Delabole Slate September 2021

All Sorts of Sports Quiz
Thanks to dedicated Slate reader JP for this quiz. Any spelling mistakes etc are due to the typist.
1. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
2. Who was the first black lady to win the Wimbledon Women's Singles?
3. Which British Golf Open Championship player had strokes deducted because his caddie had one too many clubs
in his bag?
4. Which English cricketer retired from Test Cricket and went on to become the Bishop of Liverpool?
5. Who was the Coach when England last won the Rugby Union World Championship?
6. Which team did Stephen Hendry support in the Scottish Premier League?
7. What was Leyton Orient’s previous name?
8. When Don Bradman played his last Test Match at The Oval, what was his average test score at the end?
9. One of the cricketing Bedser twins was called Alec, what was the other called?
10. How many times did Lester Piggott win The Derby?
11. Who trained Red Rum?
12. What Championship League team is known as The Cherries?
13. What premier league club was known as Thames Ironworks FC?
14. What is the name of the Women’s Table Tennis Team World Cup?
15. Who lost the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island by half a point by missing a six-foot putt on the final green?
16. Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a Test Match against Australia. Where was it played?
17. Once a year the TT Races are held on the Isle of Man. What does TT stand for?
18. What was the name of the Queen Mother’s horse that slipped on the final straight?
19. Which striker played for Chelsea for most of his career?
20. What are the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta known as?
Answers, plus name and contact details, in The Slate box by September 10th
The deadline for the October edition of the Delabole Slate is September 10th
September Garden with Bessie Greenfingers
September signals the end of summer and the beginning
of autumn. The leaves start to turn lovely shades of gold,
orange, red and brown. Time to start putting the garden
to bed for the winter.
This is a good time to tidy borders. Pull out large weeds
and hoe between plants to get rid of baby weeds. Cut
perennials that have finished flowering.
I like to plant new bulbs for a really good show of flowers
next spring. Make sure the bulbs are planted twice the
depth that they are high. For example a one inch tall bulb
should be under, at least, two inches of soil.
Trim all your hedges for the last time until next spring.
Delabole Quilters
have been meeting and stitching for
many years before Covid.
Now we plan to start again on Friday
September 24th 2021.
We meet every other Friday 2-4pm in the Methodist
Sunday School. New members welcome - whether you
are new to patchwork and quilting, or very experienced,
or you want to learn new skills to create beautiful things.
We are a very friendly group, sharing ideas, fabrics and
a good cup of tea and chats.
For more information phone Pauline 01840212577.
Cut the lawn with the mower on it’s highest setting and
aerate by pricking all over with a garden fork. Give the
lawn a good raking to remove moss and debris.
Harvest any vegetables and fruit still to be picked. Green
tomatoes and damaged fruit can be made into jam or
chutney. Shallots and small onions are good pickled. You
will find recipes in any cookery book or on line.
Open up your compost bin and set aside the top layers.
Use the well rotted lower layers to mulch your beds and
borders. Put the set aside top layers back in the compost
bin.
On days when it’s warm enough, sit in a sheltered spot
and admire the results of your work in the garden.