Where: Witcham village, Cambridgeshire
£: Adults 2 , juniors 1 (enter on the day)
What is it?
The 14th July 2012 at Witcham sees the 42nd holding of the World Pea Shooting Championship & Village Fair on the Green.
The championship brings challengers from as far as the USA, Scandinavia, France, Spain, New Zealand and Holland to compete for the World Pea Shooting trophy. Accuracy, not distance, is the aim of this competition, with contestants shooting a pea through a 12-inch tube towards a 12-inch target. The competition is said to be fierce and laser-guided shooters for specialists are not uncommon, taking pea shooting into the 21st Century. For the first-timers, Pea shooters and peas can be bought at the event, so no excuse not to take part.
The championships are a great fun day out for all the family and as well as the fun of the pea shooting there are also novelty games, face painting, cake & bottle stalls, bric-a-brac, books, plants, ice cream, a lunch-time barbecue, cream teas served in the hall and a licensed bar.
More info: www.witcham.org.uk