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World Marbles Championships 2007

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Apr 08 2007

I went to watch the World Marbles Championships in Tinsley Green on Good Friday, probably the nicest day of the year so far. A wonderful tournament incorporating a team who have played for over 50 years alongside new teams entered for the first time, and players including men, women and children, aged from 8 to 80 all on a level playing field. Marbles has been played at Tinsley Green for hundreds of years, some say since 1588 when two local lads played for the hand of a young lady. After being judged equal in all the major sports of the […]

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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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