Clergy raced along Kirkgate today as part of Ripon Cathedral‘s annual Pancake Day event.
The event has become a traditional Shrove Tuesday event in the city, although it was halted during covid.
It sees cathedral clergy, vergers and staff join school children and local residents for races on Kirkgate.
It is one of many Pancake Day events taking place in the Harrogate district.
In Harrogate, the Fat Badger pub is giving people the chance to earn the title of ‘fastest flipper in town’.
The pub is providing pans and pancake mixes for anyone who turns up between 9.30am and 4pm today and fancies trying to complete a short course in the beer garden as quickly as possible while tossing pancakes.
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The Dean of Ripon Cathedral, the Very Rev John Dobson (left), joins in the fun.
Ripon Pancake Race won’t be held on Shrove Tuesday next week because of covid-related problems.
The event sees children, local residents and members of the clergy race along Kirkgate tossing pancakes.
It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to covid and there were hopes it would return this year.
But Tim Jones, treasurer of the Rotary Club of Ripon Rowels, said that covid uncertainty at the start of the year did not allow enough time for road closure applications to be processed. He said;
“Some teachers were reluctant to bring schoolchildren out so we decided not to go ahead.”
The event is staged jointly by the rotary club and Ripon Festivals, in association with Ripon Cathedral.
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‘Sneak peek’ at Harrogate’s new pancake shack
A new pancake house is opening in Harrogate today and the owner has promised that it will taste flipping good.
Tossers Pancake Shack, based at 53 Bo Grove on Grove Road, will open for the first time at 12pm today. Just in time for Pancake Day next Tuesday.
It will serve up mini Dutch-style pancakes as well as the more traditional crepes. Each can be served with a variety of sweet and savoury toppings.
The name of ‘Tossers’ has already proved a little too crude for some.
So the owner has challenged readers of the Stray Ferret to pick out a better one. The winner will receive a full tray of Dutch pancakes with all the trimmings.
Comment on the Facebook post where we shared this article with your entries.
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Kyrensa Bentley, owner of 53 Bo’Grove, told the Stray Ferret ahead of the opening:
“We just want to inject a little bit of fun and laughter into people’s lives. Also, we’ve kept the prices really reasonable so everyone can come and take part.
“So it will just be a nice, relaxed atmosphere. We like the thought of street food, where people can just come in and pick up some food and maybe go for a walk.
“We focus on using fresh fruit and vegetables which we get from the wholesale market in Leeds.”
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