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Coopers Hill cheese-rolling fans hold unofficial race | |
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About 200 people gathered at Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire for an unofficial cheese-rolling contest. | |
Thrill seekers staged their own event after the official competition was cancelled for the second year in a row. | |
The event went ahead despite a large police presence at entrances to the hill in Brockworth. | |
Spectators braved the fog and rain to watch about a dozen competitors pursue a Double Gloucester cheese 200m (656ft) down the 1:2 gradient slope. | |
The last official event was in 2009. Last year's competition was called off over concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. | The last official event was in 2009. Last year's competition was called off over concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. |
Plans for an official two-day festival this year were abandoned after a public backlash over ticket prices. | Plans for an official two-day festival this year were abandoned after a public backlash over ticket prices. |
Former winner Helen Thorpe said: "No-one's going to stop us doing it. | |
"They say it's not official but we are all Brockworth people and we're running the cheese today so it is official. We strongly believe in it." | |
Chris Anderson, 23, from Brockworth, won the three adult male races while 14-year-old Jo Guest, from Wolverhampton, came out on top in the women's race. | |
Mr Anderson, a civilian MoD worker, said that this year's unofficial event passed off without any injuries. | |
"It's better with the official because you have got ambulance cover, but this is what it is all about, you have got all the locals here," he said. | |
"It's a Brockworth tradition and it's keeping it going for the people of Brockworth. | |
"I had to win, it's in my blood." | |
Former organiser Richard Jeffries last week urged people not to attend any unofficial event. | |
Mr Jeffries had said the lack of first aid cover would be a "concern" if an unofficial event were to take place. | Mr Jeffries had said the lack of first aid cover would be a "concern" if an unofficial event were to take place. |
In the past, St John Ambulance and other volunteers have provided first aid at official events. | In the past, St John Ambulance and other volunteers have provided first aid at official events. |
More than 100 people are also believed to have attended an unauthorised cheese-rolling event last year. | More than 100 people are also believed to have attended an unauthorised cheese-rolling event last year. |
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