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Post by greatkingrat on Feb 21, 2014 21:03:01 GMT
ASHFORD - Wye (Conservative resigned)
2011 - Con 392, AshInd 318, Lab 112, UKIP 97, LD 89
2007 - AshInd 589, Con 276, LD 40
2003 - Con 470, Grn 252, LD 57
Ken BLANSHARD (Liberal Democrats)
Ian COOLING (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Elaine EVANS (UKIP)
Dylan JONES (Labour Party Candidate)
Geoff MEADEN (Green Party)
Noel OVENDEN (Ashford Independent)
BURY - Ramsbottom (Labour resigned)
2012 - Lab 1605, Con 1241, UKIP 300, LD 103
2011 - Lab 1822, Con 1822, LD 241 (Lab won on drawing lots)
2010 - Con 2668, Lab 2043, LD 1298, Grn 254
2008 - Con 2010, Lab 872, LD 354
2007 - Con 1766, Lab 1007, LD 398
2006 - Con 1759, Lab 939, LD 427
Dave BARKER (UK Independence Party)
David FOSS (Liberal Democrats)
Glyn HEATH (The Green Party)
Robert HODKINSON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Sarah SOUTHWORTH (Labour Party Candidate)
KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK - Burnham (Conservative died)
2011 - Con 556, Lab 208
2007 - Con 564, LD 155
2003 - Con 700, LD 270
Sam SANDELL (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Jean SMITH (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
NOTTINGHAM - Clifton North (Labour disqualified)
2011 - Lab 1902/1720/1589, Con 1834/1772/1767
2007 - Con 1883/1749/1694, Lab 1265/1164/1087, LD 389/320
2003 - Con 1714/1610/1560, Lab 1335/1317/1124, LD 372
David BISHOP (Bus-Pass Elvis Party)
Kevin CLARKE (UK Independence Party)
Patricia FERGUSON (The Labour Party Candidate)
Tony MARSHALL (Liberal Democrats)
Andrew RULE (The Conservative Party Candidate)
WILTSHIRE - Ethandune (Conservative died)
2013 - Con 748, LD 303, Lab 182
2009 - Con 1004, LD 467, Lab 157
Rod EATON (UK Independence Party)
Shaun HENLEY (The Labour Party Candidate)
Carole KING (Liberal Democrats)
Francis MORLAND (Independent)
Jerry WICKHAM (The Conservative Party Candidate)
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Post by David Ashforth on Mar 1, 2014 15:20:54 GMT
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Post by markthemarker on Mar 4, 2014 18:15:18 GMT
Wasn't there a racecourse at Wye until the 1970s - cant see it on the map though.
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Post by marksenior on Mar 4, 2014 18:27:39 GMT
Wasn't there a racecourse at Wye until the 1970s - cant see it on the map though. Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others not forgetting Ally Pally |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 4, 2014 21:18:10 GMT
Wasn't there a racecourse at Wye until the 1970s - cant see it on the map though. Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others Woore? As in Shropshire? |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 4, 2014 21:20:33 GMT
Ethandune is a cracking name for a ward! Origin?
Thank goodness they didn't go for "Westbury Rural" !
