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World Conker Championships
The World Conker Championships are held annually on the second Sunday in October in the village of Ashton near Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. Since 1965, conker players from around the world have gathered on the village green to compete for the world title. The male champion is crowned King Conker, and the women's champion is Queen Conker. This year's King is Ray Kellock, and Wendy Bradford is the Queen.
==History==
The championships began in 1965 after a group of people in Ashton held a conker contest because the weather was too bad to go fishing (). At first the event was modest in size but in the last twelve years, rising numbers of participants and more interest from abroad have brought it into the headlines. Money made from the competition goes to charity; since 1965 over £400,000 has been raised ().
On Thursday October 6, 2011. after 46 years of championships, it was with deep sadness that Ashton Conker Club the organisers of the World Conker Championships in Ashton were forced to cancel the event over fears forecasted high winds could ruin the show and leave a hefty bill. The Club say the risk of high tents and marquees coming down in the wind on participants and spectators at the exposed venue was too great a risk to take. ().
In 2012, the championships were held in the village of Southwick, north of Oundle. Unfortunately, due to a lack of advertising the attendance at the event was minimal. in 2013 the championships will be again held in the village. All efforts were made to find a new home for the competition after the last-minute cancellation last year due to very windy weather. ().
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