Exhibit Monday quiz is no more alas.

Balham Bowls Club tuesday quiz prizes have just got better. 1st prize 70 quid. 2nd place and 2nd last get to pick 1 of 3 envelopes with the chance to win a 20 quid bar tab, a bottle of wine, or a packet of ready salted crisps! In six weeks only one packet as been won.

The Grove on Sunday also has better prizes. 1st place is the whole pot (2 pound entry). 3 weeks ago this was 180 pounds! On average around the 80 quid mark.…

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I like a good pub quiz and in Balham, there are currently plenty to choose from. Here are the ones I've tried. Entry to all of these is £2 per person and they all have a limit of six people to a team (although at most of them, teams over that number are allowed but you lose a point for each extra person). They all start at 8:00pm.

The Regent

Sunday night

Slightly unusual as this is the only quiz on my list which isn't run by…

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I used to go into the Balham Tup over ten years, back when it was owned by Paddy Gallagher. Until very recently I hadn't been there for years. And then, a few months ago I met a friend who I hadn't been in touch with for years and he invited me to go along to the Tup on Sunday night for their pub quiz. My wife and I went along that week, enjoyed it and for the last two or three months we've been regulars there on a Sunday night. We've even won the quiz three or four times.



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Parent and Toddler Group



In a quiet, relaxed environment with soft colours and natural materials children play freely with simple wooden toys, handmade rag dolls, play cloths and nature's toys like conkers, shells and pinecones. There is a seasonal craft or activity, e.g drawing with pure beeswax crayons, then tidying-up time is followed by a wholesome organic snack and the session ends with ring time, singing seasonal songs.

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If all you had to go by was today's press coverage (which seems to be largely reprinted from the official press release) then you might well find it easy to believe that Oxford Circus was the first place in London to get a diagonal crossing. You might even be convinced by the line that this new crossing was inspired by… Continue