Just how good is your knowledge of the borough?

Do you know what a jitty is? And what about a codder? If you do, then you might like to try our third history quiz about the town and borough. The questions are taken from stories that have appeared in The Hinckley Times over the years. They are quite tough

1) In 1948, a ban was causing problems with traders in Castle Street. They had signed a petition calling for the ban to be reversed as it was hurting their trade. But what was banned?

2) The new M69 was opened at the start of what year? Unfortunately, despite it opening, there was still very heavy traffic on the A47 Birmingham to Yarmouth Trunk Road. This was partly due to no signposts having been erected for traffic approaching Nuneaton.

3) What famous town institution celebrated 100 years in 1989? The institution is still around today and the answer is right in front of you.

4) Work began in February 1959 on a new development which would see thousands of youngsters go through its doors over the years. The place is still used today for the same subject.

5) On June 2 1902, There was a fancy dress procession through the town. Fireworks were set off from the Water Tower in Leicester Road and there was a bonfire in the Priory Barn Field. What was the reason?

6) What was the name of the new hotel which opened in the Market Place on June 3 1960?

7) in 1986, a new shopping arcade was planned for the town which would see the demolition of Pickering’s in the borough. What was it called?

8) A new home for the council was proposed in 1959. it was reported that they would cost a quarter of a million pounds. Where was the proposed new council HQ to be built?

9) On may 12, 1937, it was the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. What was handed over to the town as a gift from Hinckley Rotary Club? It is something that is still used and is popular even today. It is very green.

10) A new distribution centre for a food store opened in Hinckley in 1989? What was the name of the company?

11) The Christmas of 1942 may not have been as merry as some of the others during wartime. It was reported that Hinckley was facing a shortage of what three things?

12) Burbage swimmer David Goadby, 20, became the first Leicestershire born swimmer to successfully do what in 1989?

13) In September 1989 crowds flocked to Hinckley Register Office to cheer comedian Bill Maynard as he wed Tonia Bern. She was a widow of a famous record holder who had died years before. But who was he?

14) On February 10 1910, a new church was consecrated in town by the Bishop of Peterborough. The site for the new church was given, for a small amount, some years before, by Mrs Hurst of Higham Grange. £2,000 was raised within two years. The largest subscription did not exceed £20.The design of the church included a tower, a baptistry and a south aisle, but the erection of these was left to a later date. Several portions of the old church have been taken down and transferred to the new. On the north side there is a handsome stained glass window dedicated to Mary Pickering, John Garner and William Flavell. The pulpit was given by the children of the Sunday School and cost £43. What was the church?

15) In 1989, “Batman” breaks all records and beats “ET” and “Roger Rabbit” at the last remaining town cinema. Queues had stretched from the cinema all the way to Hollycroft Park and people had to be turned away when the 350 seats in screen one had been filled. What was the name of the cinema in that year?