SLIDESHOW: Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet Parade

The annual Battle Marbles Matches took place on Good Friday.

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Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001
Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001

A record 26 teams and 130 participants took part in this year’s event on the Abbey Green.

There was also an Easter Bonnet Parade and, of course, the traditional marble scramble.

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Here are some pictures taken on the day, taken by Frank Copper.

Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001
Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073829001

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Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073817001Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073817001
Battle Marbles and Easter Bonnet competition 2016. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160328-073817001

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