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Flippin’ fantastic – on your marks, get set, go!

By Ashley Loveridge
On the front foot for the Dursley pancake race Picture: Matt Bigwood

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Ashley Loveridge
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Pancake racers brought their pans to Dursley to compete in the annual race on Shrove Tuesday.

This quirky tradition saw runners competing against each other in a race down Parsonage Street, flipping pancakes as they go.

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The pancake race gets underway. Picture: Matt Bigwood

Starting at the King’s Head pub, racers tossed their pancakes six times in total – once at the start of the race, twice on the way up, once at the halfway point as they turned around, then twice more on the way back to cross the finish line.

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Isabelle Siggers,6, won the children’s race. Picture: Matt Bigwood

The fastest pancake flipper was Sarah Wynell-Mayow, who was running for animal charity Blue Cross. BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Jamil Foster, dressed as a banana, finished second.

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Ophelia Fox and Dursley Town mayor Symon Ackroyd Picture: Matt Bigwood

In the children’s race, Isabelle Siggers,6, took the plaudits. Meanwhile, Ophelia Fox was awarded the Eileen Nichols trophy for best dressed pancake racers.

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Charlie Marwood and Ophelia Fox from Dursley Escape Room. Picture: Matt Bigwood

Trophies were awarded by Dursley Town mayor Symon Ackroyd.

Dean Smith who watched the race, joked: “I can’t believe it’s Pancake Day, it’s really crêped up on us…”

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Jon Hughes Picture: Matt Bigwood
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Dursley mayor Symon Ackroyd and pancake race winner Sarah Wynell-Mayow. Picture: Matt Bigwood
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Racing to the finish line Picture: Matt Bigwood.
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BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Jamil Foster and Jon Hughes. Picture: Matt Bigwood
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Keep your eye on it… Ophelia Fox gets ready for the race. Picture: Matt Bigwood.
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