The Atherston Ball Game - An ancient Shrove Tuesday tradition, in which the people of Atherstone in Warwickshire, fight over a ball up and down the streets of the town. The winner of the game is the person who is holding the ball at 5pm AMA487

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CAPTION: Sweets are thrown to children prior to the Atherstone Ball Game -An ancient Shrove Tuesday tradition, in which the people of Atherstone in Warwickshire, fight over a ball up and down the streets of the town. The winner of the game is the person who is holding the ball at 5pm
HEADLINE: The Atherston Ball Game - An ancient Shrove Tuesday tradition, in which the people of Atherstone in Warwickshire, fight over a ball up and down the streets of the town. The winner of the game is the person who is holding the ball at 5pm
PHOTOGRAPHER: Sam Bagnall/AMA
DATE: 23rd Feb 2009
AMA REF NO: 487
WIRE REF: AMA07_ATHERSTONE_BALLGAME
GROUP: 20090224 Atherstone Ball Game
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