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North West Area Syncronised Pit-Parping Champions, 19**
Ah, the good old days!
Pit-Parping - the ancient art of using the hand and armpit to make a rasping sound.
Popular in parts of Lancashire in the 1800s, it has made a comeback in a number of villages throughput the County. The above photo shows Chatburn's winning team from the last century. The team secured victory with a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia, reaching a magnificent high of 103 db, it is a feat still talked of in the village, and though Tockholes came close in 1997 (101 db), the record stands to this day.
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Any clues?
Any one care to fill in the gaps?
The photo shows the Chatburn team who were League Champions, winning the Aitken Shield in either 1925/26 or 1929/30 (they won it in both seasons) playing in the Clitheroe Sunday School Football League.
Back Row-Players: Sam Limbert/Leonard Wilson/Billy Frankland/NotKnown/Leonard Frankland(End). /Hubert Hyton/
Middle Row Players: George Limbert/Clifford Chatburn/Col.King Wilkinson/Not Known/Albert Frankland
Front Row- Not Known
Player details kindly provided by:
Fred Limbert,
East Cliffe
Broadfield
Oswaldtwistle.
BB5 3RY
Former resident of Victoria Ave. Chatburn & Accy Stanley Player
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