Selsey Lifeboat Station - Walk Off The Turkey 2010 - Results

Score Team Name
45 First - Tartberries
42½ Joint second - Two Majors and a Minor, and Fang's Gang
39 Milne
38½ Ranbow Teddy Bears
36 Festive Diving Trio
34½ James St Joggers
34 Three Men and a East Beach Belle
33½ Neil and Philip and Holly
33 Stevens
32 Team Williams
31 Mums and Daughters
30½ Capuchins
28½ Judes
27 Roth and Sam
21½ Pledger Team

Most questions needed a house number and the answer to the clue; half a point was given where the house number was missing.

Four clues were worth 2 points each (5, 10, 31 and 37).

No. Question Answer
1. How often has the RNLI Thanked Selsey Lifeboat crew? Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum - 2
2. Explore or Discover or ? Types of Lifeboat Station - Selsey Explore - others are Discover and Observe
3. Who was Bellie? Peter Bell - seat behind RNLI Shop - 20 Dec 1944 to 7 Oct 2008
4. What is PO20 76? Letter Box in Kingsway
5. How long has someone been watching you? Stone Head on wall of cottage at junction - facing you; cottage marked 1844 - 166 years
6. Would you expect to see a fishing boat on this lawn? 11 - Harbour Lights
7. Northern Lights? 10A - Aurora
8. Half a pound of ? rice - Pop goes the Weasel 7 - Tuppenny Cottage
9. Plenty of these in Selsey but not sure they live here? 4 Gull Cottage
10. Complete the sequence 934 xxxx yyyy 7745 Selsey Population Counts 1851 934 - 1901 1258 - 1981 7745
11. Must have been a large Piggy Bank - how many coins in the crock? 975 coins in Crock - AD220-270
12. Ideal residence for a very wet year? 114 The Ark
13. Expanding occupation with the rise in VAT? Smuggler Cottage
14. Renovation work suggests that this Brewery will indeed match its name and sign Phoenix sign on back of Fisherman's Joy
15. Dwellor re-arranged? Rodwell - anagram
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No. Question Answer
16. Accommodation for all sizes so long as they don't suffer from vertigo! Two bird boxes high up on 18 Grafton Rd
17. Pot of Gold? 20 Grafton Rd - Rainbow's End
18. Active watersport not often seen off Selsey 24 Grafton Rd - Weathervane in shape of waterski boat and skier
19. Festive Accommodation? Holly Lodge, Grove Rd
20. Bah Humbug? Not quite Garingbah, 53 Windsor Rd
21. Sea Fret 54 Windsor Rd Teresa F?
22. Is this the better place for a very wet year? Noah's Ark, 49 Windsor Rd
23. Italian Influence? Giotto 46 Windsor Rd
24. ? SV ? 4 SV 3 Hydrant
25. Orange Herbie ..... JUD???? JUD 578L, VW Beetle
26. Security in an iron fist? Challenger Security Products, Armoured Fist on wall, 8 Southern Rd
27. Is this bungalow facing the correct direction? West Winds – not facing due West
28. More wind ..... but missing a key element to benefit? Four Winds, missing vane on Windmill
29. Well known Diarist with a connection to the sea? Pepys on Anchor sign
30. Variety of Whelk? Periwinkle 3 Longacre Lane
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No. Question Answer
31. Who would you contact on 07985-611? W L West & Sons, Timber Merchants fencing on substation
32. Isn't the sea salty enough? SeaSalter 23 Woodland Rd
33. Lots of apples here? Windfall Cottage B&B 29 Woodland Rd
34. Difficult enough to fit one down the chimney but three ? 3 Santas climbing ladder 40 Woodland Rd
35. More high living residents? Bird Box on side of 20 Longacre
36. Hens sleeping here? Beggars Roost 25 Orchard Ave
37. Usually find this creature above the fireplace? Not normally musical either? Stag on Bell on door, 18 Orchard Ave
38. Golden Equus? Golden Horses Heads, 31 Grove Rd
39. Royal Mail street furniture? Post Storage box on verge
40. These signs usually are telling you what NOT to do? Parking – 6 James St
41. Mode of transport converted to stationary use? Wagon Wheel converted to seat 15 James St
42. Roman link to 891917 (clue not visible if there is snow) Manhole Cover The Agripper Co
43. Is this house name appropriate? Thatchings 25 James St – NO, no thatch
44. Result of too many of these? Margarita punt upside down
45. Special treatment for the fairer sex? Ladies £10 once only joining fee, Selsey Angling Club
46. Centenary recognition? Lilian Rose Avery Birthday 28-1-2007
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