Atherstone Ball Game
The Shrovetide Ball Game has to be one of the oddest traditions in Britain. Hundreds gather in Atherstone on Pancake Day to wrestle for a ball thrown from a bank! The event also takes place in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Let the Game begin: Shrovetide ball is thrown from bank balcony
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