Snooker with John Virgo

The day began with a mini tournament involving everyone. At the semi-final stage John undertook a shots 'clinic' and took time to improve our technique, making sure we were striking the ball correctly. After the final John showed us his legendary trick shots and everyone participated in taking a trick shot. John was keen to talk about the sport and answer questions throughout and that made the experience all the more enjoyable. I left with a signed snooker ball, a signed photo with John, an improved game and fantastic memories of the morning.

I had this experience bought for me for a 50th birthday present, and as I am a keen snooker fan you can imagine the shock when I found out that I was going to enjoy an afternoon with John Virgo. To cut a long story short it was an excellent all round experience and I would definitely recomend this to anyone who enjoys snooker as much as I do. John is a very pleasant person, and very tolerant considering all the questions that were fired at him not only by myself but the other 15 people who were sharing the same experience. Who knows I might repeat the process another time. Well done Red Letter Days, keep up the good work and a very big thank you to the man himself John Virgo for the experience.

Calling all snooker lovers past and present, this experience was amazing on several levels not least becuase I managed to surprise my husbnad with a present which he would never have guessed. We have always been a fan of John Virgo since his time on television, my husband plays snooker and having the opportunity to have tips from a great player like John seemed the best idea for a present. The whole time was organised into a mini tournament between the other players with a small trophy for the winner, there were all ages from the twenties to the sixties, and John took the time to speak to everyone in the party and give them individual tips. At the end of the tournament everyone was asked to perform one of Virgo's 'trick shots'. The whole experinece was great and I would recommend this to anyone past, present and future who is interested in snooker or pool. John was a gentleman throughout and signed photographs and snooker balls as a keep sake for all who attended.

The day was everything I could have hoped for, and then some! It was the ultimate snooker experience, JV himself is a living legend and a dwindling breed of character - warm, friendly, accomadating, jovial and helpful. Virgo provided a memorable blend of comical anecdotes and practical instruction, which I found well tailored to myself, the other individual attendees and to the group as a whole. There was no problem with anyone filming/photographing all of the day's activities, so that I was able to show all of the day's events to my family and friends who'd made all this possible for my birthday and momentos for me which I'll treasure forever.

I have just picked my father up from the snooker experience and he loved it!!! Great chat with John Virgo and a great afternoon's entertainment. He learnt a lot and will be carrying his knowledge to his local veterans' club to use in his next match ...

John Virgo's famous personality put us all at our ease and his impressive skills were both instructive and entertaining. The event was well run and, regardless of our extremely mixed abilities, everyone enjoyed the Tournament and each other's company. It was obvious we were all going home very happy.

On arrival we were welcomed, invited to take food and coffee, and shown downstairs. The programme for the afternoon was explained by John Virgo and play commenced. During this session, John invited players to improve their game by joining him for 5-10 minutes each of personal tuition. With other onlookers, he kept everyone's interest with general advice and anecdotes. He was very attentive and encouraging toward my son Mark (who I accompanied), and invited him to do one of his more elaborate trick shots; this worked especially well, much to everyone's delight. I was quite impressed at just how amiable and approachable John Virgo is; he's just right for this event. His stories and anecdotes are really entertaining, and not only for snooker players. Overall an easygoing and entertaining afternoon.