Investigators believe that the fire in the bingo club was caused by an electrical fault. Damage to the front of the building was the main problem, but fortunately the gaming area, seating area, and much of the building was not affected. It is hoped by all that the bingo hall will not be out of business for very long. A spokesman for the Riva Gaming Group who operates the bingo club confirmed this.

One good thing is that the Beacon Bingo hall will not be closed for ever, it is very difficult for residents to travel long distances to another hall, and with so many clubs being closed in the UK, another one would have just been no good.

Online bingo players are fortunate in that they have instant access to as many bingo sites as they please, 265 of them in fact. If one went up in flames (figuratively speaking that is), it would be no problem to switch to another.

The venue has been converted to become a rock gospel venue, and houses a huge screen, cinema seats for 900 people, a community centre, and a café. The congregation of 450 and the church got together to purchase the building after having raised ₤300 000 in a mere six months. Two pastors of the church, Graeme Williamson and Peter Anderson who both trained as architects, said that they were excited at the prospect of the bingo hall building being restored back to how it was.

The bingo club opened in 1973 and finally closed down in June 2006, apparently the closure was due to the smoking ban, after which attendance at the bingo club dwindled quite dramatically.  Before the venue was a bingo hall it was the Tivoli cinema. With so many former bingo clubs being closed and demolished, it is great news to finally see one that is being restored back to its old glory, and put to good use for the community. If not a bingo hall then why not a church, it still fulfills a useful community and socializing role, instead of being demolished and turned into flats or a parking lot.