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A race on 27 May 2013. This ceremony originally took place each Whit Monday, but was later moved to the Spring Bank Holiday.The first written evidence of cheese rolling is found in a message written to the Gloucester town crier in 1826; [1] even then it was apparent that the event was an old tradition, and it is believed to be at least six hundred years old.
Chris Anderson is a groundworker and a British Army veteran, best known for winning the annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire a record 23 times. Chris is sponsored by Spa Security Ltd. He now spends his spare time training with Severn AC running club and entering local races. [1]
A wheel of Double Gloucester cheese is also used every spring for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, in which competitors chase the cheese down a steep Gloucestershire hillside; the first person to reach the bottom of the 50% gradient, 200 yards (180 m) slope wins the cheese. [12] The wheel has a one-second head start. During its roll ...
The first racer to finish behind the fast-rolling cheese in each race gets to keep it. The races have been held at Cooper’s Hill, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older. The rough-and-tumble event often comes with safety concerns.
The Cheese Rolling tradition is said to date back at least 200 years (Getty Images) ... it consists of a number of participants who chase a three-kilogram wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down an ...
The cheese-rolling race has been held at Cooper’s Hill, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older.
The traditional spectacle involves chasing a wheel-shaped Double Gloucester cheese weighing 3.6 kilograms (eights pounds) down Cooper's Hill. Competitors take a tumble in annual cheese rolling ...
The annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, 2013. Cooper's Hill (grid reference) is a local landmark within the parish of Brockworth, which is 200 yards (180 m) long, and with a slope of around 50 per cent (26.6 degrees). [13] [14] It is known in Britain [15] and beyond [16] for its annual cheese rolling contest. A large round cheese is ...