I tried Clydebank's newest entertainment hotspot - it was heavin'

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I tried Clydebank's newest entertainment hotspot - and it was heavin'.

Walking into Tenpin in the Clyde Shopping Centre, it soon became clear that word had spread around the town of the bowling alley's opening.

The venue last week announced they had received £10,000 of pre-bookings before they officially opened their doors, so I knew I might have been fighting for a space in the new hotspot.

Walking through the doors of the complex, it feels like you are transported to a very different place from the St Margaret's Hospice shop and former Argos unit that had been in its place.

(Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) LED lights cover every wall of the open-plan venue, creating a fun-filled, carnivalesque atmosphere with their multi-coloured lighting.

Additionally, the 40 or so arcade machines that greet you at the door add to the bustling atmosphere with the noise of gunshots firing from the battle-simulating games, whooping and cheering from the winners in the room, and the huffing and puffing of the bitter losers.

Add tens, if not hundreds of bankies, onto that, and the environment was teeming with energy.

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First stop was some refreshments to re-hydrate on the 26-degree Sunday heat, and I was interested to read through the menu to find prices I hadn't expected.

New place, plenty of keen interest, customer base already established, I was expecting to feel ripped off pretty quickly.

But for a reasonable £6.50 for a range of 21 cocktails, it falls under what most businesses sell these days.

However, as I was driving, a mocktail named the 'Cuddle on the Beach' for £4.25 and I was sorted.

Add on a £2.50 charge for my friend's order of a large Pepsi Max, and I was pretty pleased with my experience thus far.

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Off to the bowling, and after booking in one game for £10.50, we were greeted at our lane by an employee offering to help set up our lane and answer any questions we had, which I haven't had before at any other alley I have been to.

We put our names into the system, and the game was on.

I would be far more pleased writing that I won, but after being pipped at the post, I resigned myself to being better at a keyboard than at bowling.

We tried out some of the arcade machines on offer. (Image: Newsquest) READ MORE: Kevin Bridges spotted attending Oasis reunion gig

Following this, I took a jaunt through the rest of the venue where visitors were laughing over the interactive darts stand, leaning with concentration over the pool tables, aiming for a straight shot and tucking into food from Tenpin's menu.

It seemed as though the place was a buzz with good times; perhaps this was something the town had been calling out for.

After some turns on the arcade machines, I felt I had a thoroughly good day out, and my pocket was heavier than it would have been going to a similar attraction in Glasgow.