How about an 8 letter version of the word game

[Mariers2, Rushden]

Handling - Landline

David, I thought you said out with the "ing"

[Barrowman, Bedford]

I did, it crept back in.....

Landline = Annelids

[Mariers2, Rushden]

Annelids - Islander

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Islander = Derailed

[Gill Nickson, Albox]

Derailed - Detailed

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Detained = Retained

[Mariers2, Rushden]

Retained - Restrain

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Restrain = Retrains

[Mariers2, Rushden]

Retrains - Entrants

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Entrants = Entrance

[Gill Nickson, Albox]

Entrance = Chanters

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Chanters = Snatched

[Jocap, Cumbria]

snatched- thatched

[Mariers2, Rushden]

Thatched - Twitched

[Barrowman, Bedford]

Twitched = Whittled