Competitions

51st World Peashooting Championships – Enter today!

Get ready to aim, shoot, and hit the target as the 51st World Peashooting Championship returns. Pea shooting enthusiasts and curious spectators alike will gather this summer for this eccentric annual event, taking place in Witcham, near Ely in Cambridgeshire, on Saturday, July 13th, 2024. From humble beginnings over 50 years ago, the World Peashooting …

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Jubilee Artwork Competition Winners Announced

Three fabulous designs by young people in East Cambridgeshire have been selected to help East Cambridgeshire District Council celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Council ran an artwork competition over the Easter Holidays based on the theme “Plant a tree for the Jubilee.” Each winner will get to see their designs displayed on the side …

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Is there really Hidden Treasure in Ely? Do you think you could find it…

Visit Ely may not be able to deliver our unique ‘escape room challenge’ right now, but we’ve come up with a fun alternative. Have a go at trying to locate the missing treasure that is still said to be located within the medieval walls of Ely! Download ‘Ely Pilgrim’s Lost Treasure’ for just £5 and …

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Get Online for free in Ely – and win a tablet computer!

Digital connectivity is becoming an essential utility for modern life – whether you use it for work, shopping, socialising or accessing public services. The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme, led by Cambridgeshire County Council, is supporting ‘Get Online Week’, from 14th -18th October, to highlight how people can make the most of internet access and improve their digital …

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Arbuckles Competition Winners Enjoy an 8 Goal Thriller

Spotted in Ely’s biggest competition in association with Arbuckles and supported by Fencabs concluded yesterday when winners Natalie Terriss and Ellis Taylor visited Carrow Road and witnessed what was one of Norwich City’s best results. The Canaries faced Reading in the Premiership and duly thrashed them 7-1. The game started quick and easy for Norwich …

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Police ask for Youth of Ely to brighten up the local station

The Police at Ely are calling on all youngsters to help brighten their workplace and make the building a more welcoming place for the public by running a competition to celebrate young local talent. Called “Art Reach 2016” they will be accepting entries in any form that can be wall mounted. There are four categories. Those …

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