Campaign for Real Conkers
Press Release September 27th Contact Keith Flett, 07803 167266
As 2019 Conker season reaches peak, the problem is a shortage of players not conkers
E8CWGN Playing conkers in England, UK – close up
The Campaign for Real Conkers, the group that opposes bans on conker playing, has said that as the 2019 conker playing season is reaches a peak, with large numbers of conkers falling to ground, the problem remains a lack of players
Campaigners say that despite new claims that conker trees are dying out due to disease, the real problem is that conkers lie on the ground uncollected.
The CFRC has warned that the game of conkers is in significant decline in some areas and unless a new generation of players is found it may not exist in 20 years-time as screen-based games become increasingly popular.
The campaign believes that conkers is a game that is free to all play and should also be free of rules and regulations whether imposed in contests or petty bureaucrats who argue wrongly that playing conkers is in some way dangerous.
Campaign organiser Keith Flett said, our message is a game that is free to play, with rules you can set yourself, and its great fun. The indifferent weather has caused conker fall and these conkers can be used to play a game as soon as they have been strung
The Campaign for Real Conkers promotes free for all conker playing across the UK an alternative event to the World Conker Championships on Sunday October 13th where it encourages people to have a go at playing conkers without the need for rules, regulations and teams.
Where We Stand
The CFRC believes that conkers is one of the few sports that can be played for free. All that is required is a conker and some string.
It is opposed to championships, rules, regulations and commercial sponsorship.
It seeks to encourage young people to play conkers. It should not be the preserve purely of those of mature years.
‘World Conker Championships’
https://www.worldconkerchampionships.com/
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