Mornington Crescent: The Taunton variation

An elegant form of the game dating back to the 16th century, with parish records revealing effervescent tournaments between ecclesiastical and civil parish leaders. There are several obvious variations from the standard game: motions from the floor are only allowed after Swiss Cottage has been played; a slow player may be declared Co-opted by the player to his/her left and release shall require a written request to resume play that is resolved by secret ballot of the remaining players; Anyone Tooting Upminster is disqualified. [All views expressed in this blog site are personal and are not intended to represent the views of any people, institutions or organisations that I may or may not be associated with in a personal or professional capacity!]

Tag: collaboration

Hey, what’s the BIG idea?

Reflections from SLCC national conference, November 2022 SLCC celebrated their 50th Anniversary in style with a fantastic national conference in Hinkley, Leicestershire earlier this month. It was the best-attended national conference in years, with well over 200 delegates and there was certainly a buzz around the place as colleagues caught up with each other, met…

Ian M

November 27, 2022

Collaborative Innovation, SLCC

collaboration, SLCC, workshop
Notes from the larger Councils’ Clerks workshop 7th April 2022

This blog provides notes from a workshop of Chief Officers/Clerks from larger local councils in April 2022. It includes a poll of problem statements from the group and you’re invited to vote on your top 3 statements!

Ian M

May 5, 2022

Collaborative Innovation, SLCC

collaboration, coproduction, workshop