont be silly, taking away our Darts. Take Gastro-pubs to south france or some other such place, leave us be with our Darts! |
| Paul Wright | how can I help support the campaign |
| Joe Barrett | Would be no harm to bring this type of campagn to Ireland as the sport of darts is getting a rejouvination here but it would be great to see dart boards in pubs in England as anytime I visisted the UK with my arrows they were left in their case. |
| Terry Bray | |
| David Scaum | Give darts a future |
| Keith Martin | |
| Jack Clark | Bring Back Darts To Our Pubs! |
| Anonymous | it is a sad state of affairs to see the decline of pub darts as more dart boards are removed when refurbishments are carried out.my theory is that breweries do not make enough money from darts as opposed to a pool table which requires payment. |
| Adam Gray | |
| Tom Horbury | If its good for Morale....so yes! |
| Chris Reddy | Darts is quality, we play all the time in the Bricklayers in Altrincham.Old skool pubs are a dying breed. I'm sick of hogs head, weatherspoons etc. |
| gareth | |
| Matthew Woolston | |
| Craig Mayo | Darts should be taught in schools! It would certainly help their mathematics! |
| James Bunce | Darts 4 life! |
| gary clapham | |
| Andy Maddams | One of the greatest spoprts in the world |
| Katie Ireland | |
| Phil Daldry | I'm in the minority, in as much as I play 3 x weekly, but it is getting harder to find somewhere to play now. |
| Anonymous | |
| Andrew Blake | |
| adrian fitch | local pub golden key in ipswich is a great darts pub |
| kate monaghan | |
| Daniel Hewson | |
| del boxall | i started playing darts in guildford 23 years ago it was called the walkabout league there was 2 divisions 10 teams in each now there is only 1 pub left out of all of them that has a dart board |
| del boxall | i started playing darts in guildford 23 years ago it was called the walkabout league there was 2 divisions 10 teams in each now there is only 1 pub left out of all of them that has a dart board |
| jason etheridge | |
| Terry Rantala | I just love the game of darts, I've played about 20 years now in my town of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and can never see giving it up! I really hope the dart boards come back to the pubs, because it's my dream someday to go to England and have a game and a pint. Best of luck, Canada is behind you all!!!! |
| steven george | |
| Anonymous | Darts is back don't let go to the dogs now.... |
| owen turner | get rid of the sofas......and get the darts back in to the boozer. |
| Anonymous | Hello,I could not agree more about the Save Our Darts campaign.Have played darts, but never got any good. I'm going to start throwing the arrows again soon.Keep up the good work guys.Kind regards,Dominic. |
| martyn | |
| Anonymous | i am only young but i love to go to the pub and throw darts but some places i go do not have a dartboard which is a shame |
| James Finch | Darts - best game in the world, our local in Lincolnshire has a board as do all neighbouring villages. Its a must.I used to watch football on Sky, but thats gone down hill with diving cheating, girly so called men, watch the darts they are gents and you cant cheat playing darts what you hit is what you hit. |
| john leighton | if people want to eat out then go to a proper eating place lets have our pubs back the way they used to be |
| fraser keyte | |
| Kevin Naylor | Its grown into a massive game now yet these arty farty types want to take away our traditional roots. Lets get those boards back up and move the sofas away from the true mans corner! |
| Kevin Boyle | |
| Anonymous | over the last 10 yrs i have seen local pubs disapear from darts leagues , where ,in my town we had 20 pubs with dartboards, now there is about 4.sad. |
| Dave Hooton | You cannot beat the sensation of having a three in a bed! |
| Charlotte Smith | |
| roger hutton | Darts is the most exciting sport to watch live. I was in Aberdeen last night and the atmosphere was simply awesome! |
| Stephen Warner | |
| Neil Saddington | It's important that dart boards in pubs do not become a thing of the past. I enjoy a game of darts but it is getting harder these days to find public houses that still have boards intsalled in them. |
| danny broughton | why should pubs get rid of dart boards it is 1 of the few british traditions left |
| Rich R | My old man, said follow the... |
| Lee Hunt | |
| lee epthorp | i am very lucky that both my local pubs have dart boards and compete in leagues however i travel alot around the country and always take my arrows with me, unfortunately its usually a waste of time as 9 times out of 10 there will not be a board to play on in the pubs |
| Lee Hunt | |
| Gerallt Roberts | |
| Gerallt Roberts | |
| Anonymous | |
| Andy Macintosh | |
| Andy Macintosh | |
| Andrew Griffiths | We can't allow the great game of darts to disapear from our local pubs! |
| Greg Lynch | There should be at least 2 dart boards in every bar! |
| tom | why dont people start up darts clubs like they have pool halls? maybe im on to somethin? |
| natalie harrison | |
| Philip McGinley | |
| stuart rann | Darts- exciting, skillfull,sociable and is still a GREAT pub game lets keep it alive |
| andy coleman | One of all time great sports in ever invented. So simple and easy to play and have the craic as well. |
| forkz2006 | it should be law to have a dartboard when selling beer.... come on this is a serious problem |
| Jason Mitchell | i fully agree with u guys..but i dont think its just the u.k. thats losing the newer,younger players..i live in Glace Bay,Canada..im 26 and ive been playin for 12 yrs and theres nothin in my life that i would rather do to make money or even support a family than to play darts..and we are also losing the younger,newer players..younger people just dont seem that interested and i think their nuts..its the best game in the world to me....I hope ur campaign is a great success..we sure need something like that to attract newer players and to teach my home town something about the greatest sport in the world...good luck...DaRTeRJaY |
| Stephen Pethick | I've played darts for 25 years & nothing can beat the game for friendliness & community spirit. Bring back the board! |
| Glynis Pethick | |
| Dan Chapman | The greatest sport in the world, long live the arrows! |
| Marco Eralino | |
| chris clements | i love the game of darts but now so many pubs have eithier pool tabels or tables for food over the throw so you cant get a game. its also a great night out meeting different people and having a laugh during the regular pub darts season. |
| john brooks | I am 22 years old and i have beeen playing darts for 6 years. My local pub still has a dart board and i go in every night for a few games and play in the team, but in my area there is very few younger players |
| mike plankton | Its a travesty that I live in London and i can't play darts in my local. ironically, within walking distance there must be about 10 pubs where i can get a langoustine salad...the world has gone mad....Save Our Darts. |
