Spotting a Toys R Us store at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Emily spotted this sign for the Toys R Us store at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on a trip to the USA earlier this year. The store was in Terminal A, but Emily was at Terminal D As well as this airport store, you can find Toys R Us stores within Macy's department stores in the USA, plus locations at two flagship stores at malls in New Jersey and Minnesota. There were once 105 Toys R Us stores in the UK. The business ceased trading in 2018 and all of the shops here closed. In the USA there were ..read more

Putt Putt Social indoor minigolf centres in Norwich, Gloucester, Telford and Bedford will be holding Crazy Golf tournaments at the venues on Friday 17th May. The event format will see teams compete for the prizes. Visit the Putt Putt Social website for more information ..read more

A look at a Toys R Us at a Macy's department store in Fort Worth, Texas. Emily spotted this Toys R Us store while on a trip to Texas earlier this year. This is one of over 450 Toys R Us stores you can find within Macy's in the USA. As well as the Macy's department stores versions of Toys R Us, you can also find a Toys R Us at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, plus locations at two flagship stores at malls in New Jersey and Minnesota. There were once 105 Toys R Us stores in the UK. The business ceased trading in 2018 and all of the shops here closed. In the USA there were more ..read more

New Toys R Us concessions are planned to open in WH Smith shops during 2024. This was the sign at the Toys R Us shop unit at Gateway retail park in Reading, Berkshire in September 2022. It looked to be in great condition and most of the signage and branding was still on display. This particular branch of Toys R Us was open for five months before the brand ceased trading in the UK While the last of the original Toys R Us stores in the UK closed on the 24th April 2018 the brand returned to the UK in 2022 with an online presence, and further expanded in 2023 with the opening of nine co ..read more

A Crazy Golf tournament is being held at Putt Putt Social in Bedford on Friday 17th May. The team event will be contested at the indoor Crazy Golf venue. Visit the Putt Putt Social website for more information ..read more

A Crazy Golf tournament is being held at Putt Putt Social in Telford on Friday 17th May. The team event will be contested at the indoor Crazy Golf venue. Visit the Putt Putt Social website for more information ..read more

A Crazy Golf tournament is being held at Putt Putt Social in Telford on Friday 17th May. The team event will be contested at the indoor Crazy Golf venue. Visit the Putt Putt Social website for more information ..read more

Spotting a Debenhams ghost sign in Stockport. A time capsule view of old Stockport As a fan of retail history and ghost signs it was Marvellous to see the old Debenhams logo from 1986-1991 on show at the former Debenhams store in Stockport town centre yesterday evening. The window graphics from the 90's, along with a ghost sign outline where the DEBENHAMS letters once were The building is now home to the recently opened Joseph James Furniture Outlet. How the shop looks in April 2024 Debenhams ceased trading on the high street in May 2021 after 243 years of ope ..read more

The last Toys R Us stores in the UK closed on the 24th April 2018. Toys R Us on the Western Esplanade in Southampton My first job while at university in the year 2000 was as one of Geoffrey's helpers at the Luton store. I worked on the video game and electronics section. A sign at Toys R Us at St James Retail Park in Northampton A sign at Toys R Us in Reading It's been very interesting to find that there are still remnants of the brand on some retail parks in the UK and we've visited a number of these closed, abandoned, derelict and demolished Toys R Us locati ..read more

A visit to Leopoldpark in Blankenberge, Belgium. Emily visited three courses and a new country on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when she went to Blankenberge, Belgium back in 2016 What a sight for minigolf fans The seaside resort is home to a Minigolf course, a Crazy Golf and a Snookergolf layout. The three 18-hole courses at Leopoldpark became the 710th, 711th and 712th visited on the tour. Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,045 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ir ..read more