A new housing development is to be built in the town of Wincanton by George Wimpey & Co. Those of you who have been paying attention over the past few years will recall that Wincanton is officially twinned with Ankh-Morpork. So Wimpey & Co have decided that some of the new streets should be named after their Ankh-Morpork counterparts and will also be donating £1000 to Alzheimers research.
Terry has agreed a shortlist of names, and fans are now invited to vote for their favourites. The winning names will be revealed by Terry during the Wincanton April Shower Event (see below for details).
The shortlist of street names are:
- Mollymog Street
- Moon Pond Lane
- Cable Street
- Shamlegger Street
- Peach Pie Street
- Treacle Mine Road
- Hen and Chickens Field
- Lobbin Clout
- Scoone Avenue
- Tenth Egg Street
- Kicklebury Street
- Morpork Street
- Ankh Street
- The Ridings
Pick your favourite three names, and email them to discworld@htpr.co.uk.
Voting closes at 1pm GMT on Friday 27 March.
Of course, the choice is yours, but I will just point out that Terry has said “Personally, I’d pay good money to live somewhere called Treacle Mine Road”. Not that that should influence your choice. In any way. Perish the thought.
The April Shower Event will run from Saturday,4th April to Sunday, 5th April 2009 in Wincanton itself. On Saturday 4 April there will be a Makers Market at The Bear and an area set aside for decorating your April Shower Cap. The Costume Parade and the judging of the best April Shower Cap will take place on Saturday afternoon.
There will also be the traditional Saturday night evening meal (a Beef in Guinness Supper) at The Bear and The Dolphin.
Cost: £9.50 per head including pudding.
Please book directly with the pub of your choice:
- The Bear: 01963 32581
- The Dolphin: 01963 32215
After supper there will be the equally traditional Charity Auction. If you would like a table at the Makers Market or want to contribute a lot for the Charity Auction, please email hilary@cunningartificer.demon.co.uk as soon as possible.
On Sunday, Terry will reveal the chosen street names at around 3pm at the Wincanton office of George Wimpey (which just happens to be opposite the Discworld Emporium shop).
Happy voting!