| Geoff | Nice One |
| NICHOLAS MARTIN | Without this great traditional British social sport, there will be an important part of our culture gone forever and that would be tragic. I thought the current Governement were trying to encourage the spread of the sport amongst the young, especially with the positive maths element but like most things, they talk without action! |
| Andy Profeit | 'mon the C team!! |
| Scott Swanson | |
| mary woods | i have been playing darts for nearly 20 years,both in london & now in yorkshire, it is a game that i really enjoy. to me darts is a fun sport and a good social night out. i would not miss playing darts for anything. |
| Chris Newton | Bring back darts in all pubs ! |
| andrew | Yeah do what Phil says |
| jason burkhill | darts is a great past time and a fantastic way to meet people |
| Wayne Howard | All pubs should have a dartboard. Darts is fun and cheap to play. I have started playing league darts and can only get better if there are leagues to play in and people to play against. Brits are never going to rule the darts world if we don't have places to play. We need more Phil Taylor's! |
| Mik Breakwell | Bring back to double to start to add more skill to arrows. |
| david hunt | save our good old british boozers,darts,skittles and crib to the fore,leave the food to restaurants, come and have a pint and a bit of competition, before they ban that as well!! |
| Matthew Woolcock | |
| Matt Wilton | You cannot beat a good pint of real ale, a real fire and a proper game of arrows!.However I hate to see a scruffy old board that has been up for years. If I had the money i would supply every darts pub in the country with a new winmau board! |
| Jo Wilton | My favourite pub game.Our local has a good board but can you believe it ....NO TEAM! |
| Flare44 | Darts & pubs are our tradition, just like the French with thier crap wine & frogs legs, The Spanish with thier afternoon naps and bull fighting, the Italians with thier pizza & diving! If we loose our tradition, we might as well be AMERICAN!! |
| Flare44 | Darts & pubs are our tradition, just like the French with thier crap wine & frogs legs, The Spanish with thier afternoon naps and bull fighting, the Italians with thier pizza & diving! If we loose our tradition, we might as well be AMERICAN!! |
| alison price | I really enjoy darts but only from watching my dad thomas price play in a county team at pubs he used to practice at home,however he sadly died in 2004 but at least he got to play john lowe,now id like to carry on the game for him only i dont hear about many teams nowadays so i play at home.BRING BACK THE DARTBOARDS PLEASE. |
| Anonymous | have been playing darts in pubs now since i was 13 years old i say bring the darts back into the pubs |
| Jason Bence | A british pub needs a dartboard. |
| d.j.hall | i say bring back the darts boards in to the british pubs more teams and more venues |
| graham clarke | as an ex publican i had 2 mens & 2 ladies teams & sue talbot an england international used my board as her practice board & the darts teams were my bread & butter they paid the bills but mainly always made it an enjoyable evening |
| Vicki Cutler | There should be a dartboard in every pub, what a great game... and a way to meet new friends. |
| Vicki Cutler | There should be a dartboard in every pub, what a great game... and a way to meet new friends. |
| Mark Jackson | |
| Hans Hagley | |
| Darren Pizzy | I have played darts since i was a little boy & am 26 now & still play every day. Serious some nights for teams & others just having a mess about with friends. All around my area local pubs have been slowly getting rid of the boards including a pub i used to play for on tuesday evenings & turning them into restaurant/pubs. I would love to see pubs bringing back the boards. Theres nothing better than having a few beers with your mates & a game of darts too. |
| JIM MITCHELL | WELL DONEIT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE DART BOARD BACK INTO MOST PUBS.WHEN WE PLAY IF YOU TOOK THE DART PLAYERS OUT OF THE PUBS ON A MONDAY (THE PUBS ARE ALMOST EMPTY)ABOUT TIME THE LANDLORDS/BREWERS REALISED THIS. |
| ciaran | I am a 12 year old dart player, and although i do not go into pubs, i think darts is an improtant part of the boozers;) |
| Philip Marshall | The more darts the better |
| annabelle | there's nothing more thrilling than watching two men go head-to-head on the oche! |
| Anonymous | |
| dave walmsley | |
| gareth jones | darts must be saved as it is a big part of british life |
| anthony whike | this game MUST be saved or no more phil taylors will be born |
| John Smith | |
| Stephen Jenkins | Darts needs to be saved, its one of the last sports that the british are any good at |
| Phil Howell | Bring back the dartboard to english pubs. I've just had my passageway fitted out with a dartboard and my sons absolutely love it. It would be a travesty if darts dissapeared from our pubs as it has a inherrant place in english history. LONG LIVE DARTS!!!!!!!!! |
| Simon Pound | You can't beat it, a pint (or 10!) and a game of darts! I live in the middle of our town centre and its the only pub around that has a dart board. SCANDALOUS! SAVE OUR DARTS |
| graham jones | we hav,nt got many english traditions left so for good sake lets not lose darts!! been a POWER fan for years,as a ex pro bike racer i can take my hat off to someone who has dedicated his life to sport a and continues to kick ass at the highest level. |
| Stu Robertson | Sod the leather sofas and fancy belgium wheat beers give me an 'oche, tungsten and dartboard any day. Lets play darts my friends. |
| lawrence | Hi Was on the phone chat in on 3 counties radio Saturday morning. Agree Darts are on the decline but only we the dart players can change that. Action can be put in place that could bring back the Dartboard and the players. feel free to mail me. Thanks for your time. Bye. Law |
| Tom Bysouth | The provision of dart boards in Leeds city centre is pathetic. Of the two dart boards I have found one is hung about half a foot to low and the other oneyou cannot stand the required distance away. |
| jeff | i stopped playing darts for 18 years because of family commitments but ive just come back last year to play and won the local leauge with the team i play in and its great to be back if it wasnt for dartboards being in the pub i would never go into one as i hate the new plastic pubs all frills but no heart |
| Cat L | |
| Anonymous | both my boy's play darts at home, but the pubs are not willing to let youth teams in to play in competitions(if you can find a youth team). we have tried but it seems to be down to licencing law's. so where are the next generation of players going to come from? look at the dutch! |
| Kevin Chase | |
| steve groucott | save our darts |
