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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 February, 2011
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![If you’re no good at pea-shooting, you might like to try throwing the legumes instead. Every year at Lewes, the World Championship of this little-known sport takes place at the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Peas-115x115.jpg "Lewes World Pea Throwing Championships")
Lewes World Pea Throwing Championships
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsIf you’re no good at pea-shooting, you might like to try throwing the legumes instead. Every year at Lewes, the World Championship of this little-known sport takes place at the […] -
![Stone skimming is the art of making a pebble skip or bounce along the surface of water – in the competition, the winner is the contestant whose stone covers the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_1980-115x115.jpg "Easdale Island (near Oban) World Stone Skimming Championships")
Easdale Island (near Oban) World Stone Skimming Championships
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsStone skimming is the art of making a pebble skip or bounce along the surface of water – in the competition, the winner is the contestant whose stone covers the […] -
![The Mascot Grand National was held each May Day Bank Holiday at Kempton Park Racecourse and was contested between costumed mascots belonging to sporting clubs, charities and other organisations. They […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Kempton Park Mascot Grand National")
Kempton Park Mascot Grand National
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Mascot Grand National was held each May Day Bank Holiday at Kempton Park Racecourse and was contested between costumed mascots belonging to sporting clubs, charities and other organisations. They […] -
![Tiddlywinks is a Victorian parlour game involving flipping coloured counters into a container – it has more complex rules than you might imagine and a plethora of terminology. Winks are […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Tiddlywinks-115x115.jpg "Cambridge National Tiddlywinks Championship")
Cambridge National Tiddlywinks Championship
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsTiddlywinks is a Victorian parlour game involving flipping coloured counters into a container – it has more complex rules than you might imagine and a plethora of terminology. Winks are […] -
![The noble art of gravy-wrestling is a comparative newcomer to the sporting scene, beginning in 2007. Competitors must wrestle in a 16-foot pool of Lancashire Gravy for 2 minutes and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_1681-115x115.jpg "Stacksteads World Gravy Wrestling Championships")
Stacksteads World Gravy Wrestling Championships
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe noble art of gravy-wrestling is a comparative newcomer to the sporting scene, beginning in 2007. Competitors must wrestle in a 16-foot pool of Lancashire Gravy for 2 minutes and […] -
![October is the month for playing conkers. Contestants take turns of three attempts to strike their opponent’s conker, until one of them smashes; the competitors have a total of nine […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Conkers-115x115.jpg "Long Clawson Vale of Belvoir Conker Championships")
Long Clawson Vale of Belvoir Conker Championships
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsOctober is the month for playing conkers. Contestants take turns of three attempts to strike their opponent’s conker, until one of them smashes; the competitors have a total of nine […] -
![The original World Conker Championships were held on the village green at Ashton, but the current location has moved to Southwick, just up the road from Oundle. The competition has […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_4571-115x115.jpg "Southwick (near Oundle) World Conker Championships")
Southwick (near Oundle) World Conker Championships
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe original World Conker Championships were held on the village green at Ashton, but the current location has moved to Southwick, just up the road from Oundle. The competition has […] -
Chester Jones’ Ale Soulcakers
Posted on February 15, 2011 | 1 CommentJones’ Ale Soulcakers were a Chester based group who performed a traditional Cheshire souling play. Originally taking place in late October and November each year, the season shifted to early […] -
![The Halton Souling play is a revival from the year 2000 of the ancient Cheshire tradition of Souling or Soulcaking , which is a hero/combat mumming play involving the revival […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_4229-115x115.jpg "Halton Souling Play")
Halton Souling Play
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe Halton Souling play is a revival from the year 2000 of the ancient Cheshire tradition of Souling or Soulcaking , which is a hero/combat mumming play involving the revival […] -
![A sea of Santas surged through the thronged streets of Newport in this charity fundraising event. Hundreds of competitors,all in red and white Santa costumes, raced over four-and-a-half miles on […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Newtown-Santa-Run-115x115.jpg "Newtown Santa Run")
Newtown Santa Run
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 9 CommentsA sea of Santas surged through the thronged streets of Newport in this charity fundraising event. Hundreds of competitors,all in red and white Santa costumes, raced over four-and-a-half miles on […]