Orrell & District Quiz League

Do you enjoy fun quizzes and comedy challenges?  Would you love to take part in a crazy contest where you don’t even have to leave your own home? 

Remotely Funny is a revolutionary fast-paced game-show for kids aged 8-13 (and their families) that plays out in contestants’ homes via web cams. You’ll face questions based on quirky facts, funny stories and random knowledge from around the world plus take part in timed comedy challenges and scavenger hunts all over your house, involving Mum, Dad, siblings, Aunts, Uncles, friends, neighbours and anyone else who happens to be there. 

Whoever wins gets their hands on a prize so unique all their friends will want it.

The series will be filmed 16^th – 31^st JULY 2016.

HOW TO APPLY

If you’re aged between 8 and 13 on September 1^st 2015 and think this sounds like a good laugh please fill in the application form you can find here:.  You’ll need to get your parent’s permission and there’s a form for them to fill in too.

The closing date for signed applications with photos is FRIDAY 10th JUNE 2016.

For further details, contact  remotelyfunny@twentytwenty.tv

BBC2 are looking for contestants to face a series of tricky questions. You will not be alone however; three celebrities will be debating the answers live in the studio with you.

If you are confident, quick witted and would love the chance to win some cash, then they want to hear from you.

APPLY NOW! 

Email applydebatable@hungrybear.tv or give them a call on 0203 841 5942

Contestants must be aged over 18 years.

ITV are currently on the lookout for outgoing, lively contestants with a good sense of general knowledge to take part in a new ITV Quiz Show, hosted by Bradley Walsh.

If you are interested in applying to be on the show contact Rosie on 0207 157 4563 or email possessedcasting@itv.com.

12 Yard productions are looking to recruit two new Eggheads to join the team, taking the total up to nine (CJ has left again). They are looking for one male and one female quizzer, to be chosen from a knockout competition to be filmed in July.

If you fancy applying, you can contact the production company at the details shown below, or you can download an application form from here:

It has been decided to run a handicap league in parallel with the the normal league competition. Two separate league tables will be produced after each week’s fixtures. The cup competition that starts after the league season finishes will be played on a handicap system as last year. The handicaps have been calculated based on last season’s results and are as follows:-

The fixtures have been released for the new season - a table is shown below with the home team down the side and the away team along the top.  Each team's fixtures are also on the team pages, and all fixtures will be added to the calendar in due course.

A successful Presentation Evening and Pairs Competition was held on Friday 20th November at St. James’s Catholic Club, which saw four teams collect trophies for the League and knock out competitions and the Delph Tavern awarded the Ted Owen trophy for the most sporting team in the league.

The pairs competition was won by Chris Quinn of UCC Blues and John Fitzgerald of Britannia 2014. 

This annual end of season event will take place at St.James Catholic Club, St James Road, Orrell, WN5 7AA, on Friday 20th November starting at 8.30pm.

Anyone who participated in the games this season, is eligible to enter. Please come along to what should be an enjoyable evening.

At the final of the Knockout Cup held at the Delph Tavern, Running Horses Colts, playing off a handicap of 17 beat Robin Hood, who were playing off 5, 56-49.

In the Plate final, Bryn Labour Club beat Delph Tavern 61-56, with both teams playing off a handicap of 17.

Congratulations to all four teams for a couple of great matches.

The following is the draw for the cup and plate semi-finals to be played on Tuesday 1st September.

Cup semi-finals

Plate semi final

Bryn Labour Club have a bye to the final.

The finals will be played on 8th September at the Delph.