It is Richard Keightley’s 50th wedding anniversary in early December, and he could really do with planning something special to placate his longsuffering wife, Ann, after he unwisely described helping Great Britain win tug of war gold at last month’s World Games as “the best time of my life”.
Sadly for Ann, the date of their anniversary clashes with the National Indoor Tug of War Championships in Derbyshire, and there is only going to be one outcome. “What I always tell her is I’ve been doing tug of war since before I met her,” says a chuckling Keightley, fully aware he will be tipping the scales inside an agricultural hall in Bakewell right when his wife would relish breakfast in bed.
