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The event, which had been due to be held on may 25, has today been cancelled by the. The thrills and spills of brockworth cheeserolling event. Some dude tore his calf muscle to set a new cheese chasing record chris anderson won a pair of races this week during the annual downhill tumble. Cheese rolling involves chasing a bounding double gloucester down a grassy cliff. A 9pound, round double gloucester cheese is rolled down the hill given a onesecond head start to the players who chase it down the hill. Gloucester cheeserolling veteran breaks alltime record. Watch as locals and visitors race 200 yards down an incredibly steep hill in pursuit of a wheel of cheese. The coopers hill cheeserolling competition takes its name from the hill outside of gloucester, england, where it is held each spring. Cheese rolling at coopers hill, gloucestershire youtube. King of the hill sets lifetime record in british cheeserolling. Jean jeffries, who has lived on the hill for 25 years, can trace the event back even further. Cheese rolling on coopers hill we british have a reputation for being a little, welleccentric. Gloucester cheeserolling veteran breaks alltime record bbc news. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.

Annual cheese rolling competition in brockworth annual cheese rolling competition in brockworth. Iris had lived on coopers hill for all but three of her 74 yearsso long, in fact, that she. Annual cheese rolling competition in brockworth uk news. The hill is so steep that the runners dont start the race standing. This is the motto for the annual cheese rolling competition, located at coopers hill in england. In some places the gradient of coopers hill reaches 1. But this was no ordinary coopers hill cheeserolling contest. The second proposal is pagan origins for the custom of rolling objects down the hill. Shinkicking and cheeserolling glory, the travel and history book by jr daeschner. But whoever uttered those words has clearly never attended the annual cheese rolling and wake at coopers hill in gloucestershire, uk. From the top of the hill, a 79 pounds 34 kilograms round of double gloucester cheese is sent rolling down the hill, and competitors then start racing down the hill after it. So cheese rolling is an actual sport and everything is wonderful. The coopers hill cheeserolling and wake is an annual event held on the spring bank.

The first written evidence of cheese rolling was found in a message to the gloucester town crier in 1826, though it is clear that the event was already an old tradition even at this date. And in timehonored fashion, people injured themselves. This spring bank holiday, a celebration of the new year in. Competitor chasing the cheese on coopers hill in 2006 photo. Quite possibly one of the most bizarre and dangerous traditions in the united kingdom. Other suggested origins include an evolution from the requirement for. Coopers hill cheese roll and wake has been cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in the uk. The third year in a row that ive been to watch this madness. The annual cheese rolling and wake at coopers hill, near brockworth, gloucestershire, england, u. Coopers hill cheeserolling gloucestershire, england. Whilst only mad dogs and englishmen may go out in the midday sun, our little peculiarities also extend to a fondness for foodrelated activities. With an average of 33 injuries per 100 contestants, many would say that this is a very accurate slogan. Bbc gloucestershire our crazy county cheese rolling.