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The British Town Crier championships of the Loyal Company of Town Criers was staged in Sleaford on Saturday.

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00:00Jovial cried in Sleaford as the Town Crier British Championships got off to a noisy start.

00:16Town criers have been around since at least medieval times, but today's criers wear

00:20attire which became traditional from the 18th century.

00:26Competitors from across the country have come to shout about the best bits of their

00:30home towns.

00:31Bognor Regis

00:40Watton

00:54Bexhill-on-Sea

01:04and even Chelsea.

01:28The judges have many things to consider.

01:58Not your average day out in Sleaford, but the town should definitely ring a bell for

02:10future visitors after today.