Cotswold Olimpick Games 2011

Cotswold Olimpick Games 2011

3rd June, Dover's Hill, Chipping Campden

Robert Dover and Endymion Porter

(Played this year by Father John Brennan and Paul Dare)

Shin Kicking competition

Tug O'War

Candy floss

The Bonfire

Bonfire light

Fireworks

Torchlight Procession from Dover's Hill to the town

See Cotswolds Olimpicks on Flickr for more photos.

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The Cotswold ‘Olimpick’ Games 2011

The Cotswold Olimpick Games are held each year on the Friday after the Spring Bank Holiday - so this Friday evening 3rd June at 7:30 on Dover's Hill above Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.

They were first started in 1612 by Robert Dover, who through the games wanted to keep alive the spirit of medieval England and held annually until 1852. In 1951 the tradition was revived and games continue to be an annual event.

Highlights are the British Shin Kicking Championships, the Championship of the Hill, a torchlight procession and bonfire with fireworks.

A great place to be on a special summer evening.

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