Hundreds go bonkers for conkers at world champson October 13, 2024 at 2:51 pm

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More than 200 people took part in the annual event which was first held in 1965.

Reuters A man with a greying heard wearing sunglasses and a hat shaped like a green conker shellReuters

More than 200 people have taken part in the World Conker Championships, with many competing in fancy dress.

The competition took place earlier at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Northamptonshire.

The event saw participants go head-to-head using conkers threaded on to string to try and smash their opponent’s nut.

Since its inception in 1965, the event has raised more than £400,000 for charities that support the visually impaired.

PA Media Two female competitors, both in blue fancy dress outfits, on a platform taking part in the competition while being watched by judges and spectatorsPA Media

One man wore a green inflatable Yoda headpiece, while another wore a conker-themed hat.

All participants were required to follow a stringent set of rules to ensure the event was as fair as possible, which included the conkers and laces being provided by organisers.

There were fears before the event that there could be a shortage of conkers due to high winds blowing horse chestnut seeds from trees earlier in the autumn.

PA Media A man with a short grey beard and a large Yoda hat on his head striking an opponent's conkerPA Media
PA Media A man with glasses wearing a wide brimmed hat with conkers dangling from itPA Media

More than 2,000 conkers had been prepared prior to the event.

Each player took three alternate strikes at the opponent’s conker.

Trophies were handed out to the overall winners.

The “second biggest conker competition in the world” took place at The Locks Inn at Geldeston, near Beccles, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border earlier this month.

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