U.S. woman wins conkers world title, and the men’s champ is cleared of cheating toggle caption World Conker Championships Update: World Conker Championships clears Jakins After a week-long investigation, organizers say the men’s title “was won fairly” by David Jakins and that he didn’t use a steel conker during competition, citing recordings of the event and their examination of two …
The Conker World Championships are taking place under threats of disqualification if there is a repeat of last year's 'boring' bouts. Competitors take part in the annual World Conker Championships at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough A competitor wearing a conker themed hat focuses as he takes part in the annual World Conker Championships Wearing Star Wars themed Yoda …
The World Conker Championships are under threat after the unseasonably high winds caused Horse Chestnuts to fall a month early. This year's tournament could be called off after the unseasonably high winds caused Horse Chestnuts to fall a month early A freshly dropped conker. The championships started in 1965 and in its 58 year history has only been cancelled once …
As October and the autumn term settle into their routines and rhythms, childhood memories of the season are hard to shake off. One in six schools has banned conkers amid fears of injury or, bizarrely, triggering a nut allergy – even though conkers, which are produced by horse chestnut trees, aren't nuts. As anyone who knows anything about conkers will …
