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Post by Dave on Sept 20, 2012 16:36:20 GMT
As opposed to AC Aveton Gifford with the two sets of supporters being unable to agree on how to pronounce the name of their village. Do we have any insights on that one? Or is it just AG? I have to admit that I didn't realise Aveton Gifford even had a team and thought that pitch was used by the local primary school - but I suppose most villages do have a team even those who don't have eleven male residents under the age of forty! Linguistically I'm in the 'pronounce the V and soft G' camp rather than the 'ignore the V and conventional rules of pronunciation and hard G' camp!  There are of course two other lesser camps, the 'pronounce the V and hard G' and the 'ignore the V and soft G', but that's generally people trying to be contrary! Poor old Wildebeeste won't know what has hit him if he hangs around yer too long! ;D You may well be right about the pitch being used by the school. It does have running lanes marked out on it. Does the village have a football team? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 16:37:58 GMT
You might be right, Stefano, because I've never been aware of Harverton Gyford having a team in either the Plymouth or South Devon leagues. All I could find on the web pointed to the pitch mainly being used by the village primary school.
Must admit I used online mapping to check out Brixton, Yealmpton and Modbury before cracking the puzzle.
And thanks for the linguistic explanation. Anyone for Kirton or Crikkerne?
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Post by stuartB on Sept 20, 2012 19:37:32 GMT
You might be right, Stefano, because I've never been aware of Harverton Gyford having a team in either the Plymouth or South Devon leagues. All I could find on the web pointed to the pitch mainly being used by the village primary school. Must admit I used online mapping to check out Brixton, Yealmpton and Modbury before cracking the puzzle. And thanks for the linguistic explanation. Anyone for Kirton or Crikkerne? my Dad was a Sergeant in Kirton or as we prefer Crediton |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 21:30:05 GMT
How about this one? Up a lane on the outskirts of the village. Then back to the pub afterwards for a cream tea:     |
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Post by Rags on Sept 24, 2012 6:07:52 GMT
Then back to the pub afterwards for a cream tea: Scone (not scon), jam, cream AND BUTTER?!  WRONG, wrong, just plain wrong...  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 12:49:22 GMT
Ah, butter as part of a cream tea.
I wouldn't expect it.
I certainly wouldn't ask for it.
And, if it was merely a scone and jam with the choice of butter or cream, the cream would be hard to resist.
But, should butter come automatically with the cream tea, I'd probably take up the option and spread it as the first layer.
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Post by stefano on Sept 24, 2012 14:14:39 GMT
How about this one? Up a lane on the outskirts of the village. Then back to the pub afterwards for a cream tea: Certainly wouldn't recognise the ground which looks in worse condition than Aveton Giffard! Butter with a cream tea means it must be up North. Nice scenery. Looks a bit Peak District. Losehill Tor that sort of area. If I 'm within 50 miles do I get a prize? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 15:28:00 GMT
Lose Hill?
You're within two or three miles, sir.
Sadly, it's the proper northern correspondent who hands out the prizes.
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Post by Dave on Sept 24, 2012 15:40:31 GMT
Ah, butter as part of a cream tea. I wouldn't expect it. I certainly wouldn't ask for it. And, if it was merely a scone and jam with the choice of butter or cream, the cream would be hard to resist. But, should butter come automatically with the cream tea, I'd probably take up the option and spread it as the first layer. almost afraid to say what I'm about to say with that clestongull on here I bought some scones over the weekend and some clotted cream. When I started to prepare them, jam first then cream on top, Lyn stopped me from doing hers. I asked why and she said she has butter on hers, then the jam and then the cream. Well the dear girl did live in Plymouth for 40 years, is that the reason? or the fact she was born and grew up in Swansea.  |
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Post by stefano on Sept 24, 2012 16:02:56 GMT
Lose Hill? You're within two or three miles, sir. Sadly, it's the proper northern correspondent who hands out the prizes. Castleton?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 16:30:58 GMT
Castleton? Yes, it's Castleton. It's a decommissioned goal. It leans and the netting is in shreads. There isn't a second set of posts and there are no pitch markings. Rugby - whisper it - survives next door. I see no mention of a Castleton team in the Hope Valley League. But there's Tideswell United and FC United Tideswell (who play in exile at Eyam). And Chesterfield Town Reserves. Here's another ground pictured from some distance. Any idea?  |
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Post by chelstongull on Sept 24, 2012 18:42:29 GMT
almost afraid to say what I'm about to say with that chestongull on here I bought some scones over the weekend and some clotted cream. When I started to prepare them, jam first then cream on top, Lyn stopped me from doing hers. "Jam on first" was the cry at Plainmoor last Saturday and quite rightly so. Welcome to the right side Dave - cream on first - pah. Think this should be moved to the excellent Cream Tea thread! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 19:28:44 GMT
Linguistically I'm in the 'pronounce the V and soft G' camp rather than the 'ignore the V and conventional rules of pronunciation and hard G' camp! There are of course two other lesser camps, the 'pronounce the V and hard G' and the 'ignore the V and soft G', but that's generally people trying to be contrary! Poor old Wildebeeste won't know what has hit him if he hangs around yer too long! ;D Nay lad, don't worry thissen. I can probably cope with Ayton/Aveton/Giffard/Giffard (is that a soft G as in Gillingham or a hard one as in Gillingham?) although I have a problem with Harbertonford. Is that HARbertonford, with the stress on the first syllable, or is it HarbertonFORD? And how do you say Galmpton? Barton will no doubt be discovering that it's just as difficult in Derbyshire where Eyam is pronounced with two syllables by everyone other than the people who live there, who call it Eem. And they should know. As for Tideswell, anyone who has lived there for long enough will politely tell BD that Tideswell, "the Capital of the Peak", is actually Tidza just as Bradwell is Bradda and Youlgrave (offically, on signposts, spelled Youlgreave with an "e") is Pommie. There is also a village which, from one end, is signposted Oaker and from the other Oker, with no "a". I knew of three families in the little town of Wirksworth, near Matlock. All were called Houghton but they each had a different way of pronouncing their name viz. Howton, Horton and Hufton. This is totally appropriate because the town also has three football teams; Wirksworth Town, Wirksworth Athletic and Wirksworth Ivanhoe. When Barton heads into the East of the county he will come across the places known to their inhabitants as Boza and Spike. We'll let him discover where they are by himself, shall we? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 19:40:43 GMT
Here's another ground pictured from some distance. Any idea? The railway line narrows the possibilties down a bit. Could the team that plays on that distant pitch be full of Hope, by any chance? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 20:48:22 GMT
The railway line narrows the possibilties down a bit. Could the team that plays on that distant pitch be full of Hope, by any chance? They may be full of hope. But they don't play in Hope. In fact, heading from where you are, they're beyond Hope. |
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