Welcome to CWWA
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- Sat, 13th June 2026 (7.00pm)Lowgill Sports
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- Sun, 14th June 2026 (2.00pm)South Tyne Vintage Rally, Corbridge
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- Sun, 28th June 2026 (1.00pm)Fylde Vintage, Steam and Farm Show
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- Sat, 4th July 2026 (1.00pm)Skelton Show
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- Sun, 5th July 2026 (1.00pm)Langdale Gala
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- Sun, 12th July 2026 (1.00pm)Haltwhistle Carnival
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- Sat, 18th July 2026 (12.30pm)Penrith Show
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- Sun, 19th July 2026 (2.30pm)Coniston Country Fair
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- Sat, 19th September 2026 (2.30pm)Thropton Show
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For centuries, backhold wrestling has gripped the hearts of wrestlers and spectators alike.
The fascination of man-against-man combat with its simple rules and subtle mix of speed, strength, agility, skill and determination is there to see in the grass rings at sports meetings and agricultural shows throughout the Northern Counties of England and the Borders of Scotland.
Against all odds, Cumberland and Westmorland Style wrestling survives as a skillful and vigorous sport, and for more than two centuries has been well documented by newspapers and specialised books, then more recently on social media and now this website.
Wrestling itself scarcely changes. If a wrestler from today's rings could travel back in time for two hundred years, he would be perfectly at home in a wrestling ring, for the same 'chips' are used; many of the technical terms (buttocks, hipes and dog falls) are the same, and the judges have the same problems too, such as ensuring that the wrestlers begin with an equal hold.
