The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in Ashbourne, Derbyshire – and has been since at least the 1660s. Shrovetide ball games have been played in England ...

A large crowd has been pushing the ball to and fro at the open space near the brook off King Edward ... He's lived in Ashbourne all his life, he is an Up'Ard, has played in the past and says ...

At 2pm on Shrove Tuesday in a Derbyshire town, everyone's focus turns to the annual Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide ... Electricity battery farm set for approval near former Drakelow Power Station ...

HGVs travelling north will be diverted away from the town centre during the works, and a diversion route via Leek and Buxton will be in place ... Ashbourne. The programme is led by Derbyshire ...

Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street ...

It's back for another year and only one thing is certain when it comes to Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide - drama. Derbyshire Live ... the game takes place over two eight-hour periods.

This is Royal Shrovetide — a centuries-old ball game played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire ... cemeteries and places of worship. The ball is thrown into a crowd that moves like a giant herd, as ...

A traditional ball game that dates back to the 12th Century is set to take over a town centre in Derbyshire once again. The Royal Shrovetide Football has taken place in Ashbourne every Shrove ...

The BBC finds security cameras at a toilet block in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, can see into a cubicle. The Down'Ards "goaled" the ball on day one, which ended up being the only goal during the two-day ...