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Ashbourne Shrovetide Football Awaits Thousands for Two Day Battle

Ashbourne Shrovetide Football Awaits Thousands for Two Day Battle

The annual Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide is here! Witness the epic 48 hour mass football match in Derbyshire. Ashbourne Shrovetide Football Awaits Thousands for Two Day Battle Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide happens again this year. It is a unique sporting tradition. The town divides into two teams for an epic game. It is a 48-hour football match.…

Ashbourne Shrovetide Meet the Man Who Paints Famous Footballs

Ashbourne Shrovetide Meet the Man Who Paints Famous Footballs

Meet Tim Baker who hand paints one of the two footballs used each year for the famous Shrovetide game in Ashbourne, UK. Ashbourne Shrovetide Meet the Man Who Paints Famous Footballs Shrovetide football happens soon in Ashbourne. Each year, people hand-craft and paint the footballs. This process takes one to three months. The “turner-up” decides…