We also have news that George Heard is flying over from the USA to take part – his blog entry here confirms it. It’ll be good to see you in Cheltenham George.
Here’s the complete advertisement again with the modifications added.
A 3D Bloggers and Setters in Cheltenham – August 6th
“The All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup”
The next Bloggers and Setters get-together will be held in the function room of The Midland Hotel, Cheltenham, on Saturday August 6th starting at 1.00 pm. The bar opens at 11.00 am and the room is booked from 12.00 noon till 7.00 pm.
A buffet lunch and a glass of wine is included in the ticket price of £10.00. All monies above costs (approx £3 excess) will go to the new RNIB home and school on the outskirts of Coventry – The Pears Centre for Specialist Learning:
Cheques for £10 plus any further donation should be made payable to
‘3D Crosswords Ltd’ and sent to:
Calendar Puzzles
PO Box 4823
Coventry
CV6 9FN
Email entry is secured by a donation through the PayPal buttons at:
http://www.calendarpuzzles.co.uk/2011-cup.html
£10 would do it! You can also pay by PayPal if you’re attending in person, of course.
The Cheltenham event will offer a range of prize puzzles in both 2D and 3D to fill in the gaps between refreshment and conversation, but the Premier Event will be
“The All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup”
This will include a very brief introduction and a warm-up round to get into 3D gear.
Those wishing to gain some practice in these 3D puzzles can do so on the Download Page at:
http://www.calendarpuzzles.co.uk
There are four categories of entry to “The All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup”. These are singles, pairs, teams, and email. The fastest solve in each category will win a title and a modest memento of the occasion.
The fastest solve in Cheltenham will receive a cup engraved:
“All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Champion Cheltenham 2011”
If there is a faster email entry there will be a second cup engraved:
“All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Champion 2011”.
The competition will be run in such a way as to guarantee a fair result within two hours of serious fun. This will be the first time for such a competition and your participation and feedback will be greatly valued.
We will be running a “Crossword Tombola”. Every afternoon gathering in an English Summer has to have a Tombola!
Each clue has a prize attached to it. The first solver to crack a clue wins the prize. Prizes are modest in cost but some will be quite special and some will be completely bonkers.
The aim is for participants to have a really good time and to establish the event in the crossword diary.
There will probably be a riot.
It would be of great assistance to the organisers if you could indicate your interest to attend in an email to Eric Westbrook.
It would be brilliant to see you in Cheltenham.
Best wishes,
Dave Morton
John Henderson
I don’t want to worry you but the Midland used to have a reputation as the roughest pub in Cheltenham. I am sure it’s fine now though 🙂
Richard Rogan