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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Guildford,Surrey,England,UK,castle,ground,grounds,green,hobby,hobbies,pastime,pastimes,bowl,older,old,people,members,OAP,pensioner,pensioners,English,middle,Conservative,Tory,maintained,by,Guildford Borough Council,GBC,Castle Grounds,GU1 3SX,GU1,CGBC,Castle Green bowlers,Lawn Bowls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RPCFN8 - . CGBC, Castle Green bowlers, Castle Grounds, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, GU1 3SX. Photographed on 18 June 2023. CGBC - The home of Lawn Bowls in central Guildford. We are lucky to play on a green situated in Guildford's beautiful and award winning Castle Grounds, as the bowling green attracts many thousands of visitors every year from all over the world. Bowling in this wonderful setting epitomises a scene that is typically British, especially when accompanied by a brass band on the nearby bandstand. Our club is affiliated to Bowls England, Bowls Surrey, WSBA, & EWBA. Anyone joining the club is assured a warm welcome, whether they are experienced bowlers or wishing to try their hand at this wonderful game. We welcome all ages (over 16 please) and all physical and mental abilities. For stone walls, the historical context is that medieval castles can contain several building phases as fortifications were strengthened, domestic accommodation improved and later sections fell into ruin. Looking at party politics, the longer history is that political photographs gain meaning over time as candidates, parties and constitutional debates evolution
A routine campaign scene can later become evidence of a turning point, an unsuccessful candidacy or a movement that developed further. For stone walls, the 2026 context is that castles remain major heritage attractions, but conservation requires continuous work to manage weathering, visitor access and fragile masonry. In 2026, party politics remains relevant because digital campaigning dominates much modern politics, but physical posters, rallies and street demonstrations remain visually important
Their presence highlights the continuing role of public space in democratic expression. Further relevant search phrases include fortress, historic ruins, medieval architecture, castle history, historic site, tourism, heritage conservation, ruined castle, defensive architecture, visitor attraction, and political campaign.
Castle Grounds, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, GU1 3SX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dart-throwing,sport,match,competition,tournament,championship,bar,pub,dart,game,games,blue,flight,in,the,scoring,centre,of the,board,Winmau,Diamond,Pub dartboard,throwers,arrows,tungsten,dartsmith,butt,Bully,Jim Bowen,matches,tournaments,pubs,pastimes,pastime
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NCT - Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard
The standard numbered point system is attributed to Lancashire carpenter Brian Gamlin, who devised it in 1896 to penalise inaccuracy, though this is disputed. Many configurations have been used, varying by time and location. In particular, the Yorkshire and Manchester Log End boards differ from the standard board in that they have no triple, only double and bullseye. The Manchester board is smaller than the standard, with a playing area of only 25 cm (9.8 in) across, with double and bull areas measuring just 4 mm (0.16 in). The London Fives board is another variation, with only 12 equal segments, with the doubles and trebles being a quarter of an inch (6.35 mm) wide.
Mathematically, removing the rotational symmetry by placing the 20 at the top, there are 19!, or 121,645,100,408,832,000 possible dartboards. Many different layouts would penalise a player more than the current setup
however, the current setup actually does the job rather efficiently. There have been several mathematical papers published that consider the optimal dartboard.
Before World War I, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm. But darts pocked the surface of elm such that it was common for a hole to develop around the treble twenty. The other problem was that elm wood needed periodic soaking to keep the wood soft.
In 1935, chemist Ted Leggatt and pub owner Frank Dabbs began using the century plant, a type of agave, to make dartboards. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. This new dartboard was an instant success. It was more durable and required little maintenance. Furthermore, darts did little or no damage to the board
they simply parted the packed fibres whe
England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dart-throwing,sport,match,competition,tournament,championship,bar,pub,dart,game,games,blue dart,scores,scoring,in,the,bullseye,Winmau,Diamond,Pub dartboard,throwers,arrows,tungsten,dartsmith,butt,Bully,Jim Bowen,matches,tournaments,pubs,pastimes,pastime,play,played
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95ND2 - Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard
The standard numbered point system is attributed to Lancashire carpenter Brian Gamlin, who devised it in 1896 to penalise inaccuracy, though this is disputed. Many configurations have been used, varying by time and location. In particular, the Yorkshire and Manchester Log End boards differ from the standard board in that they have no triple, only double and bullseye. The Manchester board is smaller than the standard, with a playing area of only 25 cm (9.8 in) across, with double and bull areas measuring just 4 mm (0.16 in). The London Fives board is another variation, with only 12 equal segments, with the doubles and trebles being a quarter of an inch (6.35 mm) wide.
