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[ukvegan]

As you've mentioned Kendal, got to say that you're lucky people just spell your name wrong.  Whenever we travel away we're lucky ifanyone even knows where Kendal is!!  Best of luck to Alty for the season by the way, especially the Gazelle.

[Hale Alty]

You can even find Timperley rhubarb at the Eden Project.

[seasonticket]

Excuse me but Liverpool is the city of culture is it not..........Oh sorry can't have Liverpool and culture in same sentance can you.
To add to all this local agricultural history, Clibrans was the company who had the site in Delaheys Road and other in Hale and Hale Barns. They were seed merchants and devoloped many vegetables with local names eg Timperley Early Rhubarb etc. They also had a plant and gardening shop in Altrincham when I was knee high to a grasshopper, and Walter Jones was our star centre forward.

[andrewflynn]

so basically, the best town in england

[Saughall Robin]

Historically Altrincham was spelt with a "G".
Alt = High
Tring = was the clan leader of the town ( I think)
Ham = Village
So it became Altringham = meaning the village on the hill run by Tring. But was subsequently changed to Altrincham.

I thought it used to be Altrinchampions?
I'm sure it used to be that in the mid 60's - in fact I've still got a paper car sticker which says that tucked into one of my old scrapbooks. 
I believe the name was abbreviated after the early 80's. 

[jiminlondon]

if you look at the setanta website altrincham are not listed as being in the bsp - halifax are - so its no wonder they cant spell it

i assume the oxford game has been changed for tv?    now i have spent money on an early train on the saturday morning.   bums

[Dougals Dad]

They put the "G" in Alty cos we keep winning the AGM cup (AltrinGhaM Cup!!!)

[Dougals Dad]

As you've mentioned Kendal, got to say that you're lucky people just spell your name wrong.  Whenever we travel away we're lucky ifanyone even knows where Kendal is!!  Best of luck to Alty for the season by the way, especially the Gazelle.

I get the same in Scotland as well as the: "Who do you support again? Aldershot/Accrington?"

[Jenga]

Timperley Rhubard was actually imported from China initially - i think

[Narcissist]

Even more horrific is the spelling of Bowdon with an e.

The cheek of it.

Disgusted of, er, Bowdon

I used to live on 'Bowden View Lane'

I often wondered why it was spelled incorrectly, but maybe someone just got it wrong when registering the road or town. Now the big question is, which one is right? I wont sleep until this is resolved!

[Alex]

i assume the oxford game has been changed for tv?    now i have spent money on an early train on the saturday morning.   bums

yup because there on tele on thursday, it was annonced weeks ago. just get a refund on your ticket and go sunday instead

[jiminlondon]

yup because there on tele on thursday, it was annonced weeks ago. just get a refund on your ticket and go sunday instead

not before i bought my ticket which is
non refundable as its the extremely cheap type. oh well i shall visit the rellies on the saturday instead.

[Alex]

then i say sue oxford and setanta

[jiminlondon]

who do you think i am? sheffield united?

[the new whistler]

actually,altrincham was originally altringeham in 1290.lol