World Conker Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2576
Date Released
15 Oct 1978
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Conker Championships. DESCRIPTION: The village green at Ashton in Northamptonshire was the venue for the 14th World Conker Championships. The event which started as a joke fourteen years ago is now held annually in aid of charity. This years ‘conquering hero’ was Les Trelivving of Peterborough. SHOTLIST: CU conkers PB. MS crowd. MS men selecting stringed conkers. CU conker. MS man hits conker. MCU children watching. MS competitors watched by King Conker, Vic Owen (strings of conkers round neck). MS Vic Owen. CU conkers round neck. MS competitors. CU conker being hit. MCU ditto. MS ‘Eddie Yates’ (Geoffrey Hughes) from Coronation Street has a game with Vic Owen. MS conker being hit. MLS people watching. MCU conker being hit. MS Roger Johnson, competitor from Australia with opponent. CU conker hit. MS match in progress. CU children watching. MS conker hit. MS men watching. Various match in progress. MS final between Les Trelivving & Terry Glover, from Peterborough. Various of match - Les Trelivving wins and is presented by ‘Eddie Yates’ with cup. MS crowd applaud. CU cup.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions
Locations
Northamptonshire; Ashton
Card file number
78/161
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World Conker Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 2576, 15 Oct 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31204 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)