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Hail the conkering heroes of Cotherstone

by Nicky Carter
November 9, 2022
in News
Hail the conkering heroes of Cotherstone

GOOD FUN: David Smith with grandsons Jack and Oscar Addison prepare to do battle

CONKER contestants battled it out in a knock-out competition in Cotherstone.
The inaugural conker contest took place at the Red Lion on Sunday when more than 40 entrants, both children and adults, battled it out over two and a half hours.
The competition was the brain child of Robert “Taff” Johnson who thought it would be a fun event for the village. He said: “There is a horse chestnut tree near me and I just thought, ‘why not’?”
Entrants had to christen their conkers and there were some humourous monikers including Conker McConkerface, William the Conkerer, Hitler’s Ball, amd One Hit Wonder. One contestant, Helen Rowell, called her nut Truss as she didn’t think she would last long. The children’s game came down to a three-conker play-off with Bonker the Conker winning the junior trophy. In the adult section it was a nail-biting finish between The Dog’s Conker and Lieutenant Worf. In the end it was Star Trek fan and Red Lion landlord Richard Robinson who was crowned Cotherstone’s champion.

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