Sports & Bury Fen
Bury Fen is located just a few miles outside of St Ives, between Bluntisham and Earith, and is the birthplace of bandy, now an IOC accepted sport. According to documents from 1813 Bury Fen Bandy Club was undefeated for 100 years. A member of the club, Charles Tebbutt, wrote down the 1st official rules in 1882. He was also contributing a lot to spreading the sport to many countries.
Bandy Federation of England is based in Bury and there are now plans for activity on the ice in England again, to begin with in the form of rink bandy.
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Famous quotes containing the words sports, bury and/or fen:
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While we may the sports of love;
Time will not be ours forever,
He at length our good will sever.”
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and we must cover it with a mattress,
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