Otley Show 2010. The only place I have ever seen a Tug of War contest is at the show. Its a serious and very physical sport, and in this case played in about 6″ of very wet and slippy mud.
Recovering the nets, Marrakesh
On the outskirts of Marrakesh there are many flat, waste areas where land has been cleared for building. On many of them there are football fields. This one, which was at the back of my hotel, had been the scene of an avidly supported and quite energetic game (the air temp at this point was [...]