Uppies & Downies players have raised £4,500 for charities.
The no rules mass football game takes place over three matches in Workington every Easter.
It has no official organisers or committee and is just a happening.
It’s a tradition that has a long history in the town, where it has taken place for over 250 years.
It sees the town split into two teams, the Uppies, who traditionally have roots in the upper part of the town, and the Downies, who come from the lower end of town.
The games begin with a leather ball – made by Mark Rawlinson – being thrown off at the Cloffocks, where each team must then get the ball to its hailing point.
To do this, teams clash together in a rugby scrum-like formation that moves in a giant mass back and forth until the ball breaks free, giving players a chance to make a run for it.
Uppies have to hail it at Workington Hall while Downies have to get the ball to the harbour to win.
This year, Uppies were victorious – hailing the ball at all three matches. On Good Friday, it was hailed by Andy Hunter, on Easter Tuesday, Willow Newman-Kelly, 11, with dad Declan Newman took the win and on Easter Saturday, it was hailed by Sam Williamson, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
You can see the most comprehensive list of hailers in our hall of fame here.
This year, Elvin Jarvis and David Shepherd, known as Nutty, were asked to organise a charity night, including a raffle, at the Royal British Legion in April, after they took a break from fundraising in 2025.
Uppies & Downies players agreed to raise funds for West Cumbria Hospice at Home and the Henderson Suite at Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital.
Nutty also completed a skydive for the charities and Lynda Williams held a bucket collection at each game.
The money raised was split between both organisations.
The team said they were delighted with the amount raised and thanked everyone who had donated and every business who had donated a raffle prize.
