The World Egg Throwing Federation
NEWS
The 4th World Egg Throwing Championships
to be held at
Swaton, Lincolnshire
Sunday June 28th 2008

The Games consist of 5 disciplines.
Throw and Catch
Static Relay
Target Throwing
Russian Egg Roulette
Egg Trebuchet

MPs invited to Egg Target Throwing with Accuracy games.
Our previous targets are not available this year so stand ins are invited. Participant targets should be thick skinned, bare faced and be able to stand their own expenses. No ducking and diving allowed but they are allowed to taunt throwers with cries of "being in the rules". Please contact the us with nominations.

World Wide Interest
Whilst disappointed by Mr Clooney's non-attendance in 2008, and indeed John Prescotts in 2006, we were heartened to find that well over 1500 newspapers, radio stations and TV outlets covered the event in such diverse countries as Panama, Brazil, Peru and Latvia. This, in web site hit order, drew interest in taking part in the World Games from the following top countries:
The United States, the UK, France, Canada, Sweden, China, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Belgium and Norway. We are aware that 36 TV companies carried footage of the event including BBC1, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ABC America along with French, Italian, German and Chinese broadcasters.

FAME
The World Champion Russian Egg Roulette appeared on Good Morning with Phillip Schofield as a result of her hard won success. Mrs Opal Upton Brooker is again taking up the mantle of challenge and hopes to retain the title.

Trebuchet challenge
Based upon the ancient, but now considered antisocial, sport of hurling objectionable things at neighbours, we have adapted this to bring it into the modern age and make a fun day of it.
We expect at least twice the field size following last years inaugural event. Another clutch of trebuchets have been constructed, the Americans, Lativians and Dutch are all returning, despite their failings last year. Theres still time to make one your self. See the web page for details.

Alternative entertainment
The host, Swaton Vintage Day, has over 400 vintage vehicles on display. There will be terrier racing, dog agility demonstrations, archery, a ferret and chicken show, local musicians. Proper food and a real ale bar, stocked by Swaton's own and most excellent micro brewery, with Happy Jack Ale

How to play
See www.eggthrowing.com for details of how to enter each game, how its played and how to make your own machine.

Gates open at 1030. Entrance fee is £4 per adult, School age children £2. Under school age Free. Games are free to enter except Target Throwing. Registration commences at 1100. Players are invited to enrol now to ensure a place, as there is an egg numbers limit.

ENDS

The WETF and Swaton Vintage Day are run entirely without profit to raise funds for local and national charitable good causes including the Red Cross, Leukaemia Research and Air Ambulance provision. No chickens will be hurt during the games. All eggs are stockpiled from local, happy and free-range sources. All eggs have been selected from those classified as not fit for consumption. Eggs may be at least 6 months old.