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Post by marksenior on Mar 4, 2014 21:30:50 GMT
Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others Woore? As in Shropshire? Correct , race course closed 1963 . It was one of the more eccentric race course being National Hunt only being a tight 1 mile round with almost continuous very sharp left hand bends . The course was in fact at Pipe Gate and not to be confused with the nearby Point to Point course at Mucklestone . |
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Post by froome on Mar 4, 2014 21:35:54 GMT
Ethandune is a cracking name for a ward! Origin? Thank goodness they didn't go for "Westbury Rural" ! I think Ethandune was a place named in the Saxon Chronicles (9th century) where Alfred defeated the Danes. However, I think that place is supposed to be further north, somewhere near Hungerford (Berks). Why this ward has taken the name I don't know, but this central swathe of Wiltshire likes to see itself as a mystical centre (home to more crop circles than anywhere else), so I suspect this may be why. |
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Post by Robert Waller on Mar 5, 2014 9:07:56 GMT
Wasn't there a racecourse at Wye until the 1970s - cant see it on the map though. Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others not forgetting Ally Pally This is just the kind of thread I like! 'A few others ...' - Wiki lists 97 courses that closed their doors 1900-81. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecoursesIt mentions the old grandstand still being vsiible at Buckfastleigh. I love to find the remnants of defunct venues in all sports. There are some fascinating dead football grounds around, from Third Lanark in Glasgow to non-league 'stadia' like Haslingden and South Liverpool. |
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Post by marksenior on Mar 5, 2014 11:29:50 GMT
Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others not forgetting Ally Pally This is just the kind of thread I like! 'A few others ...' - Wiki lists 97 courses that closed their doors 1900-81. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecoursesIt mentions the old grandstand still being vsiible at Buckfastleigh. I love to find the remnants of defunct venues in all sports. There are some fascinating dead football grounds around, from Third Lanark in Glasgow to non-league 'stadia' like Haslingden and South Liverpool. Agreed , some of these old race courses I had heard about , Manchester and Ally Pally I had actually been to but I had never known of the 2 different Portsmouth courses . |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 5, 2014 19:49:51 GMT
Correct , race course closed 1963 . It was one of the more eccentric race course being National Hunt only being a tight 1 mile round with almost continuous very sharp left hand bends . The course was in fact at Pipe Gate and not to be confused with the nearby Point to Point course at Mucklestone . Having checked Wiki I discover I know the site as it is now the Bearstone Stud which is a prominent feature of the area! |
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Post by BossMan on Mar 6, 2014 12:44:13 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Mar 6, 2014 18:57:58 GMT
Yep , Long gone as with Woore , Bogside , Manchester , Lewes , Buckfastleigh , Stockton and a few others not forgetting Ally Pally This is just the kind of thread I like! 'A few others ...' - Wiki lists 97 courses that closed their doors 1900-81. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecoursesIt mentions the old grandstand still being vsiible at Buckfastleigh. I love to find the remnants of defunct venues in all sports. There are some fascinating dead football grounds around, from Third Lanark in Glasgow to non-league 'stadia' like Haslingden and South Liverpool. I believe that one of Buckfastleigh's stands was at Torquay United for decades after removal. Manchester Racecourse is now mainly part of Salford University, but there is talk of a new course. Looking at that list, I now have to go and find the site of Winchester Racecourse! |
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Post by slicesofjim on Mar 6, 2014 21:06:24 GMT
This is just the kind of thread I like! 'A few others ...' - Wiki lists 97 courses that closed their doors 1900-81. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecoursesIt mentions the old grandstand still being vsiible at Buckfastleigh. I love to find the remnants of defunct venues in all sports. There are some fascinating dead football grounds around, from Third Lanark in Glasgow to non-league 'stadia' like Haslingden and South Liverpool. I believe that one of Buckfastleigh's stands was at Torquay United for decades after removal.Manchester Racecourse is now mainly part of Salford University, but there is talk of a new course. Looking at that list, I now have to go and find the site of Winchester Racecourse! I never knew that, just googled it, turns out it was the old main stand with wooden seats, only demolished in 2011. Having sat there, I can say that let alone racegoers, it wasn't really fit for horses or any other animal come to think of it... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2014 21:45:47 GMT
One stand still remains st Buckfastleigh with a tree growing out of it. The course is used for pointing.
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 6, 2014 21:53:34 GMT
One stand still remains st Buckfastleigh with a tree growing out of it. The course is used for pointing. Didn't St Albans City used to have a tree in one of their stands? |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Mar 6, 2014 22:20:37 GMT
One stand still remains st Buckfastleigh with a tree growing out of it. The course is used for pointing. Didn't St Albans City used to have a tree in one of their stands? Yes, though it sadly died a few years ago. At least it was only in the terrace, rather than on the playing surface as at the St Lawrence Ground. |
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Post by Devonian on Mar 6, 2014 22:26:55 GMT
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Mar 6, 2014 22:28:27 GMT
Live blog? Don't they still point at planes in Tup's Arse?
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 6, 2014 22:36:59 GMT
Live blog? Don't they still point at planes in Tup's Arse? Git 10:19pm Deputy Tory leader Cllr James daly is whinging about the cold. The door has been left open |
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