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World Hen Racing Championships

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Aug 06 2007

Derbyshire hens are resting today after competing in the World Hen Racing Championships this weekend. Held at the Barley Mow Pub in Bonsall, about 30 of the worlds fastest chickens run along a track to strict international criteria. They must have both feet on the starting line and fowl play (pecking/fighting) is not allowed.

There was the occasional battle, with hens receiving yellow and subsequently red cards if they didn’t pluck up their ideas. Most were well behaved though, and in first place and achieving the title ‘The World’s Fastest Hen’ was ‘Ever-Ready’, a rescued battery hen trained and raced by the caped ‘Henmaster’ Peter, and assistant Tom from Doncaster.

The area has a long history of hen racing, the most famous race being the Ible Hen Race. The races at the Barley Mow began 15 years ago when landlord Alan Webster decided it was time to revive this wonderful old tradition. Eggcellent.

 

  1. Pawan 

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The vast majority of posts in this blog are about quirky & eccentric competitions & festivals. I started it in 2006 in France with a competition I’ll never forget. Where contestants battle it out to become the World Champion Pig Squeeler, or ‘Cri du Cochon’. I had little knowledge back then of quite how far my pursuit of these kind of events would lead me. I’ve travelled all over Britain (and occasionally further afield) to capture our curiosities and quirks. There’s nothing uniquely eccentric about the British, you’ll find people all over the world up to all sorts of weird and wonderful activities, but we do have a remarkable capacity to embrace the madness. ‘A Brit Different’ is the book that was born from it, my labour of love! So what next? There’s always something interesting going on, so watch this space, only time will tell!

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