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27 posts, October 2019 to October 2024.

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2024

  1. The Conker Cup: Where Legends Are Made (And All Conkers Are Equal)

    The most prestigious tournament in all of sport is upon us: a pure competition of skill, in which every conker is provided by the organisers.

  2. The 2024 Olympics Snub: Why Conkers Got Left Out in the Cold

    Surfing, skateboarding and breakdancing are on the programme for the 2024 Olympics. Conkers is not.

  3. The Great Conker Showdown: UK's Most Explosive Beef

    A dispute is developing in the UK, and it concerns conkers: the Conker Cup, the Peckham Conker Club and the World Conker Championships.

2023

  1. Conkers: The Classic Game of Skill and Strategy

    Conkers has enthralled generations with its simple but compelling play. A complete guide to playing the game.

2022

  1. 2022 Annual Nut Drop

    Conker season is almost here, and the first task of any season is collecting conkers. Everything you need to know about this year's Nut Drop.

2020

  1. Conker Cup 2020 - COVID Edition

    Conker Cup 2020 will go ahead, played in COVID-safe groups called Nut-Bubbles.

  2. 2020 Nut Drop

    Collecting conkers is a timeless tradition. A guide to the Nut Drop: when to collect, where to look and how to store what you find.

  3. Conker Cup wants you, and let's be honest you want a £50 Amazon voucher.

    October will see the return of The Conker Cup for its fourth glorious year. To celebrate we want to create a Conker Cup 2020 T-shirt, and...

  4. Nut Corp Trip the Light Fantastic at Conker Raves

    "When the breakthrough came, we all just looked at each other in silence. The green glow of the laces illuminating our smiles."

  5. Breaking News: Conker Cup Goes Lego - AGAIN!

    Picture Lego Conkers: a building-brick answer to the conker off-season. A satirical post; there is no partnership with Lego.

  6. Conker Cup Supporting Artists

    Conker Cup has joined the Artist Support Pledge movement by purchasing Conker Reliquary.

  7. We might be going nuts in lockdown, but could lockdown be good for Nut Sports?

    "This is a landmark moment within the game's history. I have been advocating this for years and I am over the moon..."

  8. KEY WORKERS CONKER!

    To celebrate key workers during this challenging time, Conker Cup has released a limited-edition Key Workers Conker T-Shirt. There are three ways to get one.

  9. THE GENTLEMAN'S GAME

    As the world isolates to beat COVID-19, the Conker Federation has rushed through a ruling recognising an old version of the game that can be played at home all year round.

  10. MEET CONKER CUP'S 100TH FACEBOOK FAN

    On the afternoon of March 5th 2020 the tension within Conker Cup HQ was palpable. The Facebook 'Likes' counter (made by Smiirl) teetered...

  11. EMERGENCY CONKER BOXES

    Berkshire pensioner Tony Hill has begun installing Emergency Conker Boxes in his town after an embarrassing encounter with a local gang.

  12. HEADERS BANNED IN FOOTBALL SPARKS DEBATE TO MAKE CONKERS THE UK NATIONAL SPORT

    The FA's decision to ban heading in training for children under the age of 12 has revived the Conker Federation's plans to return conkers to the top spot in UK sport.

  13. THE CHESTNUT CHAT PODCAST FINALLY DROPS

    It has been a long time coming, and has been requested by at least two people over a six-month period: the Chestnut Chat podcast has arrived.

  14. WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR CONKERS?

    At 11pm tonight, 31st January 2020, the UK leaves the EU. Chestnut Chat has been investigating what that means for conkers.

  15. JULIETTE RECEIVES FIRST GOLDEN CONKER

    Juliette Warren GC has become the first recipient of the Golden Conker, the highest honour in the world of conkers.

  16. THE GOLDEN CONKERS

    Thursday 16th January 2020 enters the history books as the day on which the Golden Conker Awards were founded.

  17. National Conker Week – October 4th–11th 2020

    Conker Cup is launching National Conker Week: a week of conkers that begins with the Conker Cup and ends with the World Conker Championships.

  18. Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively

    There is no single definitive set of conker rules. How the Conker Cup rules have evolved, and the version in force from 2020.

  19. Controversial Conker Campaign Launched

    Chestnut Chat and Nut Corp have launched a joint campaign to find new methods of striking a conker.

  20. Are you bonkers? Are there really different types of conkers?

    The horse chestnut is the only Aesculus species native to Europe, but it is far from the only one. The species found across the northern hemisphere.

  21. England cricketers urged to play conkers not football for game warm-up after injury to Burns

    The Campaign for Real Conkers has urged England cricketers to play conkers as a warm-up before Test matches, now that football has been ruled out.

2019

  1. The Conker Cup 2019

    18th October 2019 was dry, and hopes were high: Juliette Warren set out to win an unprecedented third consecutive title.

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