A collection of activities whereby you may aquire a grubby face.
The offside rule does not apply! Players in each team must wear the same colour of tops. Fancy dress is allowed. There are 3 types of teams, each having their own league: all male teams; all female teams; and mixed teams. Each team consists of 6 players (onfield) and unlimited subs… and each match is […]
Line up at the top of a very (very) steep hill, then when a large round Gloucestershire Cheese is set rolling down it….. chase it! First person to the bottom of the hill wins….. Wins a Cheese! The first cheese is rolled at 12 mid-day. There are several races, both for adults and for youngsters
Take a heavy wooden barrel, soak it in tar, set it on fire… then sling it up on your shoulders and run down a village street! This is what the Townspeople of Ottery St.Mary do each year to perpetuate a tradition hundreds of years old. The Towns people are the ones that run with the
A mix of road and cross country running, with obstacles on route, plus mud pits and a submerged muddy water tunnel :o) Choose from two challenges held in the Autumn. A 4km Fun and a 10km Marine….. both offer ‘Guarenteed Mud’!! This is run as a team thing. You have to enter the Challenge in
This is a bog, as in a peat bog! A trench is marked out on the peat to about the width of a swimming pool lane (just one lane) and its length is made to be 60 yards. When the peat is removed from this trench, just murky mucky water is left in the trench.
Two days including one night in the wilderness of Dartmoor….. That is the time limit you would have to get around the 35-55 mile route (pending your age). Its not even compulsory to change your undies! The Ten Tors expedition is open to teams of six (male/female/mixed) from schools, youth organisations (Scouts, Guides, Youth Clubs)
Mucking about and ending up grubby-faced can be fun! It also builds your body and your antibodies up. Participation takes calories and gives zestful memories to your days on this planet…. give or take the odd hiccup, scratch, bump and/or bruise. The Grubby Face Kid Blogs has a collection of Get Grubby activities… whereby you
