The Stayin' Inn

21/03/2023

Three years ago today, we flung open our doors. We stayed open a LOT longer than originally planned, but we still miss you all!

Whilst the pubs are shut, we're here to make sure your social life doesn't have to disappear too! Expect nightly entertainment, quizzes, karaoke, open mic ... you name it!

See you at the bar!

20/01/2022

We've dug out some of our merchandise from storage, and have slashed the prices - with FREE SHIPPING too! head over to bighandmedia.com/shop to pickup some of our tshirts from £8 and more!

30/12/2021

Thanks to the 510 teams that took part in tonight's Big Fat Quiz of 2021 - and a special well done to Theresa Anderson of 'The Ando's', who won £100 which was donated to her chosen charity, Children's Hospices Across Scotland!

Thanks all for taking part and we hope you have a great New Year!

24/12/2021

We're very sorry about today's quiz - we just couldn't get over the technical issues no matter what we tried!

You can try out the quiz in your own time at the link below - we should warn you that the last round was made up 100% by the kids, so the answers may not be as completely obvious as you first think!

Good luck, and Merry Christmas!

Play this kahoot challenge about The Family Christmas Eve Quiz

19/12/2021

Does this mean what we think it does … ? Time to dust off those bar stools.

09/12/2021

Thanks to everyone that joined us for The GFT Christmas Film Quiz tonight, raising over £1,500 for Glasgow Film Theatre! Well done to The Watsons, who won the quiz and a bumper hamper of cinema goodies, including 2 tickets to the Opening and Closing Gala's at the Glasgow Film Festival!

We'll see you all for The Family Christmas Eve Quiz on 24 December at 3:30pm with the whole Stayin' Inn Family!

08/12/2021

Thanks to everyone for joining us tonight for the Winter Warm-up Quiz in preparation for The GFT Christmas Film Quiz tomorrow night - don't forget to buy your tickets before midnight, or it'll be too late! Get them here: glasgowfilm.org/shows/gft-film-quiz-1

Here's your top 20 from tonight ...

08/12/2021

Tonight at 11:59pm is your LAST CHANCE to secure your entry (using the link below) to The GFT Christmas Film Quiz taking place tomorrow! Once you've made a donation for your ticket to the event, you will be sent a link to our private stream, which you can join from 8:30pm.

The winner of tomorrow's quiz will take home a cinema treasure trove including popcorn, GFT Keep Cups, DVDs, a year's Glasgow Film Theatre CineCard membership, film merchandise goodies, and 2 tickets to Glasgow Film Festival 2022's Opening and Closing Galas!

We've also got a raffle, withe prizes including hotel stays, meals for two, Afternoon Tea, Gin and much more! You can buy your raffle tickets here: glasgowfilm.org/shows/gft-quiz-raffle-ticket

The raffle will be drawn during the live stream, but you do not have to participate in the quiz to enter the raffle.

Scotland’s original independent cinema is the home for film and film lovers in Glasgow.

02/12/2021

The upcoming GFT Christmas Film Quiz on Thursday 9 Dec will feature some very special guests for you to test your knowledge against! Head over to the event page now for details on how to sign up!

Give a gift to GFTDid you know Glasgow Film is a not-for-profit educational charity? GFT has been part of the community for over 80 years and we support arou...

28/09/2021

Are you a young person looking for work? Fancy joining the team behind The Stayin' Inn, working on large-scale, in-person, events as well as virtual?

BH Events currently have two vacancies live for someone aged 16-24 through the national Kickstart scheme - and Event Project Assistant and a Digital Marketing Executive. Check out the Find a Job portal below for more details on how you, or someone you know who may fit the bill, can apply.

19/09/2021

Well done to all of our 300+ teams who took part in last weeks quiz, Are You Smarter than a Scottish Celebrity? The quiz raised £2,000 for the STV Appeal, an amount that will be matched by STV, which will go towards helping the 1 in 4 children in Scotland who live in poverty.

Thanks to everyone who donated, and well done to those who won a prize in the raffle - especially David & Laura who won the very mug Lorraine was drinking from during the quiz! And a big well done to 'YouOkPal', who won the quiz and will be receiving a bumper hamper from our friends at Tunnock's!

16/09/2021

At 8pm tonight, why not join us for Are You Smarter than a Scottish Celebrity? Not only will Lorraine Kelly, Sanjeev Kohli and Laura Boyd be live on the stream with us - but the top team in the quiz will also win a fantastic hamper from our partners at Tunnock's!

Don't forget, if you're taking part, we encourage everyone to buy at least one raffle ticket here: justgiving.com/fundraising/celebquiz - for every £5 you donate, you'll get one entry for any number of fantastic prizes!

