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The semi-annual quiz was held on 12 April in St Mary’s Church Hall, where 17 teams battled it out to win the prestigious title of top quizzer. On this occasion the winner was Universally Challenged but the top five scores differed by no more than 2 points. Julie Clarke with husband Ian produced the questions …
The autumn quiz took its usual form in St Mary’s Church Hall as 25 teams competed for the honour of coming first. The difference between the scores of the teams at the top and bottom of the scoreboard amounted to 3 correct answers per round. Aspiring teams need to put in some homework before the …
The charity Galloways Society for the Blind runs an annual event to raise funds. They take willing volunteers on a walk from Arnside in Cumbria to Kents Bank on the other side of the River Kent. The important feature that is missing from this walk is the bridge over the river; instead the participants in …
The quiz had the full complement of 24 teams and was as popular as usual thanks to Keith Pointon, who is compiler of the questions and question master on the night. Jim Thompson set up the sound system so that Keith could repeat the questions endlessly for the teams that were struggling and Kevin Dean …
By popular demand the results of all the teams in the quiz that was held on 7 November are shown here. The weird name of the team that came top of the chart is an anagram of Long Walk Group. The healthy exercise in the fresh open air keeps their brains sharp and helps them …
Beautiful weather set the scene for an exceptional day in Chester which saw the Lunch Club board a canal boat at The Mill Hotel for lunch which was served on board as we sailed. Between courses we alighted at a lock to watch a colourful canal boat pass through. Back on board …
The usual favourite team, with their skills honed by appearing on Eggheads, were unable to appear and the team that pipped them last time were also absent. This left the field wide-open for every ambitious team. The Ps & Qs felt that their time had come; they are regulars near the top of the rankings …
Cruise the Manchester Ship Canal Two coaches took our party to Salford Quays where our cruise ship was waiting for us. As we left the Media City buildings behind us, we entered the first of the five locks we negotiated to drop 60 feet to the level of Liverpool. After the lock the canal scenery …
Bill Dowell organised another quiz in St Mary’s Church Hall on 18th November 2015 with 25 teams competing and others turned away because of space limitations. Keith Pointon was the questionmaster and did the usual job of mixing easy questions with those that required deep thought. The competitors enjoyed themselves no matter where their team’s …