A WORCESTERSHIRE event has been named in the top 30 news moments of 2022 in a recent study.
The Fleece Inn pub, in Bretforton, is famous for hosting Nige-fest, where men named Nigel from all over the world gather at the pub for a celebratory knees-up.
Nigel Smith, who is the landlord at Fleece Inn, in Bretforton, was left feeling shocked after the Office for National Statistics revealed that no babies called Nigel were born in 2016 or 2020.
The event has been running since 2016, and was named the twenty-first favourite news story of 2022 in a study of 2,000 adults.
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This year's event was held on September 25 and saw 432 Nigels from all over the world come to the pub for Nige-fest.
Attendees brought photo ID and signed The Book of Nigel to make a list for Guinness to verify their new record.
The research, commissioned by the digital magazine and newspaper app Readly, found 71 per cent of adults think 2022 has been a particularly memorable year in terms of news.
Some other of Britain's favourite news moments of 2022 include the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Lionesses winning the Euros and the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap.
The study revealed 17 per cent were shocked the UK came second in the Eurovision song contest and 11 per cent couldn’t believe Matt Hancock entered the ‘I’m a Celebrity’ jungle.
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Other top moments include Liz Truss getting outlasted by a lettuce (20 per cent), David Beckham queueing to see the Queen’s coffin (17 per cent) and the dog that turned itself into a police station after being spooked by fireworks (14 per cent).
Chris Couchman, head of content at Readly said: "2022 has certainly been a year of ups and downs with war, covid recovery, inflation and now strikes.
“We have mourned some of the nation's most popular characters whilst winning one of the World’s top tournaments.
“The concern around COVID-19 has been taken over by the cost-of-living crisis.
“If we were told we’d see three Prime Ministers this year and also our monarch's reign would come to an end, you wouldn’t believe it, but it seems no news is surprising these days.”
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