Town criers roar back into action with British Championships after Covid delays
dailystar.co.ukCovid for two years. The event was bizarrely held in silence for the first time in its history last year and it was axed completely in 2020.
But The Loyal Company of Town Criers confirmed its annual wail-off will go ahead on May 14. Contestants will be judged on the clarity, diction, inflection and the content of their cries across Lancashire.
Barnoldswick crier Elizabeth Anderson-Watson said: “You can’t keep us quiet for long.” Last year, the UK’s berobed bawlers were judged on their written cries alone in a virtual event, as organisers ruled not everyone was able to record good quality video.
And Great Harwood’s representative Rawden Kerr said: “To be honest, going back to crying live sets a bit of a trauma for me seeing that last year the silent cry saw me achieve second place in the country.
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