| Anonymous | Im 18 years old.. and i have been playing darts for 3 years.. in that time, i have played youth superleague and youth county.. and it is nice to see how much the game has grown in such a short space of time.. and it is nice to see the number of youth dart players increase.. without darts in pubs.. the number of players will soon decrease.. untill darts is no more... which would be a massive shame.. |
| Chris Ward | About time the lack of dart boards in pubs was addressed, the pubs local to me that do have boards tend to have extremely poor ones, we need to follow Holland and Germany's example and have dart bars, get boards into cafe's and coffee shops as well otherwise we'll never produce another world Champion as dominant as Phil.www.philtaylorfans.com |
| Hywel Morgan | The best British tradition slowly being eroded by commerce. Pubs need darts! |
| DAMIAN GARNER | I am an absolute mad darts fan, my mum taught me in her local pub, but I have too noticed the decline of the dart board in our pubs. I am having to resort to buying one and placing it in the bedroom, to my wife's displeasure (although she's a huge fan of the game). Please for the love of darts BRING BACK THE DART BOARD TO OUR LOCAL PUBS! |
| anthony ryder | what did i do be for i started watching and playing darts |
| erik jellema | Darts is such a great sport , here in holland we have in all pubs a dartboard an play competition on tuesday:) i can't believe in england home of darts, its no longer usual that there is a dartsboard in the pub !! |
| Ginny Haylett | |
| john hibbert | i agree lets get darts back into all pubs/clubs but dont let them put in electronic pay and play original bristle the only way |
| Jason Turvey | Sadly the demise of the dartboard as a feature in our local pub has coincided with the demise of the traditional local pub. 'Gastropubs', which make more money from food than alcohol and pubs turned into 'clubby' pubs for a younger market have squeezed out the dartboard (and the space they need).Thank goodness for shops like Argos that have sold darts and dartboards for the home for many years, but the pub is where the dartboard truly belongs! |
| Simon Hicks | |
| Simon Hicks | |
| Owen Walters | The rise of the gastropub is a disaster for darts as a whole. I feel that darts is a fantastic way to meet new people & it would be a disaster if many more pubs went this way!!I love the sport as it has brought me much enjoyment over the past 18 years. |
| Owen Walters | The rise of the gastropub is a disaster for darts as a whole. I feel that darts is a fantastic way to meet new people & it would be a disaster if many more pubs went this way!!I love the sport as it has brought me much enjoyment over the past 18 years. |
| Tim | Darts is class, i love it.Keep the dartboard in our pubs.Get rid of the gastro pubs NOW!! |
| Michelle Wild | |
| mark crowther | save our darts, its not just about fat men playing darts in the pub the game is growing and soon will be as big as a day out at the football |
| Paul Vaughan | Darts is a great game to play and is a great social event. Every pub should have a dart board |
| Maggie Walsh | Bring back darts! It would be good to bring back traditional persuits to our pubs. |
| Maggie Walsh | Bring back darts! It would be good to bring back traditional persuits to our pubs. |
| Anonymous | lets right back against these boring gastro pubs that have no atmoshere whatsoever. |
| Jamie Donovan | Must save darts! |
| Darren Foster | We can not let the grassroots of this great sport slip away. Many of the sports world champions have started their throwing careers in their local pubs. Every sport needs a new generation of players coming through other wise that sport will cease to exist, which is why the access to boards in local pubs is a vital part of keeping darts at the for front of British sport. Which other sport can this nation say that it dominates? |
| Michael Alexander | |
| Paul Fairhurst | |
| nigel | This campaign is important - darts must not be allowed to die out in pubs! |
| nick williams | |
| jamie baden | darts the greatest game --- helped my maths and met most of my mates playing darts |
| nicola | have been a keen player since i was 16, and still play about 5 nights a week at our local.....dont let darts die! |
| Kevin Hardy | |
| Alma Burke | |
| Preben Krabben | |
| Preben Krabben | |
| Norman Clark | a lot of the pubs where i live would be dead on a monday & friday if it was'nt for having darts teams.also when i was younger marking the board for my dad helped my maths |
| Chris McQuiggin | Darts is class, nuff said. |
| Taff Gidi | I played darts in High School, but I havent had a chance to play after leaving school mainly because very few pubs offer the opportunity now.Darts are a wonderful game, the should not go extinct. |
| matt | |
| Andy Frost | Bring back dartboards now!!!!!! |
| Shellie Ruthven | |
| Michael Duell | I am only 14 yrs old and darts has helped me with my maths skills and i find it hard to drag myself away from the dartboard. PLEASE SAVE MY DARTS. |
| Anonymous | save our darts get the youngsters involved |
| Chris Mabbs | I am lucky in that my local has three dartboards but there are many others in my area that have none at all so i support 'save our darts' 100%. |
| Chris Mabbs | I am lucky in that my local has three dartboards but there are many others in my area that have none at all so i support 'save our darts' 100%. |
| john biggs | |
| michelle | Darts is my favorite sport :-) |
| Anonymous | darts is still stong in york but it would be great to see boards back up in a lot of the pubs around the city |
| Alex Smith | Love the ocky, love me arrows, SAVE OUR DARTS! |
| graham | I second this. My local pub has just been taken over and although at the moment we still playing in our league, its going to be turned into some awful 'gastro-pub' soon and we'll have nowhere to play anymore. Its sad. |
| Andrew Ramage | |
| Julie Alloway | Its not only men that enjoy a game of darts. We are a first division ladies dart team, and i must admit that our area has dart boards in most of its pubs and clubs.Our club alone has 8 boards. All full every thurs. night |
| Robby Morris | A vital part of Britain's heritage. Despite the efforts of some to move darts up a social level or two, it remains typically a working man's sport. The working man's meeting place?......In the pub!! |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | Darts is now recognised as a sport in the UK.BRING IT BACK |
| Geoff Symcox | |
| Gareth | I think every pub should have a dartboard. It is one of the few remaining traditions in a pub. Save our darts |
| grimeytaylor | more effort should be made to get dartboards in all types off pubs including posh wine bars which are replacing traditional pubs in london and killing the darts leagues in london! |
| Anonymous | |
| paul davies | |
| paul davies | |
| dave follows | its a tradition and more and more this country loses its tradition...its time to put whats british back into britain...Bring back darts - not 2 for a fiver !!! |
