City Inter-Livery Pancake Race
Guildhall Yard, London. Tue 25 Feb 2020
Some had come ready for the fancy dress races
but others were a little more normally dressed
Races have to be run in proper dress, and with a specially provided
hat, which needs to be firmly fixed
Hull Cartridge is the oldest cartridge maker in Hull - I made the
mistake of confusing it with a more recent company
The starting gun is a small cannon and makes a very big bang for the
first race
Announcements are made
and everyone listens carefully
This man was later declared the winner of the fancy dress competition
The contestants have to toss the pancake going down the yard and on
the way back - and have to keep their hats on
Some of the racers look very determined
Time for the fancy dress competition and the pilot picks up her plane
and gets aboard to go to the starting line
The contestants line up
and are very slowly interviewed and judged. They are supposed to have
some connection with this year's Lord Mayor's Charity
After the judging they come back off the yard
She wasn't one of the winners but was given a special mention
There were a few more races left, but I decided it was time to leave
and find a nearby pub.
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