berty
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- Dec 10, 2012
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Today I went out to a hill by where I live
(Coopers hill in Gloucester UK) every year thousand of people come here from all over the world to chase a ball of cheese down a hill
HISTORY
"One to be ready!"
"Two to be steady!"
"Three to prepare!"
"and four to be off!"
And, after that countdown from the Master of Ceremonies, the contestants hurl themselves down the incredibly steep slope on Cooper's Hill after a 7-8Ib Double Gloucester cheese.
Only in Gloucestershire...
It is believed that the tradition could have been started by the Phoenicians, who inhabited South-Western parts of Britain before the Roman invasion of 54BC, by the Ancient Britons, or by the Romans themselves.
It may, however, seem unlikely to many that a culture famed for fine clothing, dining and art could hold the origins of such an event.
Tradition
The first written evidence of Cheese Rolling was found in a message to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826, though it is clear that the event was already an old tradition even at this date.
After a few hours out for the 1st time with my new Euro ace
This is what I found I've only looked at about 1%
Of the hill but will be back out soon
(Coopers hill in Gloucester UK) every year thousand of people come here from all over the world to chase a ball of cheese down a hill
HISTORY
"One to be ready!"
"Two to be steady!"
"Three to prepare!"
"and four to be off!"
And, after that countdown from the Master of Ceremonies, the contestants hurl themselves down the incredibly steep slope on Cooper's Hill after a 7-8Ib Double Gloucester cheese.
Only in Gloucestershire...
It is believed that the tradition could have been started by the Phoenicians, who inhabited South-Western parts of Britain before the Roman invasion of 54BC, by the Ancient Britons, or by the Romans themselves.
It may, however, seem unlikely to many that a culture famed for fine clothing, dining and art could hold the origins of such an event.
Tradition
The first written evidence of Cheese Rolling was found in a message to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826, though it is clear that the event was already an old tradition even at this date.
After a few hours out for the 1st time with my new Euro ace
This is what I found I've only looked at about 1%
Of the hill but will be back out soon
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