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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 April, 2012
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![Dock Pudding is a local delicacy little-known outside the Calder Valley area of Yorkshire and the Competition was founded in 1971 to help preserve it. The Pudding is made from […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_9754-115x115.jpg "Mytholmroyd World Dock Pudding Competition")
Mytholmroyd World Dock Pudding Competition
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 7 CommentsDock Pudding is a local delicacy little-known outside the Calder Valley area of Yorkshire and the Competition was founded in 1971 to help preserve it. The Pudding is made from […] -
![Pace Egging Plays are traditional mumming plays with their own unique character and are performed during Eastertide, mainly in the north-western corner of England. They are typically hero-combat plays with […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_9681-115x115.jpg "Middleton Pace Egg Plays (& formerly Mossley)")
Middleton Pace Egg Plays (& formerly Mossley)
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsPace Egging Plays are traditional mumming plays with their own unique character and are performed during Eastertide, mainly in the north-western corner of England. They are typically hero-combat plays with […] -
![Clog Cobbin was a sporting event with origins in the 1970s; a traditional Lancashire clog (with a leather top and wooden sole) was thrown as far as possible following a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_9695-115x115.jpg "Rawtenstall Clog Cobbin Championships")
Rawtenstall Clog Cobbin Championships
Posted on April 9, 2012 | 6 CommentsClog Cobbin was a sporting event with origins in the 1970s; a traditional Lancashire clog (with a leather top and wooden sole) was thrown as far as possible following a […] -
![Eggs are rolled down the slopes at Avenham Park every Easter Monday – in the past these were traditional decorated boiled eggs but now are often of the chocolate variety! […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_9666-115x115.jpg "Preston Egg Rolling")
Preston Egg Rolling
Posted on April 9, 2012 | 4 CommentsEggs are rolled down the slopes at Avenham Park every Easter Monday – in the past these were traditional decorated boiled eggs but now are often of the chocolate variety! […]