That's terrible Steve-I used to look forward to conker season-baking them in ovens,steeping them in vinegar-we tried all ways of hardening them-i used to have loads and a real feeling of delight came upon me when i found a huge one under some leaves complete in it's green.spikey case!!
I don't know whether kids are allowed to use conkers nowadays anyhow-all of this health and safety rubbish!!I don't know what the world's coming to with regards to the latter.Thanks for the alert.
