Isles of Scilly
About Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of mainland Cornwall. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point, and has the southernmost inhabited settlement in Cornwall, Troy Town.
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The Isles of Scilly are incredibly small, with a population of just 2,153 people. They've worked out that 32% of the population participate at least three times a week in 30 minutes or more of sport, way greater than any other bit of Britain.
from No Such Thing As Mulled Wine At The Dawn Of Time, 2017-02-24 at 00:03:18 · read transcript
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Also on their teams, I really like this. There's a huge gap of the age bracket of Who plays, where they're majoratively missing 16 to 25-year-olds. The reason is because the schools in the Isle of Silly only go up to six form. When you're 16, you have to go to the mainland to finish off your schooling. So they end up just staying on the mainland when they come over rather than going back.
No Such Thing As Mulled Wine At The Dawn Of Time, 2017-02-24 · listen
The highest proportion of football players anywhere, professionals. Also, on their teams, I really like this, there's a huge gap of the age bracket of who plays, where they're majoratively missing 16 to 25 year olds. The reason is because the schools in the Isle of Silly only go up to sixth form. When you're 16, you have to go to the mainland to finish off your schooling.
153: No Such Thing As Mulled Wine At The Dawn Of Time, 2017-02-24 · listen
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