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Three Counties Radio,04 Mar 2025,3 mins
Ready, steady, flip! The Olney Pancake Race
Secret BuckinghamshireAvailable for over a year
The Buckinghamshire town of Olney is home to the world’s ‘oldest’ pancake race. First held in 1445, the women-only race was revived in 1948 and has become an event that now has worldwide attention. Paul Joslin hears about this most English of traditions. (Photo credit: Hulton Deutsch/Getty)
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