sport mentioned house corner book simple sport played bridge running water player drops stick upstream bridge stick appears downstream winner annual world championships held day lock river thames history invented english author son sport came prominence described author book house corner disney animated day protagonist book accidentally drops pine cone river bridge observing appeared bridge rules continues play sport characters sport developed bridge located close village england built originally called bridge considered bridge son played game uncertain sport played bridge written story vice versa bridge maintained public interest campaign rebuild late considered important feature bbc bridge subsequently reopened officially renamed site popular east sussex county council appeal disney old wooden bridge worn overwhelming number visitors company provided substantial donation estimated needed replace bridge partly rebuilt donations disney building firms members public funded complete reconstruction newly built bridge retained precursor original style plaque placed commemorate occasion thank financially contributed project sport played day site regularly attracts tourists far united_states japan visitors advised bring sticks previous visitors caused damage trees vicinity rules strategy sport players traditional version participants drop stick simultaneously upstream bridge run winner player stick appears bridge alternatively players decide starting point river finish line farther downstream winner player stick passes finishing point generally agreed stick organic materials willow artificial materials participants drop sticks time usually referee shouts drop agreed additionally advantage gained bridge use self stick devices stick dropped thrown water player deemed thrown stick disqualified considered sport chance players claim skill involved strategies involve way stick held dropped trying find fastest route river author outlined throwing method winning strategy book sporting gaming method dismissed cheating competition organisers event bridge supports path stick difficult predict vary according season traditional game inspired filmmakers portrayed film heart bbc sitcom manor born clothes models including played game popularity game featured question long running british series world championships following closure short lived brought larger audience championships took place annually day lock river thames near thames attracted visitors event including international visitors championships features individual event person team event players come wide variety countries including united_states japan kenya australia england event took place little yards downstream lock event currently looking new home sporting event started fund raising event noticed people occasionally snapped sticks nearby play sport came idea competition aid charity box sticks collection box soon annual event version game finish line set farther downstream winner pass point competition originally took place january moved march weather event proved popular local community attracted attention foreign media retirement running event taken based nearby additionally funds raised divided charitable projects supported years edition event grown popularity attracting visitors globe broadcast television countries including russia japan czech_republic additionally official british tourist board named highlight collection quirky british events existence raised championships risk decline declared members simply old stage annual event size president stated trouble lot heavy work staging event members getting declared members continue hosting event preserving competition future generations president stressed continue event popular locally demonstrated quirky english nature worldwide audience unfortunately initial preparations event realized little site longer suitable reason given logistics difficult previous years event popular use land changed announced january june world championships moved cycle track bridges river new location retains rural atmosphere minutes walk town centre convenient public transport links oxford car parking closer original location factor influenced choice venue year new location organizers decided hold team games winners winners individual team events receive trophy placed individuals teams receive smaller trophy despite claims game involves skill luck team individual won competition individual competition usually involves winning rounds matches receiving entry final notable societies society responsible world sticks championships held annually days lock near river_thames championships voted britain favourite quirky event magazine readers carried aim raising money variety charities revival begun thanks students oxford creation founded april mixes classic games commentary rules style radio programme sorry haven clue late club increasingly known inside university longer society dedicated purely members college founded students cambridge pay homage works variety ways including playing games alongside events visits real life acre wood society gained significant fame university_of_cambridge claims majesty queen honorary member popular culture mentioned game popular children game played childhood originally called races renaming game mentioned game children book protagonist girl game season episode young play game referencing game telling idea leave boston
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