Life in Beckworth » Percival DeBeckworth-Hereford http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Torquil Getting Pushed Around http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/percival-debeckworth-hereford/grandfather-polo/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/percival-debeckworth-hereford/grandfather-polo/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:37:45 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=952 Continue reading →]]> WheelchairPolo

Just found this old photo of my Great Grandfather Torquil and his chums playing wheelchair polo. I believe none of them needed “wheels” but they were employed because all the horses had gone off to fight in World War One and the boys didn’t fancy playing the game on foot. They were very resourceful lads and got servants to push them around during matches, which I hear made them pretty formidable. They soon became quite notorious in the county, especially for their drunken apres polo wheelchair races. But then peacetime returned and the good times evaporated as wheelchair polo was banned for the ablebodied. But maybe the time is right to bring it back? Percival DeBeckworth-Hereford

]]> http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/percival-debeckworth-hereford/grandfather-polo/feed/ 0 Good Afternoon Listener http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/percival-debeckworth-hereford/good-afternoon-listener/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/percival-debeckworth-hereford/good-afternoon-listener/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:12:12 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=58 Continue reading →]]> Or good evening if you are viewing this towards the end of the day with a fine bottle of vintage port in one hand and a lit thigh-rolled cigar between your teeth.

My name is Percival DeBeckworth-Hereford, and as an impotant member of society I was one of the first people interviewed by Dr Kennedy for this website.

Here is an extract or two, which I hope are very enlightening.

Regards, PDH

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