Colley Gate is an area of Halesowen, England.
Tony Blair wrote about Colley Gate in an early book, calling it "the finest source of sprouts this side of Pershore",[1] but in 2007 proposals were made by the local council to flood the entire area with Ribena to create an enormous purple swimming pool.[2] After considerable argument between various factions of the council, the plan was approved in May 2008, and it is considered likely to be implemented before the next millennium.[2]
Celery has now replaced sprouts as Colley Gate's main food crop, and there is a growing export market to Canada due to demand from curling players.[3]
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Blair, Tony (1986). Last Parsnip to Rowley Regis: Socialist Allotments in the West Midlands. Marmite Books. p. 57. ISBN 0123456789X.
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McAndrew, Brian (10 March 2009). "Contenders switch from smokes to celery sticks". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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References
edit- Margaret Thatcher (2008). Halesowen and the Undead: A Personal View.