World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

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Crowd gathered outside the Royal Oak, Ramsbottom, for the 2007 championship

The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships are held annually in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, England, outside The Oaks (formerly the Royal Oak) pub on Bridge Street on the second Sunday of September. The event was originally held outside the Corner Pin pub in nearby Stubbins before that pub was closed and converted to offices. Money raised by the event is donated to local good causes.[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] The competition was revived by a pub landlord in 1839 and revived again in 1984 by the Stubbins Community Trust.[3][4] It has been a popular custom in the town ever since, drawing thousands of spectators to watch every year.[5] Competitors must knock down the most Yorkshire puddings, placed on a 7.6-meter-high plinth, by hurling three black puddings at them. Note: Although the popular title for this competition uses the word "throwing", the local organizers are attempting to correct this title by using the correct term, "hurling", thus calling it the World Black Pudding Hurling Championships, since according to the rules of the competition the black puddings are hurled underhand rather than thrown overhand.

List of winners

1990 Ste Thornley
1996 File:Flag of England.svg Dave Howarth (ENG)[6]
2000 File:Flag of England.svg David McCabe (ENG)[7]
2001 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Riley (AUS)[8]
2002 File:Flag of England.svg Steven Pilkington (ENG)[8]
2003 File:Flag of England.svg Nick Connor (ENG)[9]
2004 File:Flag of England.svg John Burns (ENG)[10]
2005 File:Flag of England.svg Mark Greaves (ENG)[11]
2006 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Dave Jones (WAL)[12]
2007 File:Flag of England.svg Paul Rudge (ENG)[13]
2008 File:Flag of England.svg Adam Arthern (ENG)[14]
2009 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Huseyin Ozluk (TUR)[15]
2010 File:Flag of England.svg Terry Ryan (ENG)[16]
2011 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warwick Turner (AUS)[17]
2012 File:Flag of England.svg Alan Cunliffe (ENG)[18]
2013 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Huseyin Ozluk (TUR)[19]
2014 File:Flag of England.svg John Barrett (ENG)[20]
2015 File:Flag of England.svg Mark Cannon (ENG)[21]
2016 File:Flag of England.svg Gavin Ogden (ENG)[22]
2017 File:Flag of England.svg Nick Pennell (ENG)[23]
2018 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Ferrier (ENG)[4]
2019 File:Flag of England.svg Tom Lowden (ENG)[24]
2020 No event
2021 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Ferrier (ENG)[25]
2022 File:Flag of England.svg Stuart Hubbart (ENG)[26]
2023 File:Flag of England.svg Stu Pearson (ENG)[27]
2024 File:Flag of England.svg Harry Ogden (ENG)[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Ramsbottom World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Calendar Customs. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships - everything you need to know". Manchester Evening News. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "How I nearly became world champion at the Black Pudding Throwing Championships". i. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 George, Thomas. "The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships return to Ramsbottom". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "How far can you throw a black pudding?". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "World championship black pudding throwing". The Lancashire Telegraph. 2 September 1996. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dave proves pudding champion". The Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "From boomerangs to black puddings". The Lancashire Telegraph. 9 September 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pudding 'Olympics' a hit at new home". Rossendale Free Press. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Prince of Puddings". BBC News. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Great Black Pudding throwing challenge". The Bolton News. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Youssef, Anna (11 September 2006). "Fire that pud!". The Bolton News. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Keaveny, Paul (9 September 2007). "Black Pudding Championships in Ramsbottom". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Strong armed Adam is set to defend his title". Bury Times. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Benjamin, Tui (9 September 2013). "Hundreds flock to World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom". The Bolton News. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Greaves, Andrew (13 September 2010). "Black Pudding Championships in Ramsbottom". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Report: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships 2011". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Gallery: Hundreds gather for World Black Pudding Championships". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom (2013)". YouTube. SNTV. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  20. ↑ Wheatstone, Richard (15 September 2014). "Thousands turn out for annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "British builder wins World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  22. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (11 September 2016). "Watch: The annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  23. ↑ Scapens, Alex (10 September 2017). "The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships: Or, how hundreds of people helped batter Yorkshire today..." Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  24. ↑ George, Thomas (9 September 2019). "Hundreds go for glory at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  25. ↑ Pemberton, Ashley; Molloy, Thomas (12 September 2021). "World Black Pudding Throwing Championships crowns two-time winner". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  26. ↑ Finney, Lewis (11 September 2022). "Ramsbottom welcomes the world to World Black Pudding Throwing Championships". Bury Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  27. ↑ Nadeem, Alima (12 September 2023). "Ramsbottom: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in pictures". Bury Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  28. ↑ Valentine, Lisa (8 September 2024). "Ramsbottom: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships 2024". Bury Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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