BS: Shrove Tide Football

Subject: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 04:30 PM

For lovers of traditional forms of the game, it's nearly that time of year again.

Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football

Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Rasener
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 04:38 PM

Thats a good en

Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 05:15 PM

And here's how to find out about the rest of the games played in Britain

Uppies and Downies

Shame the author's a soccer historian, so he keeps trying to rename everything.

Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Cats
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 05:47 PM

16th and 27th February is Hurling of the Silver Ball at St Columb in Cornwall

Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: gnomad
Date: 10 Feb 10 - 08:51 AM

If the early months are a bit too nippy for your taste, then April 5th (this year, it's Easter Monday every year) brings Bottle Kicking at Hallaton.

Thank heavens that the health&safety tyrants haven't managed to kill off all such pursuits, yet.