My mother was a cook at the ABC Bowl when it opened and was still there when Allinsons opened.

I went a few times but never played, far too dear.

I did however have a a very large hotdog, called a 'Doozle Dog', I think that was the name.

I've looked at the page from my old website I posted in 2007 regarding the opening:

Extract:
Celebrities from film, stage, and sport will be present, including Mario Fabrizi and Liverpool television star Norman Rossington.

Among the sportsmen will be middleweight boxer Tony Smith, Alan Prescott of the Leigh Rugby Football Club, Billy Bingham of Everton, and Billy Liddell, the ex-Liverpool and Scotland international.