Sir Robert Peel was the MP for Tamworth during the mid 19th Century. As the originator of the Metropolitan Police Force, obviously his "pig" credentials are there for all to see!
In fact Sir Robert has the distinction of a double-pig-wammy! He also helped to create the breed of "Tamworth Pig" made famous when a couple of them escaped the abattoir a decade or more ago, much to the media's delight. It must have been a slow news week.
Tamworth is also the home of Reliant, the manufacturers of the three-wheeled car, much favoured by dodgy London geezers trying to flog suspect Russian satellite dishes. These delightful plastic vehicles, which shouldn't be driven when it's windy, or over a pothole more than 2 inches deep are affectionately known in some quarters as "plastic pigs".
The football club also made a "pig's-ear" of trying to achieve promotion to the Conference back in 2002 when they somehow cocked-up their last half dozen games and allowed some other shower beat them to promotion.
So, how come Tamworth acquired the nickname of the Lambs?
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