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The Shrovetide Ball Game
Shrove Tuesday chaos.
Stand where it happened
- What's there
- Village green
- Legend from
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Tone
- Joyful
Hug the ball.
Every Shrove Tuesday Sedgefield plays a mass ball game starting at the bull ring. Tradition says it began when church builders challenged locals on finishing St Edmund's in the 13th century. In 2026 it was won by Matthew Temby.