Good evening everyone

It’s that time of year again! Well, actually, no, it isn’t. That time of year is still five months away at the time of writing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t start getting hype for it.
COLIN is back! For the fourteenth year in a row, the co-event calendar (and for the third year in a row, FOCAL) will kick off with what was, briefly, the biggest co-event of all time, but remains the oldest and (hopefully) the one everyone wants to win.
Very little is changed from last year. It’ll be the traditional COLIN format of 3 rounds of Edinburgh-style 9 rounders followed by a final, kicking off at 11:50 and ending just before 6pm. The venue will be the Ark on Moor Lane in North Hykeham, as it was last year. And the following day, as with last year, we’ll be at the Memorial Hall on Newark Road in North Hykeham for the fifth Hangover event. This, as always, will be 2 rounds of Edinburgh-style 9 rounders followed by a final, kicking off at 11am (or, if history is any judge, some time afterward when everybody (especially Jen) eventually shows up) and ending at around 2:30pm (or earlier if everyone passes out. Again). The price for this weekend full of Countdowny goodness is a mere £13 for the Saturday, £8 for the Sunday or £18 for both days, payable by Paypal to hulla.mahulla@btopenworld.com or by cheque to my home address (available upon request).
However! Further discounts are available through the new 'refer a newbie' scheme! Anyone who gets someone to sign up who has never played at a co-event before will get a full £3 off their entry fee (so £10 for Saturday, £5 for Sunday or £15 for both (I'm not THAT generous)) if the newbie mentions their name when sending me their money. And yes, the newbie gets £3 off their entry fee as well! The bad news: you can only refer one newbie per person. The good news: the discount still applies if you've already entered the event.
I’m already trawling various hardware stores/Amazon for this- well, next- year’s trophies and prizes, which will hopefully be the most unique yet! There will also be spot prizes on offer throughout the day and maybe even a few prizes for the more creatively-minded among you!
More details will inevitably come over the coming few months, so watch this space! Especially watch this space if you’re interested in people arguing about Travelodge prices.
No badgers.
Any questions, feel free to ask.
See you in January!
Entrants so far (26/01/2018)-
COLIN XIV (44)-
Zarte Siempre
Thomas Carey
Callum Todd
Jennifer Steadman
Thomas Cappleman
May Battlefield
Lauren Hamer
Jack Worsley
Paul Worsley
Gevin Chapwell
Dylan Taylor
Graeme Cole
Tracey Mills
Mark Mills
Lee Fisher
Jonathan Wynn
Giles Hutchings
Matty Artell
Zubair Patel
Tim Down
Rose Boyle
Bradley Horrocks
David Hilton
Gerry Tynan
Eddy Byrne
Neil Collins
Dinos Sfyris
Chris Marshall
Mike Brown
James Robinson
Peter Clarke
Callum Pickering
Philip Jarvis
Ryan Taylor
Michelle Nevitt
Mike Springett
Richard Priest
Anthony Endsor
Mark Davies
Tom Chafer-Cook
Mike Shipler
Val Chowden
James Laverty
Steve Ying-Po
The Hangover (31)-
Zarte Siempre
Thomas Carey
Callum Todd
Jennifer Steadman
Thomas Cappleman
Jack Worsley
Paul Worsley
Gevin Chapwell
Graeme Cole
Tracey Mills
Mark Mills
Lee Fisher
Giles Hutchings
Matty Artell
Zubair Patel
Tim Down
Rose Boyle
Bradley Horrocks
David Hilton
Gerry Tynan
Eddy Byrne
Jonathan Wynn
Chris Marshall
James Robinson
Callum Pickering
Ryan Taylor
Michelle Nevitt
Mike Springett
Jeff Clayton
Mark Davies
James Laverty