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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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![Alnwick Football is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years. Crowds gather at the gates of Alnwick Castle, the home of the Duke of Northumberland, who throws the ball […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6083-115x115.jpg "Alnwick Shrovetide Football")
Alnwick Shrovetide Football
Posted on November 21, 2010 | 3 CommentsAlnwick Football is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years. Crowds gather at the gates of Alnwick Castle, the home of the Duke of Northumberland, who throws the ball […] -
![The Duns Ba’ is a handball game played in the Market Place on the Friday evening of Reivers Week using flat, round, cushion-like ba’s . Formerly it took place at […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7128-115x115.jpg "Duns Ba’")
Duns Ba’
Posted on November 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe Duns Ba’ is a handball game played in the Market Place on the Friday evening of Reivers Week using flat, round, cushion-like ba’s . Formerly it took place at […] -
![The Fenny Poppers are six tankard-shaped miniature cannon which are fired every November 11th in memory of Dr Thomas Willis who died on this date; he was the grandfather of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7707-115x115.jpg "Fenny Stratford Firing the Fenny Poppers")
Fenny Stratford Firing the Fenny Poppers
Posted on November 21, 2010 | 5 CommentsThe Fenny Poppers are six tankard-shaped miniature cannon which are fired every November 11th in memory of Dr Thomas Willis who died on this date; he was the grandfather of […] -
![This is an ancient ceremony dating back hundreds of years in which the commoners of the Knightlow Hundred pay their landlord for the right to drive cattle over his land. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7697-115x115.jpg "Ryton on Dunsmore Wroth Silver")
Ryton on Dunsmore Wroth Silver
Posted on November 21, 2010 | No CommentsThis is an ancient ceremony dating back hundreds of years in which the commoners of the Knightlow Hundred pay their landlord for the right to drive cattle over his land. […] -
![This is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7518-115x115.jpg "Abbots Bromley Horn Dance")
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
Posted on November 21, 2010 | 11 CommentsThis is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]