Countdown has found itself a new Yorkshire home in the beating industrial heart of Sheffield! Plunging headfirst into the hosting pool for the first time since London 2022 is Focal’s own George Armstrong.

Date: Saturday 18th May 2024

Venue: St Bartholomews, Primrose Hill, Langsett, Sheffield, S6 2UW (map)

Admission: £12, payable here (please remember to select the “Friends and Family” option)

Hosted by: George Armstrong

Doors open: 10:30am for a 11am start (first round draw at 10:45am)

Games to be played: 8, plus the Grand Final

Refreshments: Tea / Coffee / Biscuits, and an Aldi round the corner for lunch

Finishes by: 6pm

Wheelchair accessible?: TBC

Parking onsite?: Right outside the venue there are several parking spaces, plus some quiet residential roads nearby on which people can also park.

Format

We will be playing ‘Lincoln-style’ games. All competitors will be drawn into groups of three at the start of the day for Round 1, and you will play everyone in your group once in 9-round games (6l 2n 1c). Three more rounds follow where your opponents will be your neighbours in the standings at that point, so don’t worry if you have a tough start. At the end of the three rounds our top two will face off in the final. Remember the aim is to have fun and there will be plenty of prizes on offer that anyone could take home.

Rough timetable for the day

• Doors open: 10.30am
• Welcome/Round 1 Draw: 10.45am
• Round 1: 11am
• Round 2: 12.10pm
• Lunch: 1.20pm
• Round 3: 2.30pm
• Round 4: 3.40pm
• Final: 5pm
• Prizegiving: 5.30pm
• Post-event group meal plans to be confirmed

Payment

Entry fee for the day will be £12 per person, payable to George using Paypal. Please remember to select the ‘Friends and Family’ option. If you don’t have PayPal, please contact us at focalcountdown@gmail.com to arrange alternate payment options.

Public transport

The venue is just a 15 minute drive or 20 minute tram ride from Sheffield Station.

Enquiries

Contact us at focalcountdown@gmail.com

Attending or organising a FOCAL event is subject to the FOCAL Code of Conduct.

Last updated 30/01/2024