World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

World Black Pudding Throwing Championships are held in Ramsbottom, Lancashire outside the Oaks pub on Bridge Street on the 2nd Sunday of September.[1].

Local legends claim the tradition dates back to the War of the Roses. Warring factions of the House of Lancaster and the House of York at a battle in Stubbins, Lancashire in 1455 are said to have run out of ammunition and resorted to throwing food at each other; black pudding from Lancashire and Yorkshire puddings from Yorkshire.[2]

Revived by residents in the 1980s, it has been a popular custom in the town ever since, drawing thousands of spectators to watch every year.[3]

List of winners

References

  1. ↑ "Ramsbottom World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Calendar Customs. Calendar Customs. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships - everything you need to know". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "How far can you throw a black pudding?". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "British builder wins World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom (2013)". YouTube. SNTV. Retrieved 10 July 2017.


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