By Jonathan White
Hundreds of competitors took part in the 45th ‘World Worm Charming Championships” in Willaston yesterday.
The event combined with Willaston Primary Academy’s summer fete and took place in the school grounds on Derwent Close.
By Jonathan White
The annual Willaston World Worm Charming Championships will take place on Saturday June 22 at Willaston Primary Academy.
The World Worm Charming Championships began in 1980, and competitors have 30 minutes to charm and collect as many worms as possible from their 3×3 metre plot.
The quirky famous World Worm Charming Championships are back at Willaston this Saturday June 24!
The event, which has attracted international attention in the past, takes place at Willaston Primary Academy on Derwent Close.
By Jonathan White
The 42nd “World Worm Charming Championships” made a welcome return to Willaston as hundreds competed for the prized trophies for the first time in three years.
And there was an emotional return for one father and son team who attended the very first Worm Charming event 42 years ago!
The crazy world of worm charming returns to Willaston this Saturday when it hosts the World Championships, writes Jonathan White
The Willaston World Worm Charming Championship takes place on June 25 from 1pm-4pm.
By Jonathan White
Organisers of the World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston have called off this year’s event due to “uncertainty around coronavirus restrictions”.
The annual event held at Willaston Primary School attracts international attention, but will not take place this year.
People always say that we British have our own particular way of doing things.
For example, most of the rest of the world can’t understand why we drive on the left-hand side of the road or how the national game of cricket can last for five days and still end in a draw.
It’s the famous Worm Charming event of the year – but with a difference!
Due to pandemic lockdown restrictions, the Willaston Worm Charming Championships will be held “virtually”.
Organisers are busy plotting the 40th World Worm Charming championships which take place in Willaston next month.
The event – now known worldwide – will once again take place in the grounds of Willaston Primary Academy near Nantwich.
Competitors at the 39th World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston found it tough going today – with the winner charming out just 11 worms!
Dry weather and hard ground made it difficult for the hundreds of people taking part in the annual event in the grounds of Willaston Primary Academy on Derwent Close.
Worm charmers from around the globe will descend on Willaston Primary Academy near Nantwich later this month for the annual World Worm Charming Championships.
The quirky competition is known around the world and hundreds are expected to compete for the Best Worm Charmer trophy.
Competitors from around the UK will be slugging it out at this year’s Willaston World Worm Charming Championships.
Hundreds are set to descend on the zany annual contest held at Willaston Primary School on June 24.
By Jonathan White
Worm charmers employed a range of tactics as they battled it out in the 37th World Worm Charming Championships in Nantwich.
And Willaston youngster Hope Smith came out on top by luring out 272 worms in 30 minutes.
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