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World Pea Shooting Championships

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Jul 20 2007

This international event brings challengers from as far afield as New Zealand and the USA to compete for the World Pea Shooting trophy in Witcham. Accuracy, not distance, is the aim of this competition, with contestants shooting their peas through a 12 inch tube, 12 feet towards a 12 inch target. Made of putty in concentric rings, the peas stick or make a depression so scores could be easily recorded. Competition is fierce and George Hollis, aided by laser technology, was winner of the coveted open class, pipping Alastair Perry who used a traditional pea shooter. Meanwhile, I’d made it […]

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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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