There was a saying amongst NofEngland plebs: "The clubs stop at Clay Cross." Archived Message Posted by Rhisiart Gwilym on April 6, 2020, 4:13 pm, in reply to "Re: A great way to while away the time under lockdown. . ." The clubs being the working men's clubs thickly spread across the whole of the industrial North, where good entertainment was rife, years ago. At about that same boundary, the use of the word 'dobbing' began, and ran southwards - though apparently not as far as Surrey. During the miners' strike, the Notts. men - who began at about the same boundary - were always reckoned to be the weak link in the chain of resistance. They it was who made a strike-breaking deal with Thatcher's rival Heseltine. The language shift suggests an ancient tribal boundary, maybe originating in the time of the Heptarchy. Message Thread: A great way to while away the time under lockdown. . . - AlanG April 6, 2020, 9:12 am Re: A great way to while away the time under lockdown. . . - Mary April 6, 2020, 9:43 am Re: A great way to while away the time under lockdown. . . - ceemac666 April 6, 2020, 12:28 pm Re: A great way to while away the time under lockdown. . . - AlanG April 6, 2020, 12:50 pm There was a saying amongst NofEngland plebs: "The clubs stop at Clay Cross." - Rhisiart Gwilym April 6, 2020, 4:13 pm   Searching