World Peashooting Championship

18/05/2026

We're delighted to share that Cheffins are returning as a Gold Sponsor for the World Peashooting Championship for the third year running.

Their continued support plays a huge part in helping us grow the event year on year, and we’re really pleased to have them back on board for 2026.

A big thank you to the team at Cheffins Property for their ongoing commitment and enthusiasm — we’re looking forward to another brilliant championship together!

26/04/2026

A massive THANK YOU to G's Fresh for returning this year as a Silver Sponsor of the 53rd World Peashooting Championship practice target area for the second year running 🌱🎯

They know their peas… and clearly have excellent aim when it comes to supporting local events too!

We’re incredibly grateful for their continued support — helping us keep this wonderfully quirky tradition alive (and flying straight!).

02/04/2026

With Just 100 days to go to this year's The 53rd World Peashooting Championship 2026, We’re delighted to announce that Allica Bank are joining us as a Golden Pea Sponsor, taking place on 11th July 2026 on the village green in Witcham.

Their support helps us continue this brilliant British tradition — bringing together competitors and visitors from across the UK for a day of skill, laughter and community spirit.

But we need YOUR help too…

🌟 Silver Pea Sponsors – £200
🌟 Bronze Pea Sponsors – £50

Whether you’re a local business looking to raise your profile or an individual who loves supporting grassroots events, sponsoring the Championships is a fantastic way to get involved.

Join Allica Bank in backing one of the UK’s quirkiest and longest-running sporting events!

📩 Message us or email [email protected]
to secure your sponsorship.

Witcham Events Committee is delighted to announce that Allica Bank will be returning as one of the main Golden Pea sponsors at this year’s 53rd World Peashooting Championship event, taking […]

16/01/2026

🎙️ Did you tune in to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire where they caught up with the 2025 Open World Peashooting Champion Robbie Nicholls in a two-part interview with reporter Finn Cullum?

Its well worth a listen at 41:50 and 1:42:40:
Listen here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pmgn?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

In the interviews, hear Robbie talk about:
🔫 What peashooting actually is (yes, it’s serious bonkers business)
🎯 The rules of the sport
🫛 Pea selection – including Robbie’s peafect pea size
🐴 Donating his winning peashooter to The White Horse Witcham, home of the famous all-weather peashooting range (complete with a shelf Robbie kindly 3D-printed)
💨 His own special peashooting technique to make sure those peas really fly
👀 A sneak peek at a new peashooter design, inspired by our 2025 Junior Winner

The Open Peashooting category has a long history of bringing creative competitors together, adding to the bonkers but brillient British event! As Robbie puts it:

“it’s about trying to make something fun and do something different and I just like it being a bit quirky.”

🎯 Fun, quirky, and now world-champion level. Give it a listen and get ready for July 11th 2026! 🌿🥳

Dotty and the team set you up to have the best day possible in Cambridgeshire.

15/01/2026

🥇📻 🫛 Peashooting World Champion on the airwaves!

The World Peashooting Open Champion, Robbie Nicholls, will be joining BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on tomorrow morning’s Breakfast Show to talk all things peashooting, from his customised LEGO peashooter, competition nerves, and life as a world champ.

🎯 Feeling inspired? Come along to this year’s World Peashooting Open on Saturday 11th July in Witcham village — a fun, family-friendly day out.
👀 Spectating is FREE
🛍️ Stalls to enjoy
🏆 Competitors can sign up in advance online or on the day
👉 Find out more: https://worldpeashoot.com

03/01/2026

Great article in today’s Daily Telegraph - and also available online - from one of the 2025 team winners! Only 188 days to go till the 2026 World Peashooting Championship! Time to start practising your aim 🫛🎯

My team-mates and I have been making an annual pilgrimage to the World Peashooting Championship for several years. In 2025, we finally won

26/07/2025

🎯 It’s been two weeks since the 2025 World Peashooting Championship, and we’re still buzzing from the incredible response!

Thank you all for the amazing support, shares, and stories — we’re thrilled at the publicity this year’s event has received. 🌟

A special shoutout to Hawksbee & Jacobs Show for having us on to chat about our unique annual tradition that’s been running strong since 1971!

💚Here’s to another great year of precision, puff, and peas! 🫛💨

26/07/2025

🎯 It’s been two weeks since the 2025 World Peashooting Championship, and we’re still buzzing from the incredible response!

Thank you all for the amazing support, shares, and stories — we’re thrilled at the publicity this year’s event has received. 🌟

A special shoutout to talkSPORT Hawksbee & Jacobs Show for having us on to chat about our unique annual tradition that’s been running strong since 1971!

💚Here’s to another great year of precision, puff, and peas! 🫛💨

24/07/2025

🏆 A huge THANK YOU to Yau Haus Architectural Design for designing this year’s World Peashooting Championship trophies!

Each one was laser cut in wood right here in the UK, perfectly aligning with our mission to support more British makers and creators 🇬🇧🌿

They looked absolutely brilliant branded on the back with our Gold Sponsors Cheffins Fine Art and Allica Bank’s logos, and were proudly awarded to our winners — beautifully crafted, locally made, and full of character.

Did you spot them this year?

22/07/2025

🫛 Exciting news! The World Peashooting Championship, Witcham has been featured in the Ely Standard! 🎉

We’re thrilled to be recognized in our local paper — a huge thank you to the Ely community for your continued support. 💚

Check out the article to learn more about this years event and winners and what’s next for the Peashoot!