The ancient grudge between Yorkshire and Lancashire will be played out agin this weekend by hurling Black Puddings at a pile of Yorkshire Puddings on a 20-foot high plinth.
Yes it is the annual Black Pudding throwing competition in Ramsbottom, traditionally the second Sunday of September at The Oaks pub on Bridge Street.
Competitors have three turns in an attempt to knock down as many Yorkshire Puddings as possible (they are arranged in a pile of a dozen) and must throw underarm from a purpose built stand called the oche .
The competition dates back to 1984, and has been organised by the Stubbins Community Trust, but of course the Yorkshire-Lancashire rivalry is lost in the mists of time although legend has it that during the Wars of the Roses the two sides exchanged fire with foodstuffs when their ammunition ran out.
If you’d prefer to eat rather than throw them, Black Puddings are on sale at the event.
14th Sept Outside the Royal Oak, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Lancashire from 12 noon
