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| Lumberjacks battle for Euro title | Lumberjacks battle for Euro title |
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| Thirty lumberjacks are in Staffordshire for a contest which will give the winner the right to be named the best in Europe. | Thirty lumberjacks are in Staffordshire for a contest which will give the winner the right to be named the best in Europe. |
| Climbing trees and using axes, saws and chainsaws to cut logs will be part of the test. | Climbing trees and using axes, saws and chainsaws to cut logs will be part of the test. |
| But, unlike Monty Python's Lumberjack song, flower-pressing, tree-leaping and transvestism do not feature. | But, unlike Monty Python's Lumberjack song, flower-pressing, tree-leaping and transvestism do not feature. |
| The event takes place at the three-day International Forestry Machinery Exhibition in Cannock Chase. | The event takes place at the three-day International Forestry Machinery Exhibition in Cannock Chase. |
| Competitors from six countries have entered while a team competition will be held on Saturday.Men have to climb up 90ft poles in the competition | Competitors from six countries have entered while a team competition will be held on Saturday.Men have to climb up 90ft poles in the competition |
| Dave Sands, secretary of the British Lumberjack Sports Association, said: "We're going to have guys cutting 13 in logs today with axes quicker than most commercial guys can do with chainsaws. | Dave Sands, secretary of the British Lumberjack Sports Association, said: "We're going to have guys cutting 13 in logs today with axes quicker than most commercial guys can do with chainsaws. |
| "We've got the top guys from around the world practising their axe skills. | "We've got the top guys from around the world practising their axe skills. |
| "It's really sporty and they take it really seriously. | "It's really sporty and they take it really seriously. |
| "They will be axe racing and climbing up 90ft poles. What they do is very skilful." | "They will be axe racing and climbing up 90ft poles. What they do is very skilful." |
| Ian Millward, form the International Forestry Machinery Exhibition, said every tree they fell during the event will be replaced in winter. | Ian Millward, form the International Forestry Machinery Exhibition, said every tree they fell during the event will be replaced in winter. |
| "Trees are the original renewable resource," he said. | "Trees are the original renewable resource," he said. |
| The tree and wood industry is worth £8.1bn a year to the UK economy, employing 140,000 people he added. | The tree and wood industry is worth £8.1bn a year to the UK economy, employing 140,000 people he added. |
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| The competition involved climbing and log chopping |