Author: Tilsit

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    Let’s Quiz Again No 2

    It’s time for this week’s quiz. These are ten of the best questions from last night’s QVQL, where Pat Gibson triumphed in the final over Paul Sinha by one point, with Nick Reed and Scott Dawson just behind. These are some of the questions that thee players wrestled with.1. The Vauxhall End, with the Pavilion […]

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    Here We Go For Season Eight!

    Season Eight of QVQL gets underway tomorrow night (Wednesday, 17th), and we’ll enjoy another competitive season of top-quality quizzing and convivial fun. As usual, we’ll start promptly at 21:30, with the rooms opening half an hour earlier. We’ll have three rooms, with the top three in each room qualifying for the Final. One slight change […]

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    Let’s Quiz Again No 1

    QVQL is our lovely Wednesday night quiz competition. It’s an amiable evening where various quizzers gather, and have a couple of hours of fun.  It’s free, and everyone’s welcome. Test your knowledge against the great and the good each week. There’s a link on our Facebook page. Click on the title for the whole post […]

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    Not What I Was Expecting

    Wednesday was supposed to be the day.  Off to the hospital for surgery, finally getting rid of the kidney stones, or so I thought.  Arrived in my side-ward, got ready for the op, and had my obs checked.  BP was a little on the high side.  Half an hour later the anaesthetist appeared, his face […]

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    ‘Today’s the First Day of the Rest of Your Life’

    Well, it arrived—my new Powerchair. I had a manual chair, but my upper arm strength had deserted me, and a deterioration in my eyesight had left me to decide to give up driving. So, this new chair was how I would get around and reconnect with the big wide world. For the past six months, […]

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    My Third Independent Magazine Puzzle

    This was the third crossword puzzle I had published in the Independent Weekend Magazine.  Thanks to Mike Hutchinson,  Former Independent Crossword Editor and the newspaper for allowing me to publish it.

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    My Second Independent Magazine Puzzle

    This was the second crossword puzzle I had published in the Independent Weekend Magazine.  Thanks to Mike Hutchinson, Independent Crossword Editor and the newspaper for allowing me to publish it.

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    My First Independent Magazine Puzzle

      This was the first crossword puzzle I had published in the Independent Weekend Magazine.  Thanks to Mike Hutchinson, Independent Crossword Editor and the newspaper for allowing me to publish it.