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Kate’s Plaice

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  • BRITAIN
Dec 16 2015

I’m lucky enough to do a spot of photography for Kate Jenkins, the quite brilliant knitwear designer, and crochet artist. I have to share a couple of pieces of her work here, not only because it adds a bit of Seasonal cheer to my site, but because it may just be the last chance to see her incredible exhibition, ‘Kate’s Plaice the Stitchmongers’. Drum roll please for Kate, as she returns from distant shores, to don her apron and trilby once again, serving up the visual feast that is an entire knitted and crocheted fish counter, in her home town […]

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Christmas Hangover Car Jump Spectacular

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  • BRITAIN
Jan 03 2013

In true Hollywood-style action, banger car drivers accelerated their cars over a ramp in an attempt to fly the furthest distance over a line of nine wrecked cars at Angmering Raceway in West Sussex, England on the 30th December. One at a time, each brave driver accelerated as fast as possible from a standing start and then hit the ramp with the aim of producing a jump as high, as long, and as spectacular as possible to please the judges and hundreds of spectators who had come to watch the festive entertainment. 13 cars battled it out for the trophy […]

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Brighton Christmas Day Swim

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  • BRITAIN
Jan 03 2012

Brighton’s annual festive dip took place despite Brighton’s Swimming Club officially cancelling the event on Christmas Eve. They said conditions would be ‘highly dangerous even for the most experienced sea swimmers’. The high tide and dangerous currents were likely to make the swimmers entry and exit through the heavy shore break very difficult. However, despite the warning, hundreds of hardy souls went ahead and took part in the Christmas tradition, as they did throughout the country. It was reported that one man had to be dragged to safety from the sea in Brighton, I didn’t stick around long enough to […]

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Brighton Santa Dash

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  • BRITAIN
Dec 12 2011

Santas. Hundreds of them. Some in a dash, some taking a more leisurely pace, or taking their dogs for a run, on what turned out to be a fine winter morning this Saturday for 5km along the seafront in Brighton/Hove. All in aid of a good cause, money raised through the entry fee and individual sponsorship to go to Passing it On, a charity that helps to build schools in Africa.

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Christmas Day Dip

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  • BRITAIN
Dec 29 2010

Christmas day morning can only mean one thing, and I’m not talking about the birth of Christ. At 11am hundreds of people join with Brighton Swimming Club’s seasoned swimmers, in their annual ritual of taking to the water for a quick splash. Why do they do it? Well, they raised a few hundred quid for charity this year for one thing, but really, why? I don’t doubt that they feel invigorated after taking part, but isn’t there a less painful, fresher way, like taking a shower? Personally I think there’s something missing from under the Christmas tree or in the […]

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The Peter Pan Cup

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  • BRITAIN
Dec 25 2009

9am on Christmas Day, and while most of us are busy unwrapping presents and preparing for the big roast, members of the Serpentine Swimming Club in London’s Hyde Park, prepare to swim their traditional 100 yards Christmas day swim in very cold temperatures! The race is only open to club members (most of whom are over 50 but who have acclimatised to the temperature over several months) and is swum on a handicap system, so everyone starts at different times with the weakest swimmers going first, giving everyone an equal chance of winning. I heard rumours amongst the swimmers that […]

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The London Santa Run

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  • BRITAIN
Dec 07 2008

I really don’t think running is much fun, I did try it once. But put runners into fancy dress for a charity event, and I can begin to see the appeal. In the run up to Christmas there are Santa’s coming together throughout the country to do their bit. Un/Fortunately I needed to save my energy to take pictures, but for spectators and runners alike, there is undoubtedly a great hilarity to watching over 2000 Santa Claus, (a cheeky elf and a Jack Russell) of all different ages and physiques running together. Battersea was home to The London Santa Run […]

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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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