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May 30, 2007
Rolling Wagon Wheels
Some people do the strangest things for their enjoyment .....
I always thought that you had to be slightly mad to take part in the many cheese rolling competitions that are held up and down the country. Throwing yourself down a steep hill in pursuit of a Stilton or Double Gloucester is certainly not my idea of fun - as much as I enjoy a tasty piece of cheese.
So were is this all leading you might ask?
Well I have just come across an even more madcap pursuit while reading through the pages of our sister title the Buckinghamshire Advertiser, which we sub edit out of Gazette House.
Over the bank holiday weekend a Wagon Wheel rolling competition was held in a pub car park in Fulmer. It was no less than the world's first contest involving rolling the famous chocolate biscuit and that well known celebrity Keith Chegwin was in attendance.
The event was held as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the famous Wagon Wheel biscuit and also raised a substantial amount for several local charities.
Reading the article I also discovered that apparently TV presenter Cat Deeley is said to be able to fit an entire Wagon Wheel in her mouth without breaking it and a large quantity of the biscuits were discovered in the KGB HQ after the Iron Curtain fell.
You can probably tell by this blog that it's a quiet day on the news front in Uxbridge but, it's early days and the first news meeting of the week later this afternoon will start to shape up next week's Gazette.
As for me, I am off to have a cup of tea and a Wagon Wheel....
Posted by aseal at May 30, 2007 2:02 PM