Make a splash at Wicksteed Park’s annual World Puddle Jumping Championships
The World Puddle Jumping Championships have returned for another year of splashingly-good fun - with competitors urged to submit their entries.
Now in its 12th year, the championships that started at Kettering’s Wicksteed Park are now a global event with online submissions.
Performances are given scores based on the height of the jump, enthusiasm, distance of splash and stickability – the amount of mud which clings to each competitor.
Wicksteed Park director Kelly Richardson said: “The World Puddle Jumping Championships are a great excuse for children and families to get out into the fresh air and have some fun, particularly when the weather is nice and they can have fun making their own puddles.”
The event has attracted many thousands of entries over the years, with previous winners including a nine-year-old girl from Kettering and a three-year-old boy from Monmouthshire in Wales, with entries coming from as far away as Australia.
Last year, three toddlers from the same family were crowned joint world champions after their entry left them covered head to toe in mud.
Competitors taking part in this year’s event are being asked to submit videos of themselves jumping in naturally-formed puddles at Wicksteed Park, puddles that they’ve made or found elsewhere, and even paddling pools, with the winner being announced at the end of next week.
They can then submit their video entries by posting them in the comments on the Puddle Jumping posts on the Wicksteed Park Facebook page.
For further information go to wicksteedpark.org.