| Anonymous | Everypub should have a dartboard |
| sharon | |
| Robert Wright | |
| steve smith | Darts is great fun with your friends and certainly beats eating rubbish frozen overpriced food in pubs! |
| Richard Lindsay | |
| sean mcdonald | This is essential to keep the sport alive. Dartboards should be in the vast majority of pubs. |
| Peter Nicholls | Yes, more darts in pubs. It's a social thing, a good laugh. We have a dart board in our front room. Mine and my kids maths have really improved since we started playing too!!!! |
| Tom Rosling | darts belong in the pub lets keep it there |
| Anonymous | I really hope this pulls off lads! |
| Geralad Roberts | Love darts Love Watching Love Playing |
| sean | |
| Anonymous | Don't let darts die....it's got to be one of the most fun indoor sports to play all year round.whether you play in a league or not don't let darts be a thing of the past try it today you'll soon be hooked. |
| Stephen Macaulay | |
| Lee Kelly | |
| Alan Fraser | Wednesday night is darts night !!!!! Lovin it... Lovin it... Lovin it ..........http://frasertowers.leaguerepublic.com/ |
| Martin Donald | |
| karen smith | i play darts in the berkshire area, and my local pub are planning to do a charity 36 hour dart marathon, for the berkshire air ambulance, is there any one which can help us to organise such an event? if so can you please get in touch with me, thank you |
| karen smith | i play darts in the berkshire area, and my local pub are planning to do a charity 36 hour dart marathon, for the berkshire air ambulance, is there any one which can help us to organise such an event? if so can you please get in touch with me, thank you |
| eleanor hall | |
| Edward Helenius | |
| tim buhagiar | there are now only 2 pubs left in the town i live with a dart board |
| Richard Andrew | darts is both enjoyable and educatioal. i dont know where i would be without the game. been lovin it and enjoyin it for nearly 15 years. my maths is so good because of it. i want my son to enjoy it as much as i have. cant if the boards disappear. Darts is the biggest growin SPORT. thats right its a Sport now. |
| mr harry holbrook | i work and drink in surbiton and there is not a dartboard in any of the 10 pubs its not right darts is what makes this country great bring back darts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| mr harry holbrook | i work and drink in surbiton and there is not a dartboard in any of the 10 pubs its not right darts is what makes this country great bring back darts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Harry | Yet another great British institution in need of rescue, hopefully this can help the turn around. |
| shane hamilton | darts is dying in pubs and clubs and i think it would be great to get the show back on the road |
| kevin hennessy | |
| Ade Lucas | |
| Anonymous | Wherever I've lived in Britain, I have played for a pub darts team since I was 20. Darts is a fabulous way of meeting new people, visiting new pubs and something everyone can do regardless of age, money or gender. |
| Lee Griffin | I Love darts and have a board recently put up in my living room. This is because i have no practice partner and have found it near on inpossible to get involved. I have even emailed Martin Wolfie Adams (he lives in my area) but no reply. If i have found it so hard to get involved it is a huge job to get it back to grass roots level. Can anybody help me get involved? |
| Dave Ayres | I enjoy Darts as much as any other sport; it is a supreme skill to consistently hit 100+ scores. |
| Mark Phillips | |
| Sam Kimpton | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| leo | I am 26 years old and i have beeen playing darts for 6 years. My local pub still has a dart board and i go in every night for a few games and play in the team, but in my area there is very few younger players |
| Anonymous | I'm lucky enough to have a dartboard at my house so i can play regularly, however all my locals dont have one so i rarely play a game against somebodyBRING BACK DARTBOARDS! |
| Jessica Hocking | |
| John Harte | The game of darts cannot be allowed to be erased from British pubs. The game of darts in pubs is a quintessential part of British/Irish culture. Darts cannot be allowed to diminish in this fashion.John Harte, London |
| raymond owen | this is good news indeed you go to most towns these days and they are these awful themed pubs, yuck, and if there is a dartboard, it is in a dusty corner out of the way and the board is like a rock but these same pubs make room for a pool table where they can make money, we play our darts on monday nights , our other hatred are sky tv , there's always a footie match on as we are trying to play, who in the hell wants to see dagenham & REDBRIDGE, ban footie from our pubs, if you want to watch footie go to the game or watch it at home pls |
| Tim 'The Verminator' Bolton | |
| Anonymous | |
| Terry Hennessy | we just held the pdc uk open southern regional finals at my local it was a fantastic couple of days with most of the top players attending the place was packed Darts will never die but it could definately do with a boost in other locals come on landlords. |
| Carl Indest-USA | In 1987 a bartender at Harry's Place asked me if I wanted to throw a game of darts. I said yes, and have not ceased playing for over 20 years. It is a sport of friends and famliy, and is very competetive at all levels. It is an easy game to fall in love with as I have, and most of my close friends. And there is no discrimination in darts-no color/etnic barriers, no gender barriers, and no monetary barriers. It is a game of fun, and will always be that way. And this is unlike most sports. |
| Carl Indest-USA | In 1987 a bartender at Harry's Place asked me if I wanted to throw a game of darts. I said yes, and have not ceased playing for over 20 years. It is a sport of friends and famliy, and is very competetive at all levels. It is an easy game to fall in love with as I have, and most of my close friends. And there is no discrimination in darts-no color/etnic barriers, no gender barriers, and no monetary barriers. It is a game of fun, and will always be that way. And this is unlike most sports. |
| Kelly Louise | I Agree to save our darts campaign, as I am in my local pubs darts teams Womens and Mixed I enjoy the sport very much and I go into pubs and they haven't got a dart board up I am disappointed as they will show the darts on telly but they wont play it and when i watch darts on tv sometimes I like to throw a dart my self as i have a dart board in my own bedroom to be fair if more pubs got dart board i guess you could say more pople will becme better and they could one day hopefully play in the PDC! thats my dream one day anyway, even if its no body elses. |
| The Stubbmeister | Who needs a Menu, when you've got a dartboard in the bar ? Excuse me Landlord can we rub the Chef's specials off the blackboard so we can play some Arrows !The Stubbmeister Bermuda |
