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BS: Shrove Tide Football

09 Feb 10 - 04:30 PM (#2834429)
Subject: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Dave MacKenzie

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

Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football


09 Feb 10 - 04:38 PM (#2834440)
Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Rasener

Thats a good en


09 Feb 10 - 05:15 PM (#2834492)
Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Dave MacKenzie

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.


09 Feb 10 - 05:47 PM (#2834522)
Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: Cats

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


10 Feb 10 - 08:51 AM (#2834847)
Subject: RE: BS: Shrove Tide Football
From: gnomad

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.