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 THE BRIT

 Venue:
 Britannia Inn, 1, Archer Street, Darlington DL3 6LR.
 Tel 01325-463787.

  How To Get There

 Representative:
 Martin Robinson
 31, Brompton Walk, Darlington DL3 8RT
 Tel No:  01325-380535

 EMail: martin.robinson001@ntlworld.com

 Alternate Contact:
 Geoff Johns
 Tel No:  0787-8008911

 EMail: geofftheref39@hotmail.co.uk

 

 THE BRIT

 The 2010-11 season saw a new name in the League in ‘The Brit’ who play their home  games at the Britannia Inn in Darlington. Not new to the League though, ‘The Brit’ had  evolved from the Old Shildon WMC side that had first joined the League in the old Division C  in the mid 1990’s.

 The original Old Shildon WMC side consisted of regulars Ian Longstaff, David Collinson and  Graham ‘Butch’ Butcher. These three regulars were joined in 1995 by Martin Robinson and  Old Shildon won their first promotion to the B Division in 1999. The early Noughties saw  Robert Harker join the team and the Club twice won the B Division League but only once  were they promoted. One season in the Premier League saw the Club slip back down in a  winless campaign and the B Division is where Old Shildon (or now The Brit) have remained  ever since. With Dave Collinson retiring from the quizzes and Ian taking more of a back seat  Geoff Johns joined the team in the mid Noughties, and when Robert then retired too Paul  ‘Hughie’ Hewitson added his Racing knowledge to the team. With shift work impacting into  availability of team members, a further new addition to the squad was made with the  introduction of Rob Dodsworth. Butch was next to depart the team and as a result Hughie,  Rob D, Geoff and Martin have generally been the representatives for the past couple of  seasons.

 Old Shildon were probably best known in their early days for the post quiz buffet which was  more like a banquet, all provided for by the Club. Indeed the members have always been  thankful and appreciative of the support that the Club afforded the Quiz team. However with  Butch no longer being available the team then consisted of four members all from Darlington  and it was with some regret that the team left Old Shildon to move to The Britannia in  Darlington, but at the same time the move for the 2010-11 season was clearly a practical  solution. Known for its beer The Britannia has a snug which provides an ideal location for  the Thursday Night Sports Quizzes.

 (by Martin Robinson)

 



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