14/09/2021

We will be going live with "Are You Smarter than a Scottish Celebrity?" this coming Thursday to help raise much needed funds for the STV Appeal - and in addition to the quiz, we've also got a HUGE prize raffle in which you can win:

- Cello electronic Android TV
- £250 John Lewis & Partners Gift Card
- 2x return rail tickets between any two stations on LNER line
- £500 Wedding Dress voucher at Wedding Wise
- Passes for Red Bus Bistro tour bus (Glasgow or Edinburgh)
- A virtual PT session with actor, former mixed martial artist and winner of Celebrity Big Brother, Alex Reid
- A signed, framed Rangers FC, 1972 Cup Winners jersey

You will get one entry to the raffle for every £5 you donate here: justgiving.com/fundraising/celebquiz

Lorraine Kelly, Still Game stars Sanjeev Kohli and Jane McCarry as well STV presenter Laura Boyd will be pitting their wits against each other and you playing along at home! You can join us from 8pm on Thursday across The Stayin' Inn Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels (find the links to those here: bighandmedia.com/thestayininn

11/09/2021

Did you catch last night's announcement of the contestants taking part in Are You Smarter than a Scottish Celebrity?

Lorraine Kelly will be joining us, alongside Still Game stars Sanjeev Kohli and Jane McCarry as well as STV entertainment reporter Laura Boyd!

We've got some great prizes up for grabs in our prize raffle - if you want to take part, join us from 8pm on Thursday 16 September across our Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels. You can find the links at bighandmedia.com/thestayininn

10/09/2021

Mark your diaries!

We're so excited to announce the very special guests you can challenge live in a virtual pub quiz hosted by The Stayin' Inn next Thursday!

Ever wondered how the Queen of Breakfast TV would fare against the Queen of Craiglang in a pub quiz? Well, wonder no more, as Lorraine Kelly is set to go head-to-head with Still Game icon Jane McCarry... as well as Sanjeev Kohli, who starred as Isa’s boss Navid Harrid, and STV entertainment reporter Laura Boyd... AND YOU!

You can watch or join in the quiz for free on Thursday 16 Sept from 8pm at The Stayin' Inn page. To hear more about what our celebs had to say, or for more information on how to join in, read more here: www.stvappeal.tv/news/celebquiz

06/08/2021

Very excited for our good friends in Twin Atlantic who release their latest song, Bang on the Gong, today. Even prouder of our good friend Nick Afchain Films for the stellar directing job on the video!

Cannot wait to see this on the main stage at TRNSMT Festival in September! Live music can’t come back quickly enough!

Hope you’re all well … stay tuned for a quiz announcement coming your way very soon!

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19/07/2021

If you've been missing us as much as we've been missing all go you, you can listen to Andy's dulcet tones in this video from all about Barrhead.

The organisation are doing their best to get things "back to normal" whilst going through their renewal ballot process - a YES vote for the town is the only way to ensure the future of all the great events the BID host! Hop on over to their page and give them a like - you might even catch Andy at an actual event in Barrhead too!

08/07/2021

Sorry we've not been able to host many live quizzes recently - we miss you all, but there just isn't enough time in the days at the moment!

We thought you'd maybe like to challenge yourself this week with one or two of our older quizzes - so check out our first Saturday Night Gameshow Quiz below and see how you do!

Hopefully we'll see you soon!

Play this kahoot challenge about Saturday Night Gameshow Quiz

26/06/2021

We've had a bit of a spring clean around The Stayin' Inn HQ and we've found a couple of our 'Baby It's COVID Outside' tote bags - so we've added them to our online shop! They're just £5, with free shipping! You can find them, plus more of our t-shirts and pin badges, at bighandmedia.com/shop

Black cotton tote bag with 'Baby It's COVID Outside' slogan in festive writing.

25/06/2021

Thanks to all 283 teams for joining us tonight for our last minute Friday Night-In Quiz - and well done to GladRacoon71 on winning, especially when there's a new baby in tow!

Stay tuned to the page as we'll try and squeeze in another quiz between Euro 2020 games this week.

23/06/2021

Work-life took over for a little while - but we've cleared some space in our schedule (of watching football) to bring you the Friday Night-In Quiz! (It's basically just our Saturday Night Gameshow Quiz, but on a Friday ... because the football is back on Saturday ...)

Expect 5 rounds from your favourite gameshows, and we'll maybe even throw in some prizes!

We'll be live across our Facebook, YouTube & Twitch channels from 9pm. You can find all the links at bighandmedia.com/thestayininn

16/06/2021

We apologise that things have been a little quiet around here recently, but as restrictions continue to ease, real-life has been increasingly busy (not to mention the football has been on too ...)!

This past weekend, a team of members from The Stayin' Inn Community took part in our second Off the Beatson Track x The Stayin' Inn event in aid of the Beatson Cancer Charity - and we're thrilled to say that we smashed through our target of £10,000 raised (you can still donate to any member of the team here: justgiving.com/team/thestayininn2021)

That takes our fundraising total from The Stayin' Inn to an astronomical £116,392, with almost £68,000 of that going to the Beatson!

We're extremely proud of that achievement and we couldn't have done it without you! We may even host a little quiz to celebrate ...

