surviving ethnic sports UK

THE HIGHLAND GAMES SCOTLAND
celebrations of Scottish and Celtic culture.
a hardy lifestyle in remote and severe conditions
over 50 meetings per year
attracts many locals.
e.g caber toss (long pole)

SHROVETIDE FOOTBALL
located in Ashbourne-Derbyhire , it is a mob game.
survived since medi-eval times 
starts with national anthem and then a battle between upards and downards commences centred on the river henmore.
objective to get ball to a part of the town. 
highly physical with a lot of participants.

CHEESE ROLLING
coopers hill- Gloucestershire.
takes place every spring bank holiday and attracts spectators, media and medics who deal with injury.
involves participants hurling themselves down a hill in order to obtain the rolling cheese.

TAR BARREL BURNING
ottery st mary - Devon.
takes place 5th November every year
involves racing through the town with burning barrels of tar on a pub crawl.