| Gene Wilson | |
| John Lynch | S.O.D.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I play every thursday for knotty ash darts league in liverpool. It is a brilliant time and there should be more darts teams. |
| simon arnold | If the breweries believe they are adopting a more European image of pubs, they should think again because Darts is becoming more and more more popular on the continent, especially in Geneva where we have our own league. |
| Richard Woolff | oooh l love my darts. Nothing like caressing those feathers in one hand while gripping a good old ale in the other. Don't let them die out. Long live darts...... |
| shaun barrett | darts is a great social game and bonds friends and locals alike, it's just a shame the gastro venues don't see any future with tradition |
| Will Rolt | SAVE OUR DARTS |
| Gavin Felgate | How could anyone even think of getting rid of darts? |
| Steve lawrence | |
| Richard Tidmarsh | I used to drink in Birmingham city centre every weekend and only one pub there had a dartboard....and they were told by the brewery not to openly advertise any competitions as it went against the breweries "image", the same as Sunday football teams. Needless to say it soon went. Breweries are killing the Great British Pub! |
| Mike Skuse | My 8 year old daughter often does the chalking while i am practising, she was recently asked by her maths teacher how you could split up the number 128 ? Her reply to the class was treble twenty, treble 20 double four !! |
| Anonymous | I live in Bradley Stoke, Bristol and not one pub has a dart board, and most nights in the week especially Mondays when the bristol darts leagues take place these pubs are empty and a darts team would help boost the pubs profits. |
| Pieter Jenniskens | Here from the Netherlands i also sign the petition, because i think darts is the sports game from England and this should always be like that. I see in the Netherlans that darts is veru popular and we have got a lot of competions and events, also for the beginner.Many talents have come forward from this the last past years and there are many to come. So why not in England. The younsters still have the Future! |
| Stuart Pinnells | Darts is one the most enjoyable and friendliest sports ever. Britain has the some of the best dart players in the world and we should be proud of it! |
| Anonymous | we need darts in our lifes so please Mr landlord put our dartboards back |
| Marcus Pagett | Less stuff to do in the pub will lead to spending more time at home with the wife. This is a bad thing. Save our darts, save our lives... |
| Richard Green | It is harder and harder to find a pub with a dart board. The problem is most landlords are only interested in profits. Dart boards don't charge per game (thankfully) but a pool table gets an extra quid every 5 minutes or so. There are too many soul less food pubs around now and not enough proper 'locals'. |
| Phil Appleby | Bring back the Dart Board. On searching for a pub with a board in the WC2 area of London we went to over a dozen pubs before we found one! |
| Simon Watson | After work, I tried to find a pub with a dart board and it took about 7 pubs before we managed to get a board. The game is definitely dying in London. :( |
| Simon Watson | After work, I tried to find a pub with a dart board and it took about 7 pubs before we managed to get a board. The game is definitely dying in London. :( |
| Mattishall B | http://mattishallbdartsteam.mysite.orange.co.uk/Bring back the dartboard in Norwich pubs!! |
| Kathleen Renwick | |
| Mark Evans | We shouldn't let our traditions die - darts has been around longer than all of us, so keep playing and make a difference!! |
| Alex C | Here, here. More pubs with boards in them and less chain Wetherspoons. |
| katy parkes | we have 3 dart boards in the pub and friday nights are darts the whole pub plays we r a villge pub and without the darts it would not be the same |
| Nigel Cooke | The british pub is dying because dartboards are no longer present in them, pubs are now cold and unfriendly. Bring back darts in pubs and make the british boozer great again!!! |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | every pub should have a dart board |
| shaw mcmahon | it is a shame as i have to drive 20 minutes away to a pub the has a dartboard for a regular game. there should be a law stating all bars have a dartboard available |
| Michael Smedley | |
| Martin Hogg | Dart boards should also be in schools,its a good fun way to learn maths |
| Steve Anstey | All the George with this!! |
| kirsty pethig | i have grown up with both my parents playing for their local darts team and now its our turn my sister plays for her local team and i play whenever i get the chance. our family just loves going to the pub for a game or arrows and a few pints.Darts for us brings our family closer together! |
| Dom | Darts is an instituton...and should be forever revered as such. The game at its grass roots level promotes a sense of community, sportsmanship, healthy competition….and strong mathermic abilty..!! The survival of the game is essential. |
| Anonymous | Save Our Darts Please. |
| Ken Sparnon | Save Our Darts Please. |
| Tony | I play darts with my 12 year old son and it has realy helped with his maths at school i`ve seen a great inprovement in his marks,he often asks if he can play down the pub when he`s older i dont know what to tell him as not many pubs with boards in my area (Hammersmith London) |
| Don Peters | |
| stu biggs | Darts + beer = Heaven |
| Anonymous | Great website! Down with the posh wine bars! Its time for the thousands and thousands of Darts fans 2 unite and get Dart Boards back in2 our boozers!!! |
| Darren Lawson | |
| Anonymous | |
| Anonymous | |
| Graham McFarlane | Breweries should lower their prices in pubs as more teams than ever sign their teams at clubs for cheaper drinks, i've been a county player for 20+ yrs and all grass roots players start off in pubs traditionally. |
| Graham Inniss | In support of the Save Our Darts Campaign I am providing an interactive listing on the DartsHome.com web site of all pubs that have dartboards in them stating where possible the number installed. The main purpose of this is to allow dartplayers to select the darts pubs that they may wish to visit and strenghen the game of darts in those pubs that support darts. Visit www.dartshome.com for info on the lauch date. |
| brian | i luv darts! |
| lee andrews | we have to do something soon |
| Dave B | Great social game. |
| Anonymous | A similar effort in North America - especially Canada - would be a huge help in getting darts recognized as a money-maker for the promoters over here. As it stands, nobody with any real sponsorship money.... here in Canada anyway, has any interest in helping to promote darts.Good for Blue Square! Great for Darts. Best of luck from a Canuck! |
