Bosley Annual Tug of War competition

This Sunday, 7th April, Bosley Tug of War Club will be hosting their annual tug of war competition at Glebe Farm Shop, Astbury, commencing at 11 am.

Tug of War teams from around England will be taking part in the event, which is part of the Tug of War Association calendar. There will be weight classes for mens teams, ladies teams, junior teams and mixed teams. 

“We are very much looking forward to hosting this event” commented club spokesman Alan Knott.

“We got a good attendance at the events we hosted last year, and hopefully we will see a good number of teams competing at our event this time around”.

“A number of teams that will be competing at the event have won national and international medals over recent years, including teams who won medals at last years World Championships, so hopefully, with some good weather, it should be a great event.”

In addition to the tug of war, Glebe Farm has a farm shop, tea rooms, shops, and studios, children’s play area, petting farm, tractor rides, and children’s arts and crafts, so with the tug of war competition as well, this event should make for a good family day out and we encourage local people to come along in force to support the teams taking part.

The event will start at 11am and spectators are encouraged to come along and support the teams on the day and find out a bit more about what the sport is all about. Entry for spectators will be free.

A lot of the teams that spectators will see competing this weekend will go on to compete at the National Tug of War Championships on Saturday 15 June, which this year are taking place at The Cumberland Show in Carlisle, before the European Championships take place in Castlebar, Republic of Ireland in September.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the sport of tug of war, joining Bosley Tug of War Club, or if anyone is interested in sponsoring the club in 2016, then please contact Alan Knott on 07976 591222 or e-mail alan_p_knott@hotmail.com or search for @bosleytugofwar on Twitter and Facebook.

The Tug of War competition is at Glebe Farm, Peel Lane, Astbury, Congleton CW12 4RQ