Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling
The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England.[Participants race down the 200-yard (180 m) long hill after a round of Double Gloucester cheese is sent rolling down it. The event was traditionally held by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world take part. The Guardian called it a "world-famous event", with winners coming from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Nepal.
The cheese-rolling event returned on Sunday 5 June 2022, as the spring bank holiday was moved to June 2nd and was followed by an additional bank holiday, to create a four-day jubilee weekend in celebration of Elizabeth II's 70 years of reign.[The event returned after a two year absence having previously been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #mrlowe #cheeserolling