World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
13/09/2011 22:01 GMT

Posted by jeffers

Ecky Thump! An event we may have missed on Sept 11th was The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.

The new world champion is an Australian.

See this report from the Lancashire Telegraph.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9245713.Report__World_Black_Pudding_Throwing_Championships_2011/

TV DUO the Hairy Bikers led one of the most bizarre world championships in the sporting calendar yesterday � Ramsbottom�s World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.

The food critics, chefs and travel writers, David Myers and Simon King headed to The Oaks, in Bridge Street, to lead hundreds of hopefuls attempting to gain the prestigious title.

Contestants competed to dislodge the highest number of Yorkshire puddings from a 20ft high ledge by throwing three black puddings, supplied by Chadwicks of Bury.

Visitors from all over the world flocked to the town to battle it out for a �100 top prize and the honour of being a bona fide world champion.

Australian Warwick Turner scooped the title after dislodging eight Yorkshire puddings from a 20ft high ledge.