Residents of the Foggy Albion came up with a lot of strange, wonderful and funny competitions. Today we will tell about the 10 most insane tournaments of the Great Britain. Perhaps, touring around the UK, you may want to take part in skating oranges or hunt for earthworms?
Championship of liars
Santon, Cumbria
You are very convincing telling the truth? Then you should send an application to participate in the contest of liars. You might be able to win the first prize of 100,000 pounds and a lifetime supply of beer! You will have 2-5 minutes to convince the jury that your lies are the most “truthful”. Championship is held among the fans of professional liars – to lawyers and politicians the access is denied. Subject of your story should be linked to the local reality. But do not repeat the most popular stories on flatulent sheep, catching the giant cod and meetings with the mermaids. Be original!
Championship of gurning
Egremont, Cumbria
If you want to win this competition, you do not only have to smile broadly jury, but have a wide repertoire of grimaces. You will most likely win if you are one of the so-called ugly people: their body language monstrous, and this is a great advantage in this contest. One champion of the past years to win, even specifically removed a few teeth. Participation in competitions is allowed both for adults and children: at last they make a horrible face, and it is for nothing!
Championship of crazy golf
Hastings, Sussex
To get a thousand pounds, you should be thoroughly trained. During the tense weekend parties you must play three rounds of crazy golf and mini golf. On the field you will find an endless variety of unusual obstacles that appear harmless, but taking over them will be very difficult. After six rounds of game the jury is choosing 18 best players, who then will battle each other in the final.
Runs with barrels
Westleton, Suffolk
To participate in this popular championship which has a 60-year history, you need strong arms, legs and a fair amount of dexterity. Your task is to roll the mountain metal barrel with an oak stick. Moreover, it is desirable to do so that you’ll be faster than everyone else. Do you think that you will run down the slope? Soon you will realize that this is not so simple: one wrong move, and iron “bomb” would fly toward the audience.
Cricket Match
Solent
The piquancy of the cricket matches in the Solent gives whims of nature: in the strait separating the Isle of Wight from the main British land, every year there is a sandy beach, where two local yacht club suit contests of cricket- the fastest in the world. The match starts at sunrise, the players spend time to build gates, and throw themselves into the fight as soon as the water exposes sand. The first strikes on balls are being done very correctly and in strict accordance with the rules, but soon the game turns into a tempo rugby, because in just 30 minutes from the beginning the sea wants to return. Spectators usually come to the match on the boat.
Championship for Swimming in the swamp
Powys, Wales
The equipment required for these events – a mask, snorkel and flippers. It is assumed that you must overcome to swim there and back a distance of 55 meters and would be placed on viscous swamp in the center of Wales valleys. You can choose any style, however, the quagmire will not just swim, but crawl, hand over hand along the bottom. The competition often turns into a race with snorkeling over rough terrain.
World Championship of nettle eating
Marshwood, Dorset
Yes, you have to have the most real fresh stinging nettles! However, during an hour you will eat about a dozen plants, you will no longer have something to feel. Meanwhile, it is useful: nettle – is effective laxative, so that cleaning of the stomach is guaranteed. Despite the harsh conditions, the competition is popular. Each year, in this crazy contest take part about 50 volunteers from different places. True, many of them tasted the fiery food, just go out of their range. However, some people manage to eat a few bushes, the total length of stems which reaches 22 meters! The mood of the audience raises not only the faces of participants, but also due to the live music, great ale and flavorful pork roast.
Racing with oranges
Totnes, Devon
Participants must run down the steep street behind an orange. The winner is the one who first crosses the finish line in the lower part of the city and does not lose his orange. You can only push the fruit from the mountain, but you may not catch it and even touch it. Already at the start there is a confusion, because to keep track of his orange is very difficult. Children also can participate in the competition, but only on the flat part of the street.
Worm Charming Championship
Crewe, Cheshire
364 days a year earthworms in Cheshire lead a quiet and unremarkable life. However, in June this event turns everything into a disaster. 144 teams for a couple of people in each 30-minute arrange to hunt on these peaceful underground inhabitants. Participants are allocated an area on which a certain amount of time they have to lure as many animals, and dig and cannot use water. Experienced hunters worms use a special technique, rustling on the ground prongs. Novices are more old-fashioned: they scare worms, knocking on the ground with a hammer. Strict jury closely follows so that participants, indeed, will catch worms, rather than slice them.
Fighting in the sauce
Bacup, Lancashire
This championship is easy to arrange in any place. All you need is a children’s pool. It should be filled with sauce, and then you should find two volunteers to confront each other in this “swamp”. In the course of the competition Bacup has following judges, who sometimes do not give points for skillfully executed techniques but instead of that to the funny ones. By participating in this contest, you are unlikely to ever have the order the hot sauce.
