County gripped by pancake madness

Tuesday 8th March 2011, 4:14PM GMT.

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Schools and communities across Shropshire and Mid Wales were going flipping crazy today for Pancake Day.

The traditional dessert, part of traditional Shrove Tuesday festivities, was seeing many people trying out their pancake tossing skills as well as preparing the all-important batter.

Shoppers in Shrewsbury were able to eat a pancake today and raise money for charity at the same time at an event in aid of the Woodford Foundation’s Uganda project.

Volunteer Mai Perry-Gosling was among those persuading people to part with their money to help fund a pre-school for deaf children in Kampala.

Meanwhile members of Dawley Christian Centre in Telford were handing out free pancakes from 10am to noon from a spot under the bandstand in Dawley.

Guests were also able to watch the ladies of Blists Hill Victorian Town as they took part in the annual pancake flipping contest at noon.

Everyone was encouraged to cheer on the participants and the Victorian policeman was in attendance to ensure fair play while the teacher handed out certificates to the winners.

After the contest visitors were also able to have a go at pancake flipping.

Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to use up rich foodstuffs such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent.

View more: Blists Hill news, Dawley news, Ironbridge news, Shrewsbury news.

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oldbeastie

March 9, 2011 at 11:48

Can’t believe that Health and Safety allow this to continue. The psychological trauma from not coming first in a race or the infrigement of your human rights by someone elses pancake hitting you surely mean a blanket ban most be on the cards. I suppose the only sensible answer is to ban flour.

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