| leggsy | |
| Bernie Mcalister | I love darts, one out of eight pubs in my area play darts on a regular basis.There are too many pubs serving food and 24 hour drinking thats killing it. |
| Killer | |
| Hazel Manktelow | |
| Rachel Lane | |
| Dave Crumpton | This is bollocks... i play darts 4 times a week.. Sunday Tuesday Wednesday And Fridayz .. If we lose the game of darts i would have to spend more time with the girlfriend!!!.. i ve been playing darts for 2 years and it takes a good player to beat me now.. PLEASE DONT TAKE AWAY OUR DARTS!!!! |
| Glenn Roberts | It's up to us to stop young British blokes becoming a bunch of Jesses.Stop posing and start playing darts - be a man!!!! |
| micky reed | i think its a disgrace and darts is a sport enjoyed in pubs for many years !!! |
| Anonymous | trebble 16 |
| Andy | never mind eating, lets have a game of arrers |
| Andrew White | Darts is the greatest pub game of all time, phil taylor and co have elevated the game back up and made it more popular than ever, crowds are extremely popular for all major dart TV events and so we should keep this game available so more Phil Taylors can come through and keep the worlds best players british. |
| Nick Frost | Thanks to the Daily sport i'm part of the now world famous rosary darts team |
| Nick Frost | Thanks to the Daily sport i'm part of the now world famous rosary darts team |
| Dave Ross | Not much better than having a bevvy whilst playing darts. Every pub should have one. |
| Dave Mitchell | Magic Darts!!!! |
| GD 50cent | keep darts alive! bring back the boards in pubs! |
| Gary Milne | |
| Richard Gale | |
| Brandon Stockwell | |
| simon wood | ive enjoyed playing darts ever since ive been old enough 2 go into pubs and have played in leagues for a number of years i think this petition is a great idea and just hope the boards are re-installed so we can play all the time |
| Kristopher Davidson | It's a totally different thing practicing at home and playing darts with people. I very rarely get the chance to play with different people and improve my game because it is becoming quite hard to find pubs with dart boards in. |
| samantha bailey | Darts plays a huge part of creating a social atomosphere in a pub, its something everyone can relate too. I move around alot and darts is a great ice breaker in a new pub. |
| charlie dorner | You are doing a great job by standing up for a time honored tradition, keep up the good work |
| Kenny Allison | its disappointing to see the lack of darts in pubs now. with the exposure on tv now you'd think it'd pick up in the pubs. my local pub has currently started a dart team and we're trying to start our own league and encourage other pubs to join so if anybody close to the hamilton area is interested please contact Bradelys bar in hillhouse road. bring back the darts |
| James Campbell | I dont want to see dartboards disappearing in pubs and clubs because there is nothing better than a game of darts not just in pubs but anywhere I would reccomend people have them in the house aswell |
| Michael Marshall | Darts is an English tradition and should be played in all pubs and clubs throughout the whole country ..So come on all you landlords and land ladies stick up a dartboard ..thanks .Mike .... |
| Michael Marshall | Darts is an English tradition and should be played in all pubs and clubs throughout the whole country ..So come on all you landlords and land ladies stick up a dartboard ..thanks .Mike .... |
| Michael Marshall | Great please keep our darts it is an English tradition and needs to be play in all pubs and clubs .Leighton Rees ,John Lowe , Bill Leonard Phil Taylor are just a few greats ,and who knows there might just be another great player out there just waiting to be found .. Please keep our Darts thanks Mike from Colchester |
| GARY WALKER | please save dart its a grate game.and grate fun. |
| Anonymous | please save dart its a grate game.and grate fun. |
| Daniel Gifford | Save Darts!! Best Game Ever!!! |
| Richard Plank | Darts is Great! We cannot lose it, I would love nothing more than to go the pub and play a game of Killer, everyone in the pub mingling and drinking together as friends, BEING SOCIABLE, breaking the ice for newcomers |
| Anonymous | They cant get rid of our darts. wot else r we sposed 2 do in the pub??????????????? |
| Ashley Rees | Darts is an ace sport, I'm currently playing a local league level and would be gutted if this game was to disappear. |
| paul fryett | |
| John Parrack | Dartboards in pubs are a valuable asset to todays society. Not only does it give everyone the opportunity to play a sport enjoyed by many thousands across the globe, but opens up a way of making new friends and opening up parts of the brain that sometimes doesn't get used due to the technology currently in use around the world. laptops, barcodes, calculators etc...proves maths can stil be done by brain alone! |
| Danovic | Get more boards up now. I love a game of arrows down our local on a monday night. Up the Rockets!!! |
| Andrew hurst | One love, Darts! |
| Ashley Powell | I have also noticed the rapid decline in pubs not having a dart board, I am TRYING to constuct a darts team within my local, however, the lack of interest is ever worrying. I have the full backing from the Landlords, but trying to increase the sport itself is troubling. I've even mentioned 24 hour darts competitions or something, but as of yet nothing has been arranged. If anyone has any suggestions then please let me know. The other problem is there aren't many leagues in which the team once evolved could join, as the Tuesday one doesn't end till August 2007, my players will not remain interested till then. Ashley(Stoke-on-Trent) |
| Jonathan Symes | What would we do without darts? Christmas and New Year would never be the same without the World Championship - and I would be at a loss on a monday night without my regular appearances for the Red Lion Rockets! |
| Jonathan Symes | What would we do without darts? Christmas and New Year would never be the same without the World Championship - and I would be at a loss on a monday night without my regular appearances for the Red Lion Rockets! |
| mark duggan | i've just taken up darts and can;t get enough. You need more Televised events like the lakeside and pdc tournemants on a constant weekly basis. This will help to promote and market this fantastic sport. |
| John Horsley | I have run the Malvern Mens Darts League for ten years.At its lowest 8 years ago we had only 6 teams.We have just finished our winter league with 16 teams and looks like the same amount for the summer.I am also the landlord of th New Inn pub and I need the darts for trade.When the smoking ban comes in and we lose a few dart players pubs will be looking for new young players to keep the team going.The Premier League Darts has helped a lot lateley to get the interest going especially now we have a local hero in Terry Jenkins |
