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But, anyway, I am delighted to announce apparently Focal's first ever event in Kent – The Garden of England!
Date: 24th May 2025
Venue: Main Hall, Camden Centre, Market Square, Tunbridge Wells
Please also refer to Facebook page for further announcements: https://www.facebook.com/events/1223126732081456
Admission: £12, payable here: https://paypal.me/GThallon/12 . Please make sure you select the Friends and Family option. If you don’t have PayPal, please contact us at focalcountdown@gmail.com to arrange alternate payment options.
Doors open: 10:00
Gameplay: You’ll be playing 9-round games of Countdown in the “Bristol” (“classroom”) format, where everyone plays in pairs from the same selections projected on a big screen, and with each pair choosing their preferred selection during the numbers rounds … all will be explained on the day for anyone unfamiliar, and we’ll start with a practice round. I have room for up to 60 participants just to add.
Refreshments: Kitchen is available with boiling water. Tea/coffee will be provided along with unconfirmed other refreshments. There is also a fridge and microwave but no other cooking facilities.
Finishes by: 17:30
Wheelchair accessible?: Yes
Parking onsite?: No, but there is parking available at Royal Victoria Place which is a sub-5 minute walk from the venue. Rates are £7.00 for 24 hours if you park on Levels 8a and 9, or £10.40 if you park on levels 1-8.
Rough timetable for the day:
Doors open: 10am
Welcome/Round 1 Draw: 10:45, Practice Round 11:00
Round 1: 11:15
Round 2: 12:00
Round 3: 12:45
Lunch: 13:30-14:30
Round 4: 14:30
Round 5: 15:15
Round 6: 16:00
Final: 16:45
Prizegiving: 17:15
Post-event group meal plans:
At present unconfirmed; this will be updated closer to the event. But Tunbridge Wells has (despite my perhaps frequent complaints
) no shortage of options for a meal i.e. Pizza Express, Wetherspoons, Nandos etc. I will probably put up a poll on the Facebook event page to see what’s popular and book something closer to the time.And there are a number of pubs/bars around the town for anyone who wants to, as well. There might be Friday/Sunday entertainment as well, depending on whether there is enough interest.
Public transport
CO: Tunbridge Wells in the heart of the town and the main train station (with at least half-hourly connections to London Bridge, Waterloo East Charing Cross) is only a 10 minute walk from the venue.
Local bus services also stop only a 5 minute walk from the venue for anyone using Arriva in Kent, Stagecoach from Hastings (1066) and Eastbourne (51), or the Regency Route No. 29 from Brighton and West Sussex as the major providers.
Any questions?
Feel free to get in touch with us at focalcountdown@gmail.com
Attending or organising a FOCAL event is subject to the Code of Conduct.
UPDATE: 17/60 places gone as of 2nd April 2025.
. You'll probably hear my voice at Co: Events over the next little while as well - please keep eyes peeled to this page as more announcements are pending.