Olney Pancake Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2597

Date Released

11 Mar 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1125th Anniversary Paddington Station
2. 2Olney Pancake Race
3. 3Shrovetide Football

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olney Pancake Race. DESCRIPTION: The village of Olney in Buckinghamshire stages its Annual Shrove Tuesday Event, The Pancake Race. The eventual winner received a cheque for £25 and the customary kiss from the Verger. SHOTLIST: GV church. MS notice board. MS women lined up for race. MS ditto pan same tossing pancakes. MS women at start. CU woman tossing pancake. Various of women tossing pancakes. MS children watching. MS start of race. MS spectators. MS pan competitors. MS pan competitors Julie Perils wins. MLS other competitors finishing. MS pan competitor walking, tossing pancake. MS cheque for £25 in a frying pan presented to winner. CU cheque. TS winner with crowd round her. MS cameraman. TS Verger Andrew Soal kisses winner twice. TS photographers. MS Andrew Soal picks winner up and kisses her 3 times.

Keywords

Customs and traditions

Locations

Buckinghamshire; Olney

Card file number

79/28

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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