SHROVETIDE COFFEE BREAK
Shrovetiders take a break
Shrovetide
Painting game ball is still a privilege after 23 years with brush
Published: Sun 24 Feb 2013
MORE than two decades of Shrovetide have included artwork created by official ball painter, Tim Baker.
Behind the scenes look at Shrovetide game
Published: Sat 23 Feb 2013
AS the spectacle of the Shrovetide hug heaves through Ashbourne town centre, across fields and into rivers, few people realise that a huge operation is going on behind the scenes.
How we covered the game: Technology, transport and a team effort created a better product
Published: Wed 20 Feb 2013
Ashbourne News Telegraph editor Stephen Sinfield reflects on what has been two months of planning for just two days of play.
All of the action from Shrovetide
Published: Wed 20 Feb 2013
The Ashbourne News Telegraph has been busy knitting together all of our footage from this year's Shrovetide game.
New challenges for marshals as Shrovetide policing is reduced
Published: Tue 19 Feb 2013
AFTER a warm welcome into the posse of marshals who give their time and energy to Shrovetide football last year, News Telegraph reporter, NATALIE WAKEFIELD, rejoined the ranks of the volunteer stewards
From a hotspot for tourists to a wooden fortress
Published: Tue 19 Feb 2013
FOR 363 days a year, Ashbourne is a tranquil market town which draws in tourists from home and abroad.
Ball is Carter-ed from the plinth to the goal
Published: Tue 19 Feb 2013
DOWN’ARD brothers, James and Daniel Carter had first and last hands on the leather on Ash Wednesday as Daniel surged out of the hug at Shaw Croft to grab the ball as it was turned-up by Nigel Brown
Green Man or the Town Hall?
Published: Tue 19 Feb 2013
THIS week the News Telegraph is helping the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Committee make an historic decision that could change the game for years to come.
Stalwart Down'ard has double honour
Published: Mon 18 Feb 2013
A STALWART Down’ard joined the ranks of the honoured few to not only have goaled a Shrovetide ball, but also to turn one up.
SHROVETIDE COFFEE BREAK
Published: Mon 18 Feb 2013
Shrovetiders take a break