| John Horsley | I have run the Malvern Mens Darts League for ten years.At its lowest 8 years ago we had only 6 teams.We have just finished our winter league with 16 teams and looks like the same amount for the summer.I am also the landlord of th New Inn pub and I need the darts for trade.When the smoking ban comes in and we lose a few dart players pubs will be looking for new young players to keep the team going.The Premier League Darts has helped a lot lateley to get the interest going especially now we have a local hero in Terry Jenkins |
| Phill | Darts gives me and my mates a lot of pleasure, especially as we play in a charity league - it gives us all a lot of satisfaction to raise money for good causes and have fun all at the same time! |
| Matthew Griffiths | |
| Kevin Boyle | |
| Anonymous | |
| Phil Spicer | Well I'm lucky I have two in my pub, Ijust feel sorry for those who havent. A pub aint a pub without a dartboard. |
| Anthony Brakes | You can't beat a good game of darts with your mates in the local pub, It's a national institution (or it should be). |
| Mark Smith | |
| Ian Jacques | I agree 110% i live in a Student area in Sheffield South Yorkshire and all the Dartboards have disappeared in most of my Locals |
| paul scott | more darts more fun |
| Anonymous | Darts should be played in schools.Not only is it a competitive sport but it helps kids with their maths . |
| clive derham | it`s a game that requires a lot of concentration and skill |
| james anderson | darts is a sport anyone can play,it also keeps the brain active. |
| Stuart Taylor | All pubs and clubs should be made to have dart boards, I would also insist that pubs make darts available without the need for brining your own or having to ask to borrow them, there cheap enough to buy, so why not have them there for people to use. PS come on Phil, regain your world title! |
| Edward Steele | If more young kids played arrows then their maths would be greatly improved. |
| IAN WRIGHT | A worthy cause |
| Jonny Byrne | Save our darts! |
| Chris McGrory | |
| Anonymous | What would a pub be without a good ol dart board? It would be nothing. Save Our Darts!!!! |
| Gary North | Darts is a very educational sport.All four main areas of maths are covered, and is a most enjoyable way of learning them.Losing this would be a crime |
| Peter Beau Leigh | We are in guernsey and darts is still very popular it is the pubs that a declining due to the smoking ban we have had for a year now. |
| danielle cox | i,m a keen dart player i,m 24yr of women, i,d be deveststed if darts boards was to be taken down fight to save our darts |
| mark reed | |
| danielle cox | i,m a keen dart player i,m 24yr of women, i,d be deveststed if darts boards was to be taken down fight to save our darts |
| Richard Cook | More darts, less tarts!! |
| andy lavender | save our darts! untill you have had a game you have never lived. |
| Jon Honeybun | |
| jim mcculloch | we still have a dart board in our local but we dont have a league our team did play in a league about 3 year ago now but since we won the league and dominated the other competitions they havent let us back in anyway the darts scene in scotland has been dying for the past 6-7 years i just hope something can be done sooner rather than later yours j |
| nick poole | this game is not hard to play plus you make lots of friends... we also need to encourage more youngsters to play |
| simon ingamells | |
| Joy Gee | Ihad a sroke just over 2 years ago and I was a relatively good player in our local league. If it wasn't for my love of the sport I don't think I would have made such a good recovery. I am back playing and have just been awarded a trophy for 'player of the season' in our team. Darts really did save my life! |
| Joy Gee | Ihad a sroke just over 2 years ago and I was a relatively good player in our local league. If it wasn't for my love of the sport I don't think I would have made such a good recovery. I am back playing and have just been awarded a trophy for 'player of the season' in our team. Darts really did save my life! |
| matthew mcconnell | im 17 and the last 2 years, me and my mate have loved playing darts with one another...it keeps people our age off the streets and out of trouble. also now i am 17, i joined a pub darts team last year, i got to the final of the league darts knockouts and helped my local team to win our first darts league title. well impressed with myself with inspirational figures like....phil taylor, barney and local lads like phil nixon (reached BDO final vs martin taylor '07)Matthew McConnell |
| Geoff Nicholls | |
| Michael Duell | I'm 14 and i love playing darts but the only thing is i cant get involved anywhere because i cant play for a pub team and i cant find the details for the tyne and wear or durham county youth team. By not making this info clear more and more youngsters will be dropping out of darts |
| Ben Stuart | Don't let the Dart Board die with the rest of British Culture... when I look back on the best nights / early mornings of my life they all involve a pint and a game of darts!! |
| Tony Rudd | All very true, very few darts boards now in pubs & quite often when there is one you cannot use it because it will infringe on other people in the pub or the pool table takes preferance |
| Lesley Inniss | Being born & bred into darts as i was i can not imagine the sport of darts not being around.apart from being a good social event it gets people to communicate as they have something in common, lifelong friendships are formed not just with people from your own country but from around the world, A game of darts is equal in that you both have 3 darts a board and an oche the best person wins on the night and the other the next time thats what makes you want to keep playing as you know you can always have a chance of winning! |
| gary thornton | |
| Mark Milgate | SAVE OUR DARTS!! |
| john in blackpool | save our darts |
| dartanion | about time something was done ,our local darts league has been struggerling for a number of years now for new teams and players. |
| tristan thomas | darts, is the working mans sport it may not be caviar but it is the best fish and chips in the world |
| Carl moss | dont let another classic british sport go down the drain |
| carl moss | dont let this classic british sport die out |
| kim eddington | i run my own darts team its a goodnite out and its fun .its a shame more pubs and clubs dont want to get a team .even got a dart board in the bedroom.u know what they say .u cant beat abit of bully. |
| kim eddington | i run my own darts team its a goodnite out and its fun .its a shame more pubs and clubs dont want to get a team .even got a dart board in the bedroom.u know what they say .u cant beat abit of bully. |
| Richard Jones | |
| Darren Budd | you can't beat a pint and 501 |
| Tania Midlane | Both myself and my husband play darts and have done so for many years which we enjoy, we are fully behind this campaign and support it fully . Darts is not just for TV viewing it is also enjoyed in pubs & clubs throughout the country. |
