| Results |
Junior
Championship (4 teams)
for the Stilton Parish Council Shield |
1st:
The Hobos,
2nd: Mad Scientists. |
Ladies
Championship (12 teams)
for the Stilton WI Cup |
1st:
Reluctant Rollers,
2nd: Peterborough Dawn Rotary Club. |
Men's
Championship (22 teams)
for the Bell Cup |
1st:
Lajkonic,
2nd: Golden Balls. |
Thanks
Cheese Rolling doesn't happen by itself;
it takes many months of preparations by many people, so thanks
to: |
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The
Organisers:
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Carol
Warren, Olive Main and Linda Stanbridge. |
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Our
special guest and co-presenter:
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Warwick
Davis and Adam Vickers. |
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The
Sponsors:
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Chris,
Fran & family at the Talbot Inn,
Liam and his staff at The Bell Inn,
The Stilton Cheese Makers Association,
Rick Landy for his Stilton Wedge Cheese Dishes,
Matthew at Browns of Stilton. |
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Course
builders and road signs:
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Ian
Turner with his gang of Matthew, Andrew, Daniel & Joshua. |
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The
May King and Queen's Bentley:
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Colin
at Colbrook |
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Race
Control:
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Doug
and Pat Maltman |
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Café
Royal:
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Peter
and Linda Mitchell and Stilton Church |
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Clearing
Up:
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Ian
Croll and Ian Bellamy (Stilton Parish Council) helped by our
binmen from Hunts District Council |
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Bunting:
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Rob
(Gnome Trader) and Ringway |
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Loan
of the Lorry:
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Barry
(BA Transport) |
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The
Maypole Dancers:
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Children
of Stilton and Holme Schools |
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The
May Queen Crowns:
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Libby
Henson |
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Judging
the May Queen:
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Jenny
Simpson |
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Cambridgeshire
Constabulary
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Especially
PC Rebecca O'Neill |
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St
John's Ambulance
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For
being there all day and evening |
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Residents
of North Street
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For
putting up with it all! |
AND
FINALLY: THE REFEREE:
|
Dave
Stanbridge
At the end of this year's competition, Dave Stanbridge announced
his retirement. Research shows that Dave was first involved
in 1982 and missed only two years in all that time. But he made
up for those lost years by refereeing our appearances on both
Blue Peter and Big Breakfast.
There will be some who rejoice in his departure, as he never
allowed any deviation from the rules and was known to
disqualify teams who failed to heed his warnings. |
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In
the Peterborough Evening Telegraph on May 4th, Dave wrote:
"Having enjoyed my final edition of refereeing the Stilton
Cheese Rolling, I would like to thank the people of Stilton
for all their support. Special thanks are due to Olive Main,
Carol Warren, Doug Maltman, the Julian family, Liam McGivern,
Adam Vickers, Kelvin Davies, the"Golden Balls" rolling
team and, of course, my wife Linda.
Finally, Warwick Davis was, as ever, the consummate professional
and spent ages signing 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' posters.
Thanks Stilton!" |
