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What’s in a name? Waves crash on the pitch

6th February 2025

Today, the Manor Farm players chose their team name; hence forth they will be known as the Manor Farm Corncrakes, on account of how they’re all Manor Farmers and a lot of corn is grown around those parts.

Next, they created their little wooden players, applying the kit colours of red and green and fixing magnets to the base.

Waves crash on pitch

Over at the school, the children tied themselves in knots as they created a wool net across the room.

Children and adults seated in a circle holding a net of green wool
Using a ball of wool and playing for the Archive All-Stars, the children created a net

The serious work of colouring their players in kit colours began; at times you could almost hear a pin drop.

A school boy uses a yellow felt tip pen to colour a small wooden figure
Colouring a Co-Op team lady
Two school girls concentrated on colouring their wooden figures
Paying attention to detail
Two school girls seated at a table focused on colouring their wooden figures. In the background is a book case
Taking care over their footballing figures

Attaching the magnets was a quick-fire lesson in opposite polarities and then, with fans glued in place, they took to the pitch for a practice game.

Playing on behalf of the Archive All-Stars, post-match headlines included ‘Chaotic Waves Lose Championship’, ‘Waves Crash onto the Pitch’ and ‘Terry Butcher and the Co-Op Ladies – there’s a lot of everything out there.’

Three brightly coloured wooden figures on a handmade football pitch
The players take to the field

Five wooden football figures in a cardboard box stadium with rows of hand drawn spectators looking on

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