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The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race

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Feb 25 2009

The annual Great Spitalfields Pancake Race took place on Shrove Tuesday with teams of pancake-flipping people chasing up and down Dray Walk in the Old Truman Brewery, all in the hope of winning the coveted prize of a stunning, engraved frying pan. For those who missed out on the main prize, there was still hope… as other prizes were presented for both the best-dressed and best behaved team, as well as scrumptious pancakes for all who entered!  

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The vast majority of posts in this blog are about quirky & eccentric competitions & festivals. I started it in 2006 in France with a competition I’ll never forget. Where contestants battle it out to become the World Champion Pig Squeeler, or ‘Cri du Cochon’. I had little knowledge back then of quite how far my pursuit of these kind of events would lead me. I’ve travelled all over Britain (and occasionally further afield) to capture our curiosities and quirks. There’s nothing uniquely eccentric about the British, you’ll find people all over the world up to all sorts of weird and wonderful activities, but we do have a remarkable capacity to embrace the madness. ‘A Brit Different’ is the book that was born from it, my labour of love! So what next? There’s always something interesting going on, so watch this space, only time will tell!

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