Sport and Recreation
Minehead Barbarians, the town's rugby club, have been playing together since the 1930s, but the main local football club, Minehead F.C., is even older, founded in 1889. In September 2007, the TWIF European Outdoor Tug of war Championships was held at the football club's stadium. Minehead Cricket Club, based at the West Somerset Community College in Alcombe, field four men's teams and one women's team. Swimmers are catered for by the Aquasplash leisure pool on Seaward Way, and there are plans for a new pool to be built in the grounds of the West Somerset Community College. There is a bowls club on Irnham Road.
Minehead has on several occasions played host to the Britain's Strongest Man contest, most recently in 2004, and since 2006 the Butlins Resort has been one of the venues for the World Wrestling Entertainment's UK winter tour. In 2010 stage four of the Tour of Britain cycling race started in Minehead.
In April 2010 RadioMinehead.com started to broadcast music, travel news, events guide and general to and for the Minehead community.
The 2011 European Outdoor Tug of War Championships was held within the grounds at Butlin's Minehead from 22 to 25 September.
In December 2012 Minehead will play host to the PDC World Cup of Darts.
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