Players from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne battle for the 'bottle', an old field barrel holding about a gallon of beer, during the annual game of bottle-kicking in Leicestershire. The game is played between Hallaton and the neighbouring village of Medbourne each Easter Monday in which participants compete to bring the 'bottle' across a boundary stream in their respective village.

Players from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne battle for the 'bottle', an old field barrel holding about a gallon of beer, during the annual game of bottle-kicking in Leicestershire. The game is played between Hallaton and the neighbouring village of Medbourne each Easter Monday in which participants compete to bring the 'bottle' across a boundary stream in their respective village.