world conker championships

 

The 44th World Conker Championships are taking part in Ashton, Northamptonshire this weekend and along with chaps like this, our Will J is going to be taking part.

Will has been practicing very hard in preparation for this event.

In the past few weeks, he's never been far from his trusty nuts.

He's also had people throwing conkers at his knuckles to toughen them up and learnt how to drill holes in said nuts with his bare teeth inbetween meetings.

 

On the day, all conkers and laces will be supplied by Ashton Conker Club, so no epoxy resin filled jobbies. The Chief Umpire has final say on all games and the Ringmaster is there to make sure no streakers run into the ring during play.

All the money raised from entrance fees goes to helping the blind and visually impaired so all that conker bashing is for a good cause. And if you get bored of conkers, you can always go and watch the morris dancers and jugglers or have a go on the bouncy castle.

Will's team are called the St. Tanktonian Olympiad so if you're popping down, make sure you cheer them on.

If you're not going to be going along but still want to support the St. Tanktonians, they need costume suggestions as you have to dress up for the games. They had planned to go dressed as conkers but were afraid of looking like big poos.

So if you have any genius ideas of what conker champion clothing they can wear this Sunday, post your comments here and who knows, come Monday you might have styled the World Conker Champions 2008.

Maybe.

Comments

[Millicent]

I think they should dress as trophies so that then, even if they don't win, it will look as if they have!

[deafgirly]

They should go as William Brown from Just William

[sally gilmour]

Surely they should wear knitted tank tops and wooly hats!!!!!

[Michael Hunter]

My first choice would be conkers as well but the possibility of being mistook for other things that can be found on the ground then surely it the choice of fancy dress must be horse chestnut trees. It would be a great salute to the most autumnally important tree we have!

[Will J]

I like the idea of a tree.... maybe a tree shaped trophy

[Annie]

How about Normans and Saxons - you know - William the Conkerer!!

[ceri]

Oh Annie, that is good.

Very good.

[Heather]

They could go as people who've been stuck in the tumble dryer, using this Burda Style tutorial - http://www.burdastyle.com/creations/show/12354

It's got to be cool, there's Style in the title!

[Petra]

ooh, you should get a chance to see the very wonderful Witchmen morris dancers.. they are quite a show... Morris from the Daaarkside!
Enjoy!

[CJ]

I think they should go as carrots and other autumnly vegetables or fruits

they would look weird but heathy

:)

[Celia]

Wear brown T-shirts and stuff underneath a big green cloak - so you look like human shaped conkers!!!!!!!

[Granny]

Willy-Conka?

(Willy- Wonka)