13/06/2021

Whilst we all recover from Off the Beatson Track x The Stayin' Inn, check out this video from The Hole Way Round who joined Andy for 18-holes last week. The video mainly features Andy wandering in the trees looking for his ball ...

Geo & Mack from The Hole Way Round are doing their own challenge next weekend, where they're aiming to play all 95 holes on Arran in one day in aid of ArCaS Arran Cancer Support Trust and Calums Cabin - drop them a donation if you can! justgiving.com/team/theholewayround

12/06/2021

As we get on with the final preparations for Off the Beatson Track x The Stayin' Inn (you can still donate to one of our team members here: justgiving.com/team/thestayininn2021), we thought we'd give you all another chance to take our Friends Quiz which we hosted a couple of weeks ago.

Click the link below to test yourself and tag your friends and family to see who knows the show best!

Play this kahoot challenge about The Friends Quiz

10/06/2021

We're very excited about Off the Beatson Track x The Stayin' Inn this Sunday - and not only because the weather is looking glorious! We can't wait to get out and walk that 10km (👀) with you all!

Our team has so far been sponsored to the tune of just under £5,500 for the Beatson Cancer Charity - but we've got last years total of £17,000 to aim for. We know it's a big ask - but we also know we can do it! If you can spare anything, drop a member of the team a donation here: justgiving.com/team/thestayininn2021

If you're taking part, we will be meeting in the Whitelee Windfarm car park from 11am to distribute t-shirts and badges, with an aim to do a quick warmup with Ferri Fit before heading off on our walk. It should take no more than 3 hours to complete the loop. The weather is supposed to be sunny and warm, but it is Scotland, so prepare appropriately! If you've not signed up to take part yet, follow the instructions in the event page!

Please also note, the Eaglesham access Road to Whitelee Windfarm is closed. You will need to access from the A77.

08/06/2021

Later this week we'll be joining two of our good friends, Graeme and Geo from The Hole Way Round, for a round of golf as they continue their warmup to playing 95-holes in ONE DAY in support of ArCaS Arran Cancer Support Trust and Calums Cabin later this month.

This charity challenge is part of The Hole Way Round's goal of playing every golf course in Scotland (over 550 of them!) - so if you can, drop them a little donation here today: justgiving.com/team/theholewayround.

We're very excited to help them tick another course off their list and wish them all the best in their fundraising efforts!

On the 17th June 2021, the boys are taking on the challenge to play every hole on every course across the isle of arran.
we will be fundraising for 2 fantastic charities - ArCaS Arran Cancer Support Trust and Calums Cabin.

We would LOVE for you to support us to raise as much as we can as most small charities have really suffered during the pandemic as normal fundraising activities couldn't happen.

If you would like to donate please find our justigiving page at www.justgiving.com/team/theholewayround here you can chose whether to donate to Arcas or Calum's Cabin (Justgiving sadly don't split this for you so have to do a team)

Please share with anyone you think would like to follow us on this adventure. We will be sharing clips, photos, videos and fundraising updates throughout the day.

Thank you as always, THWR

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06/06/2021

Last night we hosted our first ever LIVE Stayin' Inn event at SWG3 and we had a blast - the night wouldn't have been complete without a technical glitch or two, plus a live "Andy" (or two!)

One thing we forgot to do last night was thank everyone involved in making the events happen - Courtney & Liam from BH Media for taking care of all the behind the scenes stuff, the SWG3 staff for security, tech help and manning the bar, the Five Star Sodas team for all their help, Jenny for her quiz writing help and of course to all of you for buying the tickets and making the event a success!

Hopefully this is the beginning of the return for more events and we'll see more of you out and about very soon!

02/06/2021

Don't forget, we're live from 9pm tonight with the Friends Quiz! Could we ASK anymore questions?

01/06/2021

We are GO! This Saturday 5 June, Five Star Sodas: LIVE and Saturday Night Gameshow Quiz: LIVE will take place at SWG3 in what will be the FIRST LIVE EVENTS in Glasgow in quite some time! Don't miss your chance to be part of history!

If you had a ticket for our original date of 22 May, your ticket will still be valid. If you cannot make the rescheduled date, please email [email protected] as soon as possible to arrange your refund.

There are a few tickets available for the Five Star Sodas show available at bighandmedia.com/shop now - and if we can release anymore for the quiz event in the evening they will be on sale there too.

[ DISCLAIMER: Photo is not an indication of what the event will actually look like ... ]

29/05/2021

We are delighted to welcome Stephen Fraser of The F**T Principle to the Big Hand Media family! 👋

Launching earlier this week, the F**T Principles of Health podcast is here to give everyone, regardless of their health or fitness lifestyle, the insight into a variety of health and well-being topics via discussions with dieticians, psychologists and athletes to name just a few. 🏃‍♀️🍎

You can find out more about Stephen's vision and ethos in the post below. 👇

Head on over to Spotify to catch the first two episodes with dietitian, personal trainer and author Kerri Major and with Scottish Heptathlete Emma Canning.

You can catch new episodes every Thursday at 9am wherever you get your pods! 🎧🎙