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I have been asked to sound out opinion as to the feasibility of having a get-together of solvers in Australia, similar to the S&B gatherings that we have here in the UK, sometime … Read more >>
Jane and I would like to thank everyone for making the (first) Sloggers and Betters York weekend such an amazing event. We were 22 on the Friday pub quiz crawl and exactly sixty … Read more >>
Here are maps of the pubs — a bit low-res for upload purposes, I’m afraid. I hope they’re legible. I can send a PDF if you email me directly; or maps will be … Read more >>
A message from John H.
I’m sure to have missed people out or to have left out special dietary needs. Please would you check the relevant list(s) below, and advise me of any such omissions or inaccuracies. I can easily swap you from list to list.
Some of you may have noticed that one of our regular contributors, rhotician, has not commented recently. Sadly, the reason for this is that he was in hospital where he passed away on Tuesday morning.
Since his first comment back in early June 2012, rhotician has regularly provided valuable input to our discussions and I, for one, will miss his contributions. I’m sure that all those who visit this site, particularly those who met Michael at one of the S&B get-togethers, will wish to join me in sending condolences to his family and friends.
Richard Cleaver has asked me to help publicise this cryptic quiz, which is raising funds for MIND. Do have a go — it’s pretty good, and in a very deserving cause. Richard says: … Read more >>
IMPORTANT: Please see the PS at the bottom of this post.
The main event will be at The Fox and Roman, 58 Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York YO24 1LR. I’m organising a buffet lunch for around 2-3pm which, as on previous occasions, will come to £8-10 per person. The pub opens at 1130am.
The issue that was causing problems when using HTML tags in comments has now been resolved so please ignore my original post (see below) and continue to use them if/when required. ************* Original … Read more >>
… (optional Friday evening and Sunday lunch, 1,2 or 3 nights).
Is this a good date? If so, please confirm below then Jane and I will go ahead and organise it. Half-term for the teachers, and it worked in Sheffield this time last year (some bloke’s birthday). We’ll try and get deals for Fri/Sat, Sat/Sun and Fri/Sat/Sun if all approved.
John H. (aka Nimrod, Enigmatist etc)
Edit (10/6/14): the vacancies have now been filled.
New bloggers are required to cover the following puzzles:
Financial Times (Tuesday, either every week or as part of a rota for this day)
Guardian Quiptic (every fourth Monday)
Guardian Genius (once every six months)
At last Saturday’s S & B meeting in Derby’s Waterfall, four non-pro setters and one very-pro setter each made a contribution by bringing along a crossword. Unfortunately, John Henderson (this time disguised as … Read more >>
At last Saturday’s S&B meeting, Peter (Kathryn’s Dad) and Anax took some photos, which you can find here: Photos from Derby
Following the Times setters’ lunch, there will, as has become usual, be a get-together at The Town of Ramsgate, 62 Wapping High Street, London E1W 2PN, from about 4:30 onwards. All Sloggers, Betters, … Read more >>
Just over a week to go before our get-together in Derby on Saturday 17th May. We have nearly 40 people coming, with around ten setters and a good number of new faces, who … Read more >>
Just a bit of advance warning that Eileen and I have organised another Midlands Sloggers and Betters get-together for Saturday 17th May, starting at 1230, with lunch served around 1300. As before, it … Read more >>