Carrying his bat on a changing wicket

Article Abstract:

Cricket bats are made by hand at Newbery's workshop in Robertsbridge, East Susses, UK, one of the very few makers to resist mechanisation. The firm makes a range of six bats costing between 75 and 135 pounds sterling but they can be tailored for individuals if they visit the workshop. The bat is made from willow with a straight grain and this is subjected to wax treatment and then to pressing. The handles are made from split cane with slivers of rubber and cork in between. A good bat will last a county professional most of a season and an amateur for years. Bats are exported but they cannot compete with India where good bats are made and labour costs are much less.

Methods, Equipment and supplies, Sporting goods industry, Cricket, Cricket (Sport)

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Change our number plate? RU MAD?

Article Abstract:

The Department of Transport, the car industry and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) are considering changing the system for issuing car number plates in the UK. It is likely that from Aug 1997, number plates will be issued on a quarterly, rather than annual, basis. This will overcome the present problem of sales being concentrated in a single month, with weak demand for new cars throughout the rest of the year. There are a number of possibilities for new style number plates carrying more information.

Planning, Column, Automobile license plates, License plates (Motor vehicles)

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The battle to keep the barbarians at bay

Article Abstract:

The head of English Heritage, Sir Jocelyn Stevens, for the sake of preservation, wants visitors to Hadrian's Wall to be split into groups along the wall and not permitted to walk along the most used parts. Over 600 million people from the UK visit English Heritage or National Trust monuments every year. Such sites have been turned into tourist locations, with visitors centres and cafes, which attract the crowds. If the sites were treated more naturally the problem of overcrowding might not arise.

United Kingdom, Protection and preservation, Environmental policy, Monuments, English Heritage

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