Egg-cellent entertainment at Vintage Day

The 28th annual Swaton Vintage Day was held on Sunday June 29, as usual combined with the World Egg-Throwing Championships.

The vintage country show is organised and run by locals to raise money for local, national and international good causes.

Over 2,000 people normally attend to view displays of over 250 vintage and classIc cars, tractors, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, stationary engines and other machines.

The 19th World Egg Throwing Championships were also held in the showground at Thorpe Latimer, between Swaton and Helpringham.

Andy Dunlop, World President of the World Egg Throwing Federation said: “We did have teams fly in from as far afield as Malay, Poland, Italy, Germany and Yorkshire. We also noted the Yorkshire team brought a ringer in from Liverpool!

"Italy and Germany both did well picking up two silvers and a bronze.

“Probably our best day ever with charity amount raised set to break all previous best…. and I got a sun tan!”

There were also refreshments, craft tent, trade stands and exhibitions, children's games and rides, First World War displays, a novelty dog show and live music.

Main ring events included a vehicle parade, dog show, egg throw and catch (two person teams), 10 person egg throwing relay, the World Egg Trebuchet Challenge the World Egg Throwing and Russian Egg Roulette Finals.

In the Russian Egg Roulette opponents smashed hard boiled eggs against their foreheads until the loser found the uncooked one!

There was also the World Target Throwing with Accuracy Challenge, where entrants scored points for hits on various parts of the ‘target’s’ body.