The thrills and spills of soapbox racing
It’s Formula One on a budget, but its far more entertaining
Days out
Weird Sports: I am the shin kicking world champion
Mike Newby shattered every bone in his feet by kicking peoples’ shins; words Harry Merrell
LARPing: A community’s journey into the mainstream
Live Action Role Playing has long been underestimated, but event company Profound Decisions shows why there’s a place for everyone in the sport
Chicken Run: The Hen Racing World Championship
Don’t waste your money at the Grand National, instead try this cracking competition
Dare to enter the UK’s most dangerous garden?
The Alnwick Poison Garden has about 100 plants that could leave you paralysed, hallucinating or dead
Weird Sports: I am the cheese rolling world champion – but I don’t remember it
Delaney Irving was knocked unconscious while scrambling down Cooper’s Hill for a wheel of cheese and awoke as a winner; words by Harry Merrell
Weird Sports: I am a five-time bog snorkelling world champion
Neil Rutter couldn’t see anything in the murky brown water, he just knew he had to kick like hell to win; words by Harry Merrell