Bingo Pensioner Mayhem
Bingo loving pensioners are said to be currently in a standoff with officials after declaring a boycott off their weekly sheltered housing bingo sessions, due to an alleged incident which took place last week. 59 year old Donna Marriot is at the centre of the bingo mayhem row after claims that she terrorised other bingo players with a knife during a game of bingo, she however rebuffed this, stating that the bingo disturbance which took place was due to a personal disagreement she had with a third party more than a year ago.
Speaking to the courier, Ms Marriot said, “She was an innocent victim in the row and claimed that a clique of people at the centre had been inciting trouble based on unfounded rumours.”
The boycott by other bingo members came about after Donna was allowed back to the sheltered housing bingo venue, as they believe she should be banned for good. Since the Sun picked up on the story however, Ms Marriot has been asked to stay away from the lounge room at Russell Place complex where the bingo games are held until this dispute has been resolved.
A letter from the council’s housing service team leader Gary McKenzie, which has reportedly been seen by The Courier, confirms that Ms Marriott is able to attend activities in the lounge at Russell Place.
Donna also went on to say “I know they probably don’t want me but I’ve got the right to go back. I’m determined—I can’t give in to them because I’m totally innocent of this charge. I’m just as entitled to be there as any of the residents.”
Speaking to the Sun about the alleged incident 68 year old Mary Morris said, “All we want is our lounge back. The council let this person back in but no one approached us to find out our views about it. We don’t want to go around putting horns on people – we just want the situation resolved.”
Playing bingo albeit at a land based bingo club or social bingo club has always remained one of the safest environments for a night or afternoon out over the years, so it is somewhat a shame to see this kind of bingo pensioner mayhem taking place.
