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Mappleton New Year’s Day Bridge Jump

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Jan 01 2009

I’m not so sure this is a very good way to clear your head after a heavy night, but 50 competitors would appear to disagree as they leaped feet first into the New Year for charity. 25 teams of 2, in separate races for men and women, braved the freezing water to paddle boats quarter of a mile down the river to Mappleton Bridge, climb up the bank, jump 30ft off the parapet, swim ashore and run across a field to the pub for a hot cup of soup. The perfect accompaniment for hypothermia and appropriately money raised will benefit […]

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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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