Women practise for pancake race, Olney, Bucks

Feb. 25, 1954 - Women prepare for pancake race: Women contestants in this year's Shrovetide Pancake race in the old market town of Olney, Bucks, are busy practising for the race, which takes place next Tuesday. this year, an old rule of this 500-year old event is to be revived. Competitors will have to toss their pancakes not once-but three times-at the start, at the finish and halfway while running. Photo shows A line-up of some of the competitors at the start of a practice run at Olney today. They are: (L to R): Miss Marjorie Wells, Miss Mary wells, Miss W.P Burtt, Mrs. Eve Tarrant, Mrs. Joaneech, Mrs. Louisa Underwood, Mrs. Winifred Hodge, Mrs. Violet Thorne and Mrs. Elsie Clarke

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Bucks Burtt Competitors Contestants Elsie Halfway Hodge Line-up Louisa Olney Pancake Pancakes Practising Revived Rule Shrovetide Thorne Toss Tuesday Underwood Violet Winifred

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