Which International World Championship is taking place next month in Ashton, Northamptonshire,England.?
1) “Ashton is a village and civil parish located in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire. Located about a mile east of Oundle, Ashton was built in 1900 by the Rothschild family for estate workers. Since 1965 it has hosted the World Conker Championship — traditionally on the second Sunday of October.” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton,_East_Northamptonshire Further information: – “Conkers championship under threat”: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/7548456.stm 2) “Conkers is a game traditionally played by children in Britain, the Republic of Ireland and some former British colonies using the seeds of horse-chestnut trees – the name conker is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself.
