EVENT ARCHIVE: Cheese Rolling @ Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire, 25th May 2009

Artist/Event Name: Cheese Rolling
Venue: Cooper's Hill
Time: 12:00
Date: 25/05/2009
Town/City: Cheltenham
Country: England
Postcode: GL34SB
Official Ticket Price: Free - collection for charity at the end of the day
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Recommended Ticket Website: http://www.cheese-rolling.co.uk/

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Cheese Rolling @ Cooper's Hill - Description

The Gloucestershire Annual Cheese Rolling event is one of the last bastions of British eccentricity where on May Bank Holiday, locals over the age of 18 attempt to roll a hand-made Gloucestershire Cheese, weighing around 7lbs, down an impossibly steep hill.

Here’s what the organisers say:

Inevitably there are injuries to competitors, the highest toll in recent years was 1997, when at least 33 were injured, resulting in the cancellation of the 1998 event due to concerns over competitor and spectator safety.

Spectators too have sustained injuries whilst attending past events, some have slipped and tripped on the precipitous hill, sustaining injuries in their falls. Occasionally a wayward cheese has rolled into the spectators. One year a spectator was caught by the cheese which sent him tumbling down the hill where he received treatment from the paramedics.

Some people win, some merely finish and many get injured, even the spectators, mostly sprains and minor injuries, but also broken bones. For those taking part in this potentially dangerous race, but to the competitors it seems to be a risk worth taking, as many come back year after year, some from great distances to win the highly prized cheese.

Each and every individual on the hill, must make their own, personal risk assessment and consider the dangers. CRCHC Ltd. strives to provide whatever safeguards they can, but running down a 1 in 2, in places, 1 in 1 hill, could never be considered a safe pastime!

So if you fancy your chances taking a piece of cheese down a sheer drop for the glory and the cheddar, then get along to the Cheese Rolling on 25th May!

The pastime became famous after being featured on “Rory & Paddy’s Great British Adventure”. Rory and Paddy were the last in their race, but certainly got involved.

This post was submitted by Linda Haywood.

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