A shin-kicking competition held at an ancient rural event crowns a champion as straw flies during the contest. The games trace their origins to a Gloucester hillside, where the event is said to have first been run in 1612. Coverage describes the atmosphere and the physical nature of the “shin-kicking” challenge, with participants competing under the traditional format of the historic games. While the reports focus on the spectacle of the event and the crowning of the winner, they also emphasize the continuity of the tradition over centuries, linking the modern competition to its early 17th-century beginnings. Both outlets frame the event as a longstanding local custom that continues to draw attention for its distinctive rules and setting. The reporting does not present competing claims about the event’s history or how the winner is determined, instead centering on the event’s endurance and the ritualized competition itself.