Today's County in the spotlight

This is the place for posts that don't fit into any other category.
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

Might you be referring to this place Gibbo?
BFTW
BFTW
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26030
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
x 7053

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 11:57 A quick groan quiz!! :-D

Whereabouts in Warwickshire might you find some left overs? :-D
Spoiler: show
Nuneaton :-D
REgards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
Gibbo2286
(Donor 2020)
Posts: 7540
Joined: 08 Jun 2011, 18:04
x 2648

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by Gibbo2286 »

Got it in one Neil. :) Acocks Green in Birmingham.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. (Albert Einstein)
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 11:57 A quick groan quiz!! :-D

Whereabouts in Warwickshire might you find some left overs? :-D
Spoiler: show
Nuneaton :-D
REgards Neil
[/quote]


Quite correct Neil, worthy of a small groan I thought!! :-D

Now, probably the two most famous residencies in Warwickshire: :-D
BFTW
BFTW
BFTW
BFTW
Last edited by mickthemaverick on 31 Mar 2022, 13:31, edited 1 time in total.
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

Gibbo2286 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 13:24 Got it in one Neil. :) Acocks Green in Birmingham.
Ahem!!!! :rofl2:
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26030
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
x 7053

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

Gibbo2286 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 12:54 One of your quiz questions could be "Where in Warwickshire are cocks green?" :-D
This was my effort Gibbo, well after Mick had taken us to Acocks Green

here's a bit of green Willey here in the churchyard

Willey Church
Image
© Copyright Ian Rob and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

REgards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

And another mildly cryptic Warwickshire quiz question: :-D

Which Warwickshire school might you have had to try harder at? :-D
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
Hell Razor5543
Donor 2023
Posts: 13859
Joined: 01 Apr 2012, 09:47
x 3058

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by Hell Razor5543 »

Rugby?
James
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

Hell Razor5543 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 13:59 Rugby?
Indeed James, and good to hear from you on our relatively casual Warwickshire quiz day! :-D
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
Gibbo2286
(Donor 2020)
Posts: 7540
Joined: 08 Jun 2011, 18:04
x 2648

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by Gibbo2286 »

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 13:27
Gibbo2286 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 13:24 Got it in one Neil. :) Acocks Green in Birmingham.
Ahem!!!! :rofl2:
Sorry Mick, must wake up. :)
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. (Albert Einstein)
Top
Hell Razor5543
Donor 2023
Posts: 13859
Joined: 01 Apr 2012, 09:47
x 3058

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by Hell Razor5543 »

There is, in Warwickshire, a narrowboat company who are considered (by those in the know) to be the Rolls-Royce of narrowboat makers (when the name of Rolls-Royce meant something). This is Warwickshire Fly Boats.

http://www.wfbco.co.uk/
James
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

Here's a rather appealing rustic bridge in Warwickshire. The question is:
Where will you find it?
BFTW
BFTW
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
User avatar
mickthemaverick
Donor 2024
Posts: 14677
Joined: 11 May 2019, 17:56
x 6383

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by mickthemaverick »

And my final question on Warwickshire:

Where might you run into Delboy and Rodney?

Any verifiable answers will do!! :-D
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26030
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
x 7053

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 20:09 Here's a rather appealing rustic bridge in Warwickshire. The question is:
Where will you find it?

Image
Honington Bridge

Honington Bridge
Image
© Copyright Philip Halling and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

REgards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26030
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
x 7053

Re: Today's County in the spotlight

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

mickthemaverick wrote: ↑31 Mar 2022, 20:18 And my final question on Warwickshire:

Where might you run into Delboy and Rodney?

Any verifiable answers will do!! :-D
Coach and Horses Shipston on Stour Hooky awards 2019! Community Pub of the Year. Hook and Norton Brewery
Image
REgards Neil
Last edited by NewcastleFalcon on 31 Mar 2022, 22:20, edited 2 times in total.
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top

Return to “The Off Topic Chat Lounge”