2006

SJ6752 : Willaston Worm Charming

taken 18 years ago, near to Willaston, Cheshire East, England

Willaston Worm Charming
Willaston Worm Charming
On Saturday 5th July 1980 local Willaston farmer's son, Tom Shufflebotham amazed a disbelieving world by charming a total of 511 worms out of the ground in half an hour. True, there had been rather dubious unsubstantiated reports of a similar activity in Florida, USA some 10 years previous, but this was the first time a true competition with strict rules had been held. The village of Willaston, near Nantwich, Cheshire has been the venue for the annual World Championships ever since. source: LinkExternal link

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SJ6752, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Graham Shaw   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 24 June, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 19 September, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 675 527 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.2323N 2:29.1904W
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