All About Subbuteo Table Soccer

Brian Johnson has been speaking to Jenny Peterson all about Subbuteo Table Soccer.

 

 

Tunbridge Wells is the home of Subbuteo Table Soccer and Brian Johnson has been hearing from Jenny Peterson about how it started.

Jenny is the organiser of a special Subbuteo Heritage Open Day event which is taking place at the Forum, Tunbridge Wells on Sunday 18th September from 11am - Find out more details at https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/celebrate-75-years-of-subbuteo-in-tunbridge-wells Below is a plaque which commemorates the life of Peter Adolph - the inventor of Subbuteo, which is mentioned in the audio feature below.

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