Campaign for Real Conkers
Against bans on conker playing
Press Release 7th October Contact Keith Flett, 07803 167266
Peak conker weekend: players need to collect their nuts now
The Campaign for Real Conkers, the group that opposes bans on conker playing, has said that with the 2022 conker season reaching a peak this weekend it remains the case that grey squirrels pose 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. It is also the start of the nut collecting and burying season for squirrels.
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, given the wet and windy there are plenty of fallen conkers to be had currently. However if players don’t collect their nuts now they may not be ready for this weekend’s peak conker
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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