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The Best ever darts player Phil Taylor stood in for Eric Bristow who had double booked when he should have played a tribute match for the world famous Alan Glazier and Mike Gregory who was regular in the Chieftain before moving to live in Rochdale, the Bruise Brothers, Paul Whitworth & Mark Holden were a popular twosome on the dart board at the pub, Dave Shackleton and Mick O'Hara played all comers for 8 hours to raise funds for the Jennifer Wilson appeal, a cheque for £3,500 was donated on a night at the pub to Chnsties Heart & Lung Hospital at Manchester.

The Chieftain sponsored the Morecambe Super League team when they won the Premier Division Championship in 1989-90 playing for the Morecambe team around that period were Ronnie Baxter, Chico McQueen, Ronnie Peel, Andy Gudgeon, Fred Carter, the Lancashire captain who took the team through 4 of their 9 County Championships, Reg Cupit, Alan Warriner, Paul Beard and Alan Glazier are just a few of the games famous names who played Super League darts at the Chieftain.

The pub team itself have won many local titles amongst them 11, 1st division Tuesday
Night Winter Championships and 10 Tuesday Night Summer League awards not to mention several double & treble trophies over the years, the pub has also had a Ladies team for over 25 years and although the team do not get amongst the seasonal awards the majority of the team have ironically been together for all of those 25 years which is a credit to them.

To help the local County players with their expenses while travelling to various Counties up and down the Country, the Chieftain currently sponsors Mick O'Hara & Dave Shackleton both of whom play for the Chieftain and are in the Lancashire County Squad, the Chieftain also sponsored Paul Beard & Alan Warriner when they were in the Lancashire Squad, the Lancashire County Secretary Bruce Boniface is regular in the Chieftain and he also is sponsored by the pub while supporting the Chieftain players at various events such as the I.O.M. Open and the Welsh Open.

Recently the Chieftain reached the final 64 from over 700 Boddingtons outlets to play off at Manchester, again the Chieftain paid for transport to the venue, where the team won their way through 2 rounds to reach the last 16. When you are in Morecambe you can't miss visiting the Chieftain, and if it is on a Tuesday Night through the Summer you may even get a game for the best darts team in the Borough

Bruce Boniface - 30 years as a Lancashire County Official

In 1977 I attended a meeting at Manchester as the Morecambe Super League Delegate. It was on that occasion that Mr Les France resigned his position as the Lancashire County Secretary to form the now famous Les Col Promotions Company and I was voted on as an Executive County Committee Member, for five years I took up the position as the Lancashire Super League Secretary, and then when Mr Taff Meredith the then County Secretary sadly passed away I was asked to take on the mantly as the Lancashire County Secretary, a job which I have held for 25 years.

During my time as a Lancashire County Official the Red Rose County have won the British Counties Championship on 12 occasions & the Men's 'A' Premiership Title for a record nine times, in 1986 my wife Margaret joined my on the committee as the Lancashire treasurer along with organising the accommodation and travel arrangements.

Between us we have negotiated that the Lancashire County home fixtures be played in Morecambe by encouraging local club owners to supply us with the amount of sponsorship money to cover costs for a season's requirements. The Bowl (now a bingo hall), the New Central Pier (since burnt down), Ocean Edge caravan park, the Ranch House (on Frontierland), and our present venue the Carleton where we have been for the past 10 years will, I would like to think all have benefitted along with pubs, clubs, hotels, boarding houses and eating establishments through darts being played at Morecambe.

One of my proudest moments over the 30 years I have been involved in the Lancashire Darts Organisation was when as Captain of the Morecambe Super League team we won the Premiership title in the 1988/89 season while playing our home fixtures at the Chieftain, when you consider how big Morecambe is against towns like Manchester, Bolton, St Helens, Oldham, and even Lancaster winning a championship with all the best teams in Lancashire involved is quite an achievement.

A lot has happened during my 30 years as a County Official and to mention half of the stories I could tell would take more space than you could imagine, but to sum up I can honestly say I have made more friends than enemies and I would like to think I have done some good for the game that has taken over a big part of my life. I am proud that the Lancashire versus England game being staged at the Carleton on Whit Saturday is in recognition of my 30 years service to Lancashire Darts. I am celebrating my 75^th birthday at the Chieftain on Wednesday teh 27^th of June and you are very welcome to join us on what will surely be a great night.

Bruce Boniface

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The Chieftain Public House
24 Pedder Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3

Tel:01524 424246