Mathematically, removing the rotational symmetry by placing the 20 at the top, there are 19!, or 121,645,100,408,832,000 possible dartboards. Many different layouts would penalise a player more than the current setup
however, the current setup actually does the job rather efficiently. There have been several mathematical papers published that consider the optimal dartboard.
Before World War I, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm. But darts pocked the surface of elm such that it was common for a hole to develop around the treble twenty. The other problem was that elm wood needed periodic soaking to keep the wood soft.
In 1935, chemist Ted Leggatt and pub owner Frank Dabbs began using the century plant, a type of agave, to make dartboards. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. This new dartboard was an instant success. It was more durable and required little maintenance. Furthermore, darts did little or no damage to the board
they simply parted the packed fibres whe
England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,UK,fun,family,Pats,ten,pence,10p,165,FY1 5BE,tower,behind,gamble,gambling,gateway,family fun,amusement,seaside,prom,pastime,pastimes,families,resort,vacation,vacations,town,centre,sunny,blue skies,blue sky,coastal,charm,charms,diversions,Scott Benton
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3K7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Pats 10p prize bingo, with tower behind, 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The subject also carries associations with historic townscape, local history, period architecture, contemporary social history, architectural character, public realm, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, regional identity, civic architecture, social history, everyday life, changing streetscape, and changing land use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, construction costs and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with historical comparison, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, period detail, heritage-led regeneration, town-centre renewal, and visual archive. The combination of prize, bingo, Lancashire, tower, and Blackpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity when considered against later change at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for future local research.
165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3N3 - . Recorded at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records Pats 10p prize bingo, 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The wider scene also brings together local history, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, contemporary social history, place-making, changing streetscape, place identity, regional identity, documentary photography, social history, visual archive, commercial redevelopment, mixed-use redevelopment, and built heritage. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Small period details of building condition and alterations at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. Other useful contextual ideas include changing land use, local character, public realm, historic townscape, historical comparison, architectural character, everyday life, and archival record. The recorded references to prize, Lancashire, bingo, Blackpool, and Promenade preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at 165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison.
165 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5BE
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,sweet,in,a,frame,framed,Christian,religious,handicraft,handicrafts,Victorian,home,homemade,heritage,past,antiques,relic,relics,curio,curios,art,design,designs,classic,religion,needlework,hobby,pastime,pastimes,skills,old,lost,niche,faded
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HT0 - . Photographed at England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Lord Have Mercy, home made embroidered needlework, in a frame. Other connected aspects include historic townscape, local character, conservation interest, heritage asset, regional identity, contemporary social history, period building, period detail, place identity, architectural character, historical comparison, changing streetscape, social history, and built heritage. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with maintenance, embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The location also brings in conservation architecture, adaptive reuse, visual archive, community identity, heritage landmark, urban fabric, historic streetscape, and period architecture. Elements such as embroidered, Mercy, needlework, and frame add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, Great Britain , UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the specific setting of England, Great Britain , UK. The location additionally provides evidence of energy retrofit and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change as part of the longer story of England, Great Britain , UK. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bridgewater Canal,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3EL,fishermen,fish,club,group,sport,leisure,activity,English,British,pastime,bank,towpath,of,catch,maggots,bait,seated,landing,bringing,in,hooked,got,bite,one,man,net,netting,out,accessories,hobby,angler,roach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40FR - Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook or angle (from Old English angol) attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining and longlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The hook itself can be additionally weighted with a dense tackle called a sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait to attract the fish and enticing it into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a lure) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. A bite indicator, such as a float or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface.
