I’ve posted all about the pancake race and how it began before, so I’m not going to repeat myself. But you can read all about it;  see why it’s pancakes and how Shrove Tuesday is a moveable feast linked to Easter, at the link above.

The children’s races are run well before the main event, so if you are reading this in about a year’s time, you need to get to the Market Place by 10 am. They all have a great time except for the one or two it all gets too much for, and it’s very entertaining.

I wonder how many of the Olney women in the main race (at five to twelve) also ran as girls. I also wonder how their performance back then compares with their placings now!

       
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