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Archives for Congham fete

World Snail Racing Championships

Slug it out in Norfolk at the World Snail Racing Championships

Around 200 snails will slug it out at the World Snail Racing Championships 2014 in Congham, Norfolk, on 19th July as part of the annual Congham Fete…

World Snail Racing Championships

Slow down for the World Snail Racing Championships 2013

The World Snail Racing Championships 2013 will take place at Congham Fete in Norfolk on 20th July where more than 200 snails slug it out every year…

World Snail Racing Championships

It’s ready steady slow! As snails slug it out to be champion

For more than 25 years the World Snail Racing Championships have been held at Congham, near King’s Lynn, in Norfolk. The event attracts people of all ages and this year takes place on 18th August 2012…

World Snail Racing Championships

Racing at a snail’s pace in Norfolk

It’s ready, steady, slow, as more than 200 snails slug it out in the World Snail Racing Championships at Congham, Norfolk on 16th July 2011…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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