Swaton Vintage Show and World Egg Throwing Championships ‘a success’
THIS year’s Swaton Vintage Show and World Egg Throwing Championships have been hailed a success.
Hundreds of people attended the show and the championships that run alongside each other.
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Competing on the Russian Roulette championship is Paul Murphy, left, of Ireland and Kostas Poulos from Greece
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Joel Hicks from the charity Always with a Smile who was the human target for the egg throwers.
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Some of the vintage vehicles at the Swaton Vintage Show
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Some of the vintage vehicles at the Swaton Vintage Show
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Northcote Heavy Horse Centre performing in the main ring.
The event is held to raise money for charity but the total amount raised is not yet known.
The day features displays of more than 400 vintage and classic cars, tractors, motorbikes, commercial vehicles, stationary engines and speciality machines.
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There was also a parade of vehicles, craft tent, trade stands and exhibitions, children's games and rides, a medieval jousting skills display and chain-saw sculpting.
Spokesman Andy Dunlop said: “We had a great crowd which was fantastic.
“We also had the largest ever foreign contingent at the World Egg championships.
“A wonderful sunny day with a fresh easterly wind. A large crowd gathered to watch top tossers from around the globe descend upon Swaton for the 2012 World Egg Throwing Championships.”
Russian Egg Roulette winner was England’s Jerry Cullen of Swineshead.
For more information and full results log on to www.eggthrowing.com or for more show information log on to http://swatonvintageday.com
Comments
by Yer_Nemesis
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 7:43PM
“If you'd like to be the target, Adrain, every nation would take part!”
by Adrian1208
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 7:33PM
“Is this going to be an Olympic Event”