Campaign for Real Conkers
Against bans on conker playing
Press Release 29th September Contact Keith Flett, 07803 167266
Campaigners say grey squirrels pose threat to 2023 conker season
The Campaign for Real Conkers, the group that opposes bans on conker playing, has said that with the 2023 conker season in full swing, grey squirrels are again posing a threat to conker supplies.
The campaign says that numbers of grey squirrels in many areas of the country are increasing. The squirrels can be seen carrying off and burying conkers on a regular basis leading to a shortage of the nut for players to pick up.
Squirrels don’t eat conkers but few seem to realise this and either collect and bury them or bite into them, destroying them as game conkers.
Campaign organiser Keith Flett said, we have nothing at all against squirrels but those who want to play conkers this year face a race against time to collect the nut before they are carried off by squirrels.
Notes
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, separate teams for men and women and commercial sponsorship.
It seeks to encourage young people to play conkers. It should not be the preserve of those of mature years
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