FISHERMEN AND FIREMEN FOOTBALL MATCH

Quaint and curious

Boxing Day beach football has been a tradition in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, since the 19th century, when the first match was held to fundraise for families of local fishermen who had perished in a storm. Today, the annual Fishermen and Firemen football match features teams in fancy dress on the South Bay beach, with obligatory dunking of players in the sea, pints of beer and a raft race in the harbour after the final whistle blows (discoveryorkshirecoast.com).