Curby opportunity
Having grown up in an area slightly lacking in the way of side streets, when Mark used a description of Curby as a teaching aid I was pretty much baffled. What was this strange game?
Having come across Curby/Kerby/Kirby a few times since then, I’m now prepared to concede that it is an actual real life childhood past time.
In fact, I quite fancy trying it.
Banbury Street
Bartholomew Street
For the last three days I’ve been walking around the grid of streets around the Curzon Street area collecting data for a new piece of work. This walk took me along Banbury and Bartholomew Streets (pictured above).
As you can see, both are currently closed to traffic.
As I was walking past yesterday morning, a crane was lifting yet more of the concrete blocks into position at the lower end of Banbury Street. I’ve no idea what the plans are for these two roads or the grassland next to them, but I’ve felt a fondness for them since w i d e o p e n s p a c e [video] and would like to gather people there at least one more time before the diggers move in and we lose this little oasis.
Would anyone care to join me for a game of Curby?
I loved curby, loads of different rules as I remember. How about doing a range of street games we used to play? ‘Kick the can’, ‘home’. Not sure I could find time to come and play but it’s an ace idea.