Huge brawl during the annual Atherstone Ball Game in the UK

86259 'Les Ross' passing Atherstone on 1Z86 London Euston to Carlisle.

flic.kr/p/2puL2ge

The English sport of Ball Chasing in Atherstone!!

WHO says the Englishmen are all soft?

A team of our activists were out clearing rubbish in Atherstone, Warwickshire on the weekend. Members of Homeland value our land and our countryside where other mainstream parties seem to easily forget. Our litter picks are a great way of restoring a small slice of nature back to…

DBSO 9707 leads the Scotrail set past Atherstone with 1Z23 Crewe to Norwich, 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' was pushing.

flic.kr/p/2puKTsy

🇬🇧İngiltere’de 1199’dan bu yana yapılan Atherstone Top oyunlarından bir kesit.

Medeniyet bir başka!
twitter.com/ItsAMadWorld/s…

#Atherstone VisitorMoorings this lunchtime, very quite, just ours and one other boat. #CoventryCanal #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #RedMoonshine #GoldenRetrievers #BoatLife #PuppyLife #Atherstone #TowpathWalks

Finlay sat watching the #SheepyTractorRun in #Atherstone . #GoldenRetriever #RedMoonshine #ChristmasLights #Tractors #Farming #BoatsThatTweet

Atherstone Ball Game has been played every Shrove Tuesday since 1199. Only rules according to Wikipedia: the ball must not leave Long St, and don’t kill anyone. #atherstone #atherstone ballgame2024 #football #UK #westmidlands #warwickshire

I hate the bitch more than the next guy but this is footage from an old English tradition dating back all the way to 1199.

It’s called the “Atherstone Ball Game”

Please do your research before ironically being a bigot yourself for the whole world to see.

The Atherstone Ball Game is one of the most bonkers sports events on the planet. In essence, it involves English lads fighting, often literally, over a massive leather ball.

It took place yesterday for the 824th time and I went to see the madness unfold.

Hunt (Type I) class escort destroyer HMS Atherstone (L 05) Cdr. Hugh Waters Shelley Browning, RN: Commissioned 23.03.40.

The Locomotive Services Group ScotRail Push-Pull set was a sight to behold at Atherstone today 🤩

#sunrise 27/02/24 #atherstone #Coventry #coventrycanal #boatsthattweet

Pancakes and violent ball games return this Shrove Tuesday!
Here's the 1962 Atherstone Ball Game.
Full clip here: ow.ly/LHSH50QAIOc

Mad World When you’ve got the Atherstone ball game at 1pm but a night shift on the M1 roadworks at 1am

🔙 #OnThisDay 1998, Crawley finish the season in style with three consecutive wins. John Richardson, Andy Riley (pen) and Phil Barber score for the Reds.

Crawley Town 3-0 Atherstone United

#SouthernLeaguePremierDivision

Amazing seeing and smelling the McLaren steam engine as it led the sheepy ploughing tractor run through Atherstone town centre.

The Midland Red 739 service in Nuneaton historically operated between Nuneaton and Arley but in May 1979 was extended to Atherstone via Ridge Lane and Birchley Heath. Pictured are BMMO S23 5978 (UHA 978H) leaving Birchley Heath & in Atherstone is Leyland National 571 (NOE 571R)

Building of the Day, Thursday 25 April 2024 K6 Telephone Kiosk - a Grade II Listed Building in Atherstone, Warwickshire dlvr.it/T5zxX7