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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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![John Knill built a pyramid shaped monument in 1767 on Worvas Hill just south of St Ives ,which is known as Knill’s Steeple. In his will he left detailed instructions […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Knills-Steeple-115x115.jpg "St Ives John Knill Ceremony")
St Ives John Knill Ceremony
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 10 CommentsJohn Knill built a pyramid shaped monument in 1767 on Worvas Hill just south of St Ives ,which is known as Knill’s Steeple. In his will he left detailed instructions […] -
![The Horn Fair at Ebernoe takes its name from the horns taken off the ram which is roasted for the village feast every St James’ Day (25th July). A cricket […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_6552-1-115x115.jpg "Ebernoe Horn Fair")
Ebernoe Horn Fair
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsThe Horn Fair at Ebernoe takes its name from the horns taken off the ram which is roasted for the village feast every St James’ Day (25th July). A cricket […] -
![Bodmin in Cornwall has an ancient tradition of wassailing with written records going back to 1624, when local man and town clerk Nicholas Spry provided a wassail cup and the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_7694-115x115.jpeg "Bodmin Wassailing")
Bodmin Wassailing
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 15 CommentsBodmin in Cornwall has an ancient tradition of wassailing with written records going back to 1624, when local man and town clerk Nicholas Spry provided a wassail cup and the […] -
![Ock Street is situated in Abingdon and each year a mock-Mayor is elected by its residents; he has no powers or official duties and acts as the Squire of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2260-115x115.jpg "Abingdon Election of the Mayor of Ock Street")
Abingdon Election of the Mayor of Ock Street
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsOck Street is situated in Abingdon and each year a mock-Mayor is elected by its residents; he has no powers or official duties and acts as the Squire of the […] -
![Thaxted Morrismen are a well established side who annually host one of the biggest events in the Morris calendar, which involves the teams touring the surrounding villages and performing in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Thaxted-115x115.jpg "Thaxted Morris Meeting")
Thaxted Morris Meeting
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsThaxted Morrismen are a well established side who annually host one of the biggest events in the Morris calendar, which involves the teams touring the surrounding villages and performing in […] -
![Sandcastle competitions take place at beaches all around the UK all summer long; the event in Devon is a charity fundraiser for the local hospice which was perhaps the most […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Woolacombe-115x115.jpg "Devon: National Sandcastle Competition")
Devon: National Sandcastle Competition
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsSandcastle competitions take place at beaches all around the UK all summer long; the event in Devon is a charity fundraiser for the local hospice which was perhaps the most […] -
![In the hotly contested championships, teams of two people stand 10 metres apart and take turns to pass a raw egg to each other; if the egg survives unbroken they […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_6059-115x115.jpg "Swaton World Egg Throwing Championships")
Swaton World Egg Throwing Championships
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No CommentsIn the hotly contested championships, teams of two people stand 10 metres apart and take turns to pass a raw egg to each other; if the egg survives unbroken they […] -
![The Great Knaresborough Bed Race is an event for teams of six pushers with a bed-ridden passenger, which follows a parade of fancy-dressed beds and pushers around the town. Competitors […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_6204-115x115.jpg "Great Knaresborough Bed Race")
Great Knaresborough Bed Race
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Great Knaresborough Bed Race is an event for teams of six pushers with a bed-ridden passenger, which follows a parade of fancy-dressed beds and pushers around the town. Competitors […] -
![The noble art of toe-wrestling started in the 1970s with the idea that here was a sport in which Britons could excel…then a Canadian won the first competition! As it […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_3150-115x115.jpg "Ashbourne World Toe Wrestling Championship")
Ashbourne World Toe Wrestling Championship
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe noble art of toe-wrestling started in the 1970s with the idea that here was a sport in which Britons could excel…then a Canadian won the first competition! As it […] -
![For over 40 years the villagers of Coxheath in Kent have organised an annual custard-pie throwing competition, though sometimes the event has been held at alternative venues over the years. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_5460-115x115.jpg "Kent World Custard Pie Championship")
Kent World Custard Pie Championship
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 3 CommentsFor over 40 years the villagers of Coxheath in Kent have organised an annual custard-pie throwing competition, though sometimes the event has been held at alternative venues over the years. […]