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| Coal Carrying | In the best Broad Yorkshire,
dialect: "Aven’t we been looking fer some’at to do on Easter Monday? If
we’re gonna ‘ave a race let’s ‘ave it then. Let’s ‘ave a coil race from
Barracks t’ Maypole." ( The Barracks being the more common name given by the
locals to The Royal Oak Public House ). Thus was born The World Coal
Carrying Contest which every Easter Monday lifts the village of Gawthorpe
out of obscurity and into the headlines. - from
The
Coal Carrying Championships |
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| Cup Stacking | an exciting individual and team sport where participants stack and un-stack 12 specially designed plastic cups in pre-determined sequences |
| Cheerleading |
| Finger Jousting | Jousting and Lancing with just the index finger! Two players attempt to prod their opponent anywhere except the lancing arm., before the opposing player can, in either Quick Play or Point Play ( tournaments) | |||
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Gimnasiart ( non-English) dedicated to the Feminine Artistic Gymnastics of Argentina. All the information. Photos, interviews and much more
| Swamp Soccer | Playing on a pitch of deep mud, teams of 6 players attempt to kick a football into defended goals, 12 minutes per half. Throw-ins, corner kicks, free kicks, and penalties are taken by using the hands to drop the ball onto a chosen foot. Established in Finland, the game has reached Scotland, but no further into the UK! More from BBC h2g2 | |||
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Camel Racing - from Wikipedia
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