| Where: | Swaton, Lincolnshire at Thorpe Latimer Park on the B1394 Helpringham Road |
| When: | Last Sunday in June (or maybe the one before!) |
| Time: | From 10am. |
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 must move further apart another 10 metres and throw again. This process continues until the egg is smashed, the distance is recorded and at the end of the competition the couple who threw the egg sucessfully over the greatest distance wins. There is also an infernal egg-hurling trebuchet tournament, a human target for egg throwers (maximum points awarded for hitting delicate parts of the anatomy), and the not-to-be-missed Russian Egg Roulette challenge, in which competitors choose eggs to smash against their foreheads. One egg out of the box of six will be raw while the others are hardboiled so it’s inevitable that one challenger will end up with egg literally on face. Egg-spect (sorry-couldn’t resist it) lots of competitors from all over the world and a great atmosphere – this is a very well run event which raises lots of money for charity.
Helpful Hints
It’s part of Swaton Vintage Day which is a charity fundraising event featuring lots of vintage vehicles, music, children’s entertainments and more. Swaton is pronounced sway-ton not swotton (for visitors who need to know!). Plenty of food & drink are available on site (in 2019 Egg Catcher Ale was on sale in the beer tent), and well-organised parking for £5 a head, which includes a programme.
In 2025 it should be on Sunday June 29th (to be confirmed).
Click here for the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/354666951332293
Click here for the event website : http://www.swatonvintageday.com/
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