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  2. British and World Marbles Championship - Wikipedia

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    The British and World Marbles Championship is a marbles knock-out tournament that takes place annually on Good Friday and dates back to 1588. It is held at the Greyhound public house in Tinsley Green , West Sussex . [ 1 ]

  3. Tinsley Green - Wikipedia

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    The British and World Marbles Championship has been held at Tinsley Green's pub, The Greyhound, every year since 1932. [ 39 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Traditionally, the marbles-playing season started on Ash Wednesday and lasted until midday on Good Friday : playing after that brought bad luck. [ 41 ]

  4. Category:World championships in precision sports - Wikipedia

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    British and World Marbles Championship; P. World Pea Shooting Championships; Pétanque World Championships This page was last edited on 22 December 2017, at 12: ...

  5. Future of Elgin Marbles a matter for British Museum ... - AOL

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    The Elgin Marbles have been on display at the British Museum for more than 200 years Sir Keir’s official spokesman would not be drawn into saying whether the Prime Minister discussed the marbles ...

  6. British Museum ‘still some distance’ from a deal with Greece ...

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    The marble statues came from friezes on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, and have been displayed at the museum for more than 200 years since they were removed by Lord Elgin when he was British ...

  7. Pop Maynard - Wikipedia

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    The British and World Marbles Championship is said to date back to 1588. [26] The modern competition takes place every Good Friday at the Greyhound pub in Tinsley Green , West Sussex, and has run continuously since 1932, with exceptions for World War II [ 27 ] and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic .

  8. From Elgin Marbles to Moai heads: What artefacts have the ...

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    The British Museum houses the biggest collection of Chinese relics anywhere in the West – at least 23,000 objects – ranging from paintings that date back to the Tang dynasty (618 to 907 AD) to ...

  9. Category:Annual events in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    British and World Marbles Championship; British Birdwatching Fair; British Book Awards; British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year; British Citizen Awards;