Campaign for Real Conkers
Media Release 7th October
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Campaigners criticise ‘rule bound’ World Conker Championships
The long running Campaign for Real Conkers has again distanced itself from the World Conker Championships to be held in Southwick,Northants on Sunday.
The campaigners say the Championships obsession with rules and conkers as a spectator sport is seriously damaging the future of the game.
The Campaign for Real Conkers continues to believe that conkers is something to be played, not watched, and above all is a game that is free for all and can be played anywhere without the need for rules
Campaign organiser Keith Flett said, we know the Championships raises money for charity and is good fun but the focus on it is damaging conkers. It promotes an image of conkers as a game for people of a certain age, while conkers lay uncollected and unused by younger generations.
He added, fortunately there is good news. There are more and more local conker festivals around often associated with craft brewery taps such as Brick in Peckham. Here lies hope that conker games will continue for a new generation.
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