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The next U3A quiz is arranged for Wednesday 15th April 2026 in St Mary’s Church Hall, Sandbach. Julie Clarke will devise the questions and operate the microphone on the night. The hall will open at 7pm and the questions will start at 7:30. Each team may have up to six members, who should a) bring …
A message from Mark Wilkinson, Foden’s Band Manager Dear Friends On the 8th May we travel to Norway to represent England at the European Championships!!!! Ahead of our departure we will hold an ‘open’ rehearsal in the Theatre at Sandbach School on Tuesday 6th May commencing at 7.30pm. At this rehearsal we will perform both Test Pieces …
The twice yearly quiz took place last night with Julie Clarke providing the questions and conducting the activities on the night. She was assisted by husband Ian while Kevin Dean displayed the scores on the wall to ensure complete transparency and fairness. This was particularly important because Kevin’s team won by one point. He put …
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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 next U3A quiz is arranged for Wednesday 12th April in St Mary’s Church Hall, Sandbach. Julie Clarke will devise the questions and operate the microphone on the night. The hall will open at 7pm and the questions will start at 7:30. Each team may have up to six members, who should a) bring their …
On Wednesday 23 November 2022 Channel 5 will broadcast an episode of the Eggheads quiz programme featuring a team of contestants including three members of Sandbach U3A. Julie Clarke (author of the regular emailed quizzes), her husband Ian, Kevin Dean and not yet retired Ian Turpin will do battle with one of the greatest quiz …
There will be another opportunity for Sandbach U3A quiz teams to demonstrate their skills on Wednesday 13 Apr 2022 at St Mary’s Church Hall. Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start to the questions. Teams are limited to 6 members who may bring drinks and snacks with them for creativity or consolation. Julie Clarke …
After an interval of 2 years, the U3A quiz returned to St Mary’s Church Hall on 10 November 2021. Eighteen teams turned out to do battle and the usual winning team came out first again, even though they had lost two key members to run the quiz on the night. The margin between the first …