| Simon Mummery | |
| brian | |
| brian | |
| Brian Snowden | I have been playing darts since the age of 17 when if you arived on a sat/sun lunch time after 12:00 you could not get your name up for a game before lunch time was over, now your lucky to find a pub to play in any lunch time and with a company name like mine it just go's to show i do enjoy a game. COME ON LETS GET IT ON |
| stuart harbidge | all pubs should have dartboards, the great game needs to be kept alive |
| Reg Stubbs | Darts is still alive (Not nessasarily kicking) in Hamworthy, Poole.. I remember the first time I scored 180.. I was sickened- I only needed 170........ |
| Luke Redpath | |
| Amanda Beddoes-Harry | DARTS FOREVER |
| ricky Jolliffe | i love playing darts my partner got me in to it she plays 4 nights a week in our local pub leaguesbut i agree we need more pubs with dartboards .long live darts especialy pub darts... S.O.D |
| Benito Dancey | Get the Youngbucks on the oche and keep darts alive! |
| Liam Brading | i think darts is amazing as i am only 12 i have playd it since i was five and always beat my dad. |
| NEIL HARPER | WE HAVE 2 NEW DARTS TEAMS AT THE CROSS KEYS NANTGARW .THE GIRLS TEAM THINK THE GAME IS BRILLIANT,CANT GET ON THE BOARDSOME NIGHTS ,THEY ARE PRACTISING,PRACTISING!!! |
| Andrew McCrilley | Im 24 and i play darts for my team every thursday night and love it more than anythin!! distinct lack of young people getting involved these days, mostly coz none of them can add or subtract! |
| andrew davies | I'm 32, i skateboard, snowboard, am a designer, drink and generally love having a love. I play darts at least twice a week in 2 different pubs, it brings my mates together and lets us have a laugh without being in a weatherspoons or other souless pub. Darts is an instituation of the 'local'. It will be a sad day when it is gone, much like my beloved pinball machine.Andy |
| andrew connor | darts is an imoprtant part of the foundation of pubs and the sport, dart teams are both good for the public house and for the local community, the trend of ripping out dart boards for menu boards, needs to be reversed, darts takes up no space and brings in the local community on quieter nights . . . .save our darts !! |
| darryl phillpots | i've played darts now for about 2 years for a couple of pub teams and also for fun in my local. i always carry my darts with me you never know where you might get a throw ! |
| Anonymous | it would be so stupid to rid the great game. so many people play in my town and the leagues are getting bigger every season. |
| daryl cosier | SAVE OUR DARTS |
| Anonymous | SAVE OUR DARTS! |
| jez harvey | Just when I have started playing darts I've had to move from 3 pubs. soon i'll be travelling to hollland just to have a quick game. |
| Shaun Clarke | I love darts, been playing for a while now on and off, and finally reallly getting back into it. Been playing since I was allowed in the pub. |
| conor grant | Save our darts.... |
| Pam Khanna | |
| David King | This is a campaign that all dart players should get behind. Darts is part of our social history and pub / club culture. So please add your support.David KingDarts501.com |
| ian hewitt | |
| Spenser Neilly | I enjoy a game of darts whenever I get the chance, even got a board set up in the office, but whenever you go to a pub now its loud music, food, fruit machines and pool tables. Pool is OK but lets keep the dartboard alive and kicking! Its a British passtime that should last forever!!! |
| Foxy | When you find a board, take the kids with you. I did a few years ago & now they play in our local league, which I am secretary of. If young uns dont get to play the game it will be pretty pointless putting boards up in the in the first place as they wont know what the game is all about. |
| glen lomas | i run a village pub in norton canes cannock i currently have 4 mens teams and 1 womens team if i did not have these teams at least 2 nights in the week my pub would be virtually empty.i support them by providing free food at the end of the game,and providing the raffle prizes so they can get the funds to pay the league fees.to me these teams are away of keeping my pub afloat ,it is not just the food led pubs that are a threat to game it is also the greed of the big pub groups who tie so many pubs to there beer prices. |
| Kev Pethick | I have played darts since i was thirteen, its a fantastic community game that should not be replaced by fancy menu's and awful modern art!!!!! |
| kevin j lilly | I have been playing darts now for fortytwo years and have found a great many freinds in the game.It is also a great social occassion so should be encouraged. |
| Anonymous | |
| jamesy bolton | |
| Tom Gammons | Recently discovered the sport properly through some friends who seemed to be spending an increasing amount of time at the oche instead of the bar! This activity needs to be encouraged, if only to allow sedentary, exertion-shy drinkers like me to claim that they enjoy "sport". |
| Ian | |
| Jill Rennie | |
| Jonathan Earp | |
| Matt Norman | Long live darts and down with fat chips!! |
| Russell Jones | I'm gutted at the lack of dart boards in the city of Bath. I love darts. |
| brenda reader | |
| Kim Abbott | ...if Only to improve the Math Scores! |
| Anonymous | Have been playing darts regularly for over 30 years but am really dismayed at the lack of dart boards in pubs. It has got to be one of the cheapest games to stage in a pub (both for the player and the landlord), doesn't take up too much space and is actually educational (especially for the younger people). |
| Anonymous | I am 59 years old and have started playing again after a 25 year break and the skill is comming back. I would like to see dartboards in more pubs and the old Piano to make an appearance, the pub is nothing like it was years ago. The way the pubs look now is Doormen, Drugs. 2 Dinners for the price of one, overpriced drinks and loads of kids who after one drink think they can fight the world. Ohhhhhhhhhh for the old times. |
| Anonymous | |
| Keith Hickling | This campaign has got to succeed. I play in the South Notts League and i have seen membership dwindle to just nine teams. When i first joined in 1984 there were 34. More power to you |
| Toby Brook | If darts disappears what will happend next? A smoking ban??? |
| dean turner | I used to play dartts three times a week, im down to once a week now, pool tables are to blame. im the assistant manager of a pub, and we have 2 dart boards in a small pub. WE WILL ALWAYS PLAY THE POWERS GAME |
| s.apps | |
| Anonymous | Darts is a social gathering of like minded folk with passion for life, a meal will fill you up but darts can fullfill a lifetime of pleasure |
| Laura | |
| wendy laing | I play in a mixed league and I have seen the decline in darts over the years which is a shame as it`s a good social night out |
