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About Stilton - Cheese Rolling 2006 Pictures
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Warwick 'strong man' Davis Patriotic Adam Vickers Delivering the liquid prizes The media frenzy

Warwick Davis and Adam Vickers: comperes without compare Warwick takes a cheese Adam also takes a cheese Warwick with Olive Main
A worrying obstruction in the Bell Lane... ...is eventually pushed off the course

Arrival of the May King and Queen by Mail Coach
The arrival of the Mail Coach The coach and coachman Adam and the coachman The coachman tells the history of the mail coach
Horses beneath the Bell Inn sign Horses close up The Mail Coach outside the Bell Inn Turning the coach by hand
The horses rejoin the coach The Mail Coach ready for to depart All the best jobs...clearing up after the Mail Coach
The newly crowned May King and Queen, and their retinue

The Fancy Dress Competition
Fancy dress Fancy dress Fancy dress Fancy dress

Maypole and Country Dancing by the pupils of Holme School and Stilton School, and the Choir
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Maypole Dancing Maypole Dancing The Stilton School Choir

Traditional Fenland Molly Dancing by the Pig Dyke Molly
Molly Dancers Molly Dancers Molly Dancers
Molly Dancers Molly Dancers Molly Dancers
Molly Dancers Molly Dancers The Molly Band

"George and the Dragon", a traditional Mummers' Play by The Players at Stilton (dir: Annie Blair)
The arrival of the Mummers A rousing intro sets the scene... ...of Merrye England
But who is this scoundrel? George to the Rescue... ...and a battle ensues... ...it's a close-run fight...
...but the scoundrel is defeated. What's this big green mouse? Oh no - the mouse has a dragon, but George and his steed are equal to it. But now to battle the mouse... ...and the mouse is winning...
...oh, no - George, look-out... ...but a sharp knife separates the mouse from its tail... ...and we all live Happily Ever After.

Around the village, and a charity cyclist wheels in
The Cafe Royale at the Memorial Hall The Crowds in North Street On a 60 mile circuit of local villages to raise money for Yaxley Group Practice The Cheese waits... Grandstand view
Warwick rolls a cheese of his own

Parade of the teams for the award of the Talbot Trophy for Best Costume
The Peterborough Pheonix Basketball Team The Molly Dancers The Rock Rebels The Sleep Walkers
The Can Can team The Golden Girls La Beer Ladies
Mice! The SuperMums' Team The Reluctant Rollers The Talbot TA
Turpin's Molls Golden Balls Lakjonic - last year's champions The Leon time...I recognise that roller!
The Librarians The Lime Tords The Monks The Talbot Mafia The Hoboes Return

The Junior Stilton Cheese Rolling Competition, for the Stilton Parish Council Shield
The Hoboes Hoboes victorious! The Molly Dancers Mollies victorious
The Rock Rebels ready to roll Scratch The Sleep Walkers The Sleep Walkers
The Sleep Walkers Unknown team 1 Unknown team 2 Unknown team 3
The Hoboes rolling to victory The Hoboes - Junior Champions again

The Wheelchair Cheese Rolling Competition
Ready to roll with custom 'foam' cheeses Determined No way to treat cheese!
Pre-roll interview with Warwick Ready to roll Discussing race tactics
Tumbling cheese Cheese carrier Roll it, don't throw it (basketball habits!) The winners of the wheelchair competition

The Ladies' Stilton Cheese Rolling Competition for the WI Cup

The Can Can team Unknown team The Mice - pre-roll interview
The Reluctant Rollers? Reluctant rollers victorious Golden Girls on a roll
Rolling Mice Rolling... The Golden Girls are the champions


The Mens' Stilton Cheese Rolling Competition for the Bell Cup
Lacjonic - defending champions The Lime Tords Lime Tords rolling
Unknown Unknown Lovejoys
Unknown Unknown Unknown
Crucial line-up: Lacjonic vs Time Lords Monks ready to roll Monks rolling Monks victorious!
So what's the secret? The Professionals
The Final Golden Balls: Runners Up The Lime Tords: Mens Champions The Mixed Roll

The Twinning Roll (between Stilton and St Christol les Ales)
Rolling in a kilt - brave! French rivalry St Christol rolling
Tout amis en le fin Les Champions

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