Quidditch: From Hogwarts to Staffordshire, the broomsticks have landed...

Mar 18, 2016, 10:11 AM

(Broadcast on BBC Radio Stoke, March 2016)

From the fictional towers of Hogwarts school to a leisure centre in Staffordshire.

The county is hosting a major event this weekend -- if you're a fan of Harry Potter.

The British Quidditch Cup is being held in Rugeley tomorrow and Sunday.

Yes that's right, the fictional broomstick-riding game of the books has become a competitive sport in the real world.

Our reporter EMMA THOMAS has been to meet Keele University's team in training....