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Gloucestershire’s annual cheese rolling event has to be one of the world’s craziest. SoGlos.com were there in 2007 to capture the action.
Every year on the May bank holiday thousands of spectators – and a few dozen brave competitors – flock to a hill in Gloucestershire for an unrivalled sporting event, officially known as the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake.
The event sees competitors chase down the cliff-like hill after a Double Gloucester cheese, hoping to reach the bottom first, avoid any severe injuries and win the coveted dairy trophy.
Unsurprisingly there are always a good few injuries, complete with ‘ohhhhs’ and ‘ahhhs’ from spectators, but most get away with a few bumps and scratches in what makes for an unbelievable family-fun day out.
Don’t miss SoGlos.com’s report and video of the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2007, and if you’re feeling brave then why not enter the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2008 event.
SoGlos.com
1 March 2008
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