Clean-up begins after Royal Shrovetide Football
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A Derbyshire town is returning to normality following two days of an ancient football game.
Thousands of people took part in the Royal Shrovetide Football - where the Up'Ards took the victory.
The historic game is played on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday nearly every year since since 1667.
A clean-up operation began on Thursday morning as businesses took down protective barriers to guard against the large crowds.
The annual game pits two teams of people from the opposite ends of Ashbourne.
The players attempt to manoeuvre the ball into one of two goals separated by three miles.
Played over two eight-hour periods, using a special hand-sewn leather ball which is moved via a large scrum called 'the hug', the ancient game has few rules and is known to cause frequent injuries.
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