When angling, the fisherman (known as the angler) will first throw the hook (i.e. cast) to a chosen area of water, and then patiently wait for fish to attack and eat the hookbait. It is also not uncommon for the angler to scatter some loose bait (groundbait) around the spot before even casting the hook, in order to better attract fish with scents. If a fish has succumbed to its own feeding instinct and swallowed the hook (i.e. bite or strike), the hook point will pierce into and anchor itself inside the fish mouth, gullet or gill, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered to the fishing rod via the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called fish-on), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the rod to further secure the hook anchorage (i.e. setting the hook) and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the process.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40J2 - Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook or angle (from Old English angol) attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining and longlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The hook itself can be additionally weighted with a dense tackle called a sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait to attract the fish and enticing it into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a lure) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. A bite indicator, such as a float or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface.
When angling, the fisherman (known as the angler) will first throw the hook (i.e. cast) to a chosen area of water, and then patiently wait for fish to attack and eat the hookbait. It is also not uncommon for the angler to scatter some loose bait (groundbait) around the spot before even casting the hook, in order to better attract fish with scents. If a fish has succumbed to its own feeding instinct and swallowed the hook (i.e. bite or strike), the hook point will pierce into and anchor itself inside the fish mouth, gullet or gill, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered to the fishing rod via the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called fish-on), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the rod to further secure the hook anchorage (i.e. setting the hook) and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the process.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,WBC,South Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,fasteners,BEA,plane sized case,Haberdashery Case of craft items,buttons,cotton,yarn,felt,material,wool,1960,1960s case,1960s,sew,sewing,cotton reel,sewing bee,BBC,hobby,pastime,popular,Great British sewing Bee,materials,green,home sewing,home,sower,crafts,reality show
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy T3RF53 - . This location-led image captures the social and built context of the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2019. The principal recorded subject is Haberdashery Case of craft items, buttons, cotton, yarn, felt,material,fasteners,materials. The location can also be described in terms of airport terminal, airside activity, aircraft operations, passenger flight, air travel, ground handling, air transport connectivity, air transport, commercial aviation, aviation decarbonisation, civil aviation, and flight operations. The wider contemporary story of airline networks now includes route economics alongside noise, while policy and investment increasingly consider lower-emission flight. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Haberdashery Case of craft items. The resulting scene connects with flight network, passenger mobility, aviation logistics, airport economy, airport infrastructure, airport operations. The record also refers to BEA airline case, The Great British Sewing Bee, airline case, hook & loop tape, Newey hooks, Winfield. Other relevant facets include airline industry, and international travel. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, aircraft fleets also connects with ground handling, operational resilience and efforts aimed at more efficient airports. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal signage and branding, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, community life, and local continuity without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of historic fabric, planning and redevelopment, everyday services, social change, and movement through the area in a form that can be compared with later photographs.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551EW - . This authentic period view of London Bridge, London, England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The subject captured here is Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. The image also relates to local character, urban fabric, community identity, historical comparison, regional identity, adaptive reuse, heritage asset, place identity, built heritage, period architecture, period building, historic streetscape, changing streetscape, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, energy retrofit and heritage conservation provide additional context, especially through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Small period details of public access and movement at London Bridge, London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects architectural character, archival record, conservation architecture, architectural detail, everyday life, conservation interest, before-and-after reference, and documentary photography. References to Giant, London, Pieces, and Chess give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within London Bridge, London, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. The record includes a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
London Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551HG - . This location-specific image from London Bridge, London, England, UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes historic townscape, architectural detail, before-and-after reference, public realm, local history, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, everyday life, urban fabric, period detail, conservation interest, place identity, and period building. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with embodied carbon, adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. As a dated visual record of London Bridge, London, England, UK, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes cityscape history, archival record, historic streetscape, heritage landmark, changing land use, documentary photography, social history, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Giant, Chess, Pieces, and London add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around London Bridge, London, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the specific setting of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Image H551HG also remains a dated record of London Bridge, London, England, UK.
London Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551MF - . Photographed at London Bridge, London, England, UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, changing streetscape, regional identity, period detail, heritage asset, changing land use, archival record, urban fabric, heritage landmark, everyday life, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with redevelopment pressure, maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around London Bridge, London, England, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are local character, built heritage, local history, place identity, period building, visual archive, social history, and public realm. Details involving Giant, London, Chess, and Pieces make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at London Bridge, London, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of London Bridge, London, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. It also preserves evidence of changing use as part of London Bridge, London, England, UK's history.
London Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8FJ - . Rider from Widnes Scooter Club Halton North West England UK. Photographed at Sankey canal, Widnes Halton Cheshire England UK. The photograph was taken on 06 October 2013. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rider, Widnes, Scooter, Club, Halton, pastime, two, wheels, mirror and mirrors, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DRH8FJ, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Sankey canal, Widnes Halton Cheshire England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8124430083 - 'Its about this time of year that The Daily mail and others run articles about the dangers of conkers and other things, usually on slack news days.
'Traditional school games such as conkers and leapfrog are dying out because over-protective teachers have irrational fears about health and safety, a survey suggests.
Researchers found that conkers have been banned from nearly one sixth of playgrounds for fear that they could cause injury or trigger a nut allergy, even though they are not nuts.
British bulldog contests have been banned from more than a quarter of playgrounds and even innocuous games such as leapfrog and marbles are going the same way.
Of 653 heads, teachers and support staff questioned, 29 per cent said British bulldog has been banned in their school, 14 per cent said pupils are forbidden from playing conkers and 9 per cent said leapfrog had been banned.
Some 5 per cent said children were prevented from playing marbles and the same percentage said chasing games, such as tag, had been stopped.
The trend has been blamed on the rise in bureaucracy and red tape in schools and an increase in the number of parents who sue. Education experts have accused \u2018over-zealous\u2019 teachers of ruining childhoods.
Tim Gill, former director of the Children\u2019s Play Council at the National Children\u2019s Bureau, said schools have \u2018forgotten how to give children a good childhood\u2019.
He added: \u2018Bumps and scrapes and dealing with life\u2019s trials are part and parcel of growing into a confident and resilient person.
\u2018You can only learn through experience.\u2019 '
This is one of the oldest chestnuts (geddit?) around, a truly classic myth. A well-meaning head teacher decided children should wear safety goggles to play conkers. Subsequently some schools appear to have banned conkers on 'health &
safety' grounds or made children wear goggles, or even padded gloves!
Realistically the risk from playing conkers is incredibly low and just not worth bothering about. If kids deliberately hit each other over the head with conkers, that's a discipline issue, not health and safety.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0NGD - . Elderly gentleman retired pastime, crown green bowls club, at Cuddington parish, 130 Norley Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 2TB. Photographed on 24 May 2010, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Cuddington parish, 130 Norley Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 2TB, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include crowngreen, grass, pension, sports, retire, retirement, bowler, flat, cap, summer, bright, playing, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include old, man, mans, elderly, gentleman, retired, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Cuddington parish, 130 Norley Rd, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 2TB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0NH1 - . Wirral Watersports Centre - Two boats at West Kirby marine lake, 33 South Parade, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK, CH48 0QG. Photographed on 23 May 2010, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 33 South Parade, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH48 0QG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Active, F15, green, blue, lake, facility, two, boat, boats, ticket, license, sailor, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
33 South Parade, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH48 0QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NCG - Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard
The standard numbered point system is attributed to Lancashire carpenter Brian Gamlin, who devised it in 1896 to penalise inaccuracy, though this is disputed. Many configurations have been used, varying by time and location. In particular, the Yorkshire and Manchester Log End boards differ from the standard board in that they have no triple, only double and bullseye. The Manchester board is smaller than the standard, with a playing area of only 25 cm (9.8 in) across, with double and bull areas measuring just 4 mm (0.16 in). The London Fives board is another variation, with only 12 equal segments, with the doubles and trebles being a quarter of an inch (6.35 mm) wide.
Mathematically, removing the rotational symmetry by placing the 20 at the top, there are 19!, or 121,645,100,408,832,000 possible dartboards. Many different layouts would penalise a player more than the current setup
however, the current setup actually does the job rather efficiently. There have been several mathematical papers published that consider the optimal dartboard.
Before World War I, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm. But darts pocked the surface of elm such that it was common for a hole to develop around the treble twenty. The other problem was that elm wood needed periodic soaking to keep the wood soft.
In 1935, chemist Ted Leggatt and pub owner Frank Dabbs began using the century plant, a type of agave, to make dartboards. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. This new dartboard was an instant success. It was more durable and required little maintenance. Furthermore, darts did little or no damage to the board
they simply parted the packed fibres whe
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