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This site aims to list the wide variety of traditional and unusual events that take place each year in the UK and to help visitors take part in them. Each event has its own page giving details of its timing and location, as well as a very brief history and notes on what to expect. Enjoy!
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Archive for November, 2010
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![May Day in Minehead is the main event for the two Hobby Horses who tour the town : the Sailors Horse and the Town Horse. They are 8 foot long […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_8307-115x115.jpg "Minehead Hobby Horse")
Minehead Hobby Horse
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 6 CommentsMay Day in Minehead is the main event for the two Hobby Horses who tour the town : the Sailors Horse and the Town Horse. They are 8 foot long […] -
![Padstow has two hobby horses who tour the town every May 1st : the Old ‘Oss and Blue Ribbon ‘Oss who are really men inside elaborately constructed costumes with painted […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_8261-115x115.jpg "Padstow May Day & Obby Oss")
Padstow May Day & Obby Oss
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 3 CommentsPadstow has two hobby horses who tour the town every May 1st : the Old ‘Oss and Blue Ribbon ‘Oss who are really men inside elaborately constructed costumes with painted […] -
![Castleton Garland is a flower-covered framework covering the Garland King, who leads a procession on horseback around the village accompanied by his Queen. It is over 3 feet high and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_8393-115x115.jpg "Castleton Garland")
Castleton Garland
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 5 CommentsCastleton Garland is a flower-covered framework covering the Garland King, who leads a procession on horseback around the village accompanied by his Queen. It is over 3 feet high and […] -
![The famous hour-long contest was held for many years at The Bottle Inn, and since the closure of the pub the local cider farm have taken to hosting the event. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6683-115x115.jpg "Dorset World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship")
Dorset World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 34 CommentsThe famous hour-long contest was held for many years at The Bottle Inn, and since the closure of the pub the local cider farm have taken to hosting the event. […] -
![Every Spring Bank Holiday Monday, competitors struggle up Gumstool Hill in Tetbury carrying sacks of wool on their backs. Tetbury was a centre of the wool trade in the middle […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_0841-115x115.jpg "Tetbury Woolsack Race")
Tetbury Woolsack Race
Posted on November 30, 2010 | No CommentsEvery Spring Bank Holiday Monday, competitors struggle up Gumstool Hill in Tetbury carrying sacks of wool on their backs. Tetbury was a centre of the wool trade in the middle […] -
![Workington hosts a trio of mass-football games each year, all starting off at 6.30 with the ball being thrown from Long Bridge, the footbridge over the Beck, in the Cloffocks […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_8123-115x115.jpg "Workington Football")
Workington Football
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsWorkington hosts a trio of mass-football games each year, all starting off at 6.30 with the ball being thrown from Long Bridge, the footbridge over the Beck, in the Cloffocks […] -
![Hobkirk is the smallest settlement to host a traditional festival “Uppies & Downies” game. It takes place during Shrovetide (as do many of the other games of this type) usually […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_0176-115x115.jpg "Hobkirk Handba’")
Hobkirk Handba’
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsHobkirk is the smallest settlement to host a traditional festival “Uppies & Downies” game. It takes place during Shrovetide (as do many of the other games of this type) usually […] -
![Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival is a modern revival (from 1980 so now well established!) of the ancient fenland custom of making a straw bear for Plough Monday – a man […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7900-115x115.jpg "Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival")
Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 5 CommentsWhittlesea Straw Bear Festival is a modern revival (from 1980 so now well established!) of the ancient fenland custom of making a straw bear for Plough Monday – a man […] -
![Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race is a charity fundraising event for teams of two (one in the wheelbarrow and the other pushing it, who have to swap positions halfway around). It lasts […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7866-115x115.jpg "Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race")
Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsPonteland Wheelbarrow Race is a charity fundraising event for teams of two (one in the wheelbarrow and the other pushing it, who have to swap positions halfway around). It lasts […] -
![Advent is the period in the Christian church before Christmas, waiting for the birth of Jesus. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to 30th November (four Sundays before Christmas Day) […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1177-115x115.jpg "Advent Sunday")
Advent Sunday
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsAdvent is the period in the Christian church before Christmas, waiting for the birth of Jesus. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to 30th November (four Sundays before Christmas Day) […]