SO, was it a St Valentine’s Day Massacre on the north coast of Wales?

Well, certainly no prisoners were taken at Gail’s Kitchen as the roast lamb and heaps of vegetables were served up. Out of hours, mind.

Gail took pity on a small party - who hadn’t had a decent meal since last Wednesday - after the 2.30pm Sunday closing time.

Gail - who went as Sue Ellen, from Dallas, to a fancy dress party the previous night - is off to Manchester on Wednesday. It’s her mum’s 81st birthday on Friday.

Pontin’s awoke to the incessant yet somewhat reassuring screech of the seagulls mingled with the distance sound of church bells. There was the threat of rain in the air.

Shane Castle won four matches with breaks of 50, 38, 38, 32, 45, 49 and 35.

Jordan Winbourne won his three with breaks of 44 and 45.

Then the Chandler’s Ford pair met in the back room in the early evening.

Shane took the first with a glorious long pink. Jordan made a 40 in the second but buried the cue-ball in the pack. Shane replied with a 44 and missed the frame-ball black along the cushion. Jordan played a similar shot, dead weight, to notch up a well-deserved draw.

It was the first frame Shane had dropped since the 2008 under-12 final.

The pair have identical records after playing all their group games the first time round.

In the earlier Chandler’s Ford derby match, Bouwe Bosma beat Ben Courcha 2-0 – but only just.

Billy Castle has won two, drawn two and lost one in the group of death.

Daniel Woods and Ollie Tydeman both started the day with wins. Adam Bobat is still unbeaten. Scott Danson picked up two wins. Jason Hildyard won his first frame – and then another. Dan Hildyard was dealt a full house – one of each. And the last time I saw Nick Jennings, he had a young lady in tow and had still to drop a frame.

Alas, there is one sad piece of news. Without a quorum, the reconvened AGM of Snooker Dads Anonymous had to be adjourned until Monday as Derek Castle was yet again forced to send his apologies.

However, the good news is that a sub-committee did meet in the bar by the dancefloor and passed a motion that Shane and Jordan’s 1-1 draw was one tremendous match.

As liquid refreshment was being taken during a break in the proceedings, the philosopher Chris Winbourne said: “No one deserved to win the first frame and no one deserved to lose the second.”