This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Stop this ridiculous thing where you have to wear goggles to play conkers
Please can we start a petition for this ridiculous thing where you can’t even play conkers, you have to wear goggles. That is the biggest problem. You can’t play conkers in England.
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I played conkers as a nipper every Autumn and apart from some calcification of my knuckle just under my little finger from Stewart Brown who was a bit vicious it did me no lasting harm and didn't affect my eyesight. I've got glaucoma but I am 99.9% sure that had nothing to do with playing conkers. So let the kids play conkers and stop forcing them to wear goggles. It's ridiculous and also I feel for the kids that can't afford goggles and feel excluded from the fun.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
There's no law or government policy requiring children to wear goggles when playing conkers, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
The Health and Safety Executive has published information about the safety of playing conkers. You can read it here:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/september.htm
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