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An update from Peter Harvey, known on Fifteensquared as Kathryn’s Dad:
Continue reading “Sloggers and Betters (Midlands) 2 – Update”
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This year the Times Crossword Championship is being held at the Times offices in Wapping.
John “Elgar” Henderson has organised a venue for refreshments during the intervals between rounds and afterwards.
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It’s time once again for a meeting in London so come along and join us at the The Hamilton Hall, Street-level Concourse, Liverpool Street Station, City of London, EC2M 7PY on the 29th October – any time between 12noon and 7.00pm.
Update: John Henderson is planning to get there as close to 9:00am as possible to reserve some space by the back (concourse-side) wall upstairs. As long as my train is on time I should be there by 10:00am.
All are welcome and you can enjoy a host of real ales. Click on either of the pictures for details of the venue.
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A message from Peter Harvey, known on Fifteensquared as Kathryn’s Dad:
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This unique tournament was won by Sue and Andy Wallace in the Pairs category. They completed the fiendish 3D spinning jigsaw puzzle (and half the buffet) noting the anniversary of the last Queen concert with associated ‘She’s a Killer Queen’ theme in the recorded time of I hour 37 minutes just pipping ‘2 min 53 sec Times Ace’ John Henderson by 10 minutes. Dr Henderson won the Singles event as well as every single item in the Crossword Tombola! John promptly put all items into a raffle boosting proceeds from the event substantially. The email section was won by Jim Pennington of Aberdeen who completed the puzzle in 2 days 8 hours 18 min. Marianne Cantley and Torqui of Malvanua, Pacific Ocean, came a very close second in this section with a time of 2 days 9 hours 38 min.
Continue reading “The First All England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup”
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The next Sloggers and Betters get-together will be held in Cheltenham on Saturday August 6th starting at 1.00 pm at the Midland Hotel, 247 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8NW. The venue is right next to Cheltenham Spa station.
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The next Sloggers and Betters get-together will be held in Cheltenham on Saturday August 6th starting at 1.00 pm at the Midland Hotel, 247 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8NW. The venue is right next to Cheltenham Spa station.
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| What? | A “Sloggers and Betters” gathering for crossword setters and blog contributors and readers will take place in Birmingham. This meeting has been arranged by Anax. |
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| What? | The 7th annual “Sloggers and Betters” gathering for crossword setters and blog contributors and readers will take place in London, following on, as last year, from the annual lunch for Times setters. |
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It’s time once again for a meeting in London so come along and join us at the The Bricklayer’s Arms, 32 Waterman Street, Putney, London, SW15 1DD on the 30th April – any time between 12noon and 7.00pm.
All are welcome and you can enjoy a host of real ales. If the weather is fine you can sit out in the sun.