The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 32 Spring 2020 | Page 24

The Inter-Livery Pancake Races 2020 The Worshipful Company of Poulters once again orchestrated the City’s Inter-Livery Pancake Races on Shrove Tuesday – an annual event which first started in 2004. This year’s event comprised of thirty Livery Company teams of four - a Master, a Liveryman, a Lady and a Novelty Entrant. These contestants are pitched against their fellows from the other Companies in a series of heats in which they run much of the length of Guildhall Yard tossing pancakes whilst clad in gowns, aprons, gloves and chef’s hats. The times of the contestants are recorded and the top five in each category win a place in a final. For the Tobacco Pipe Makers this year, the team comprised The Master, Mistress, Third Warden Paul Taberer and William Rasmussen (our Novelty entrant) with the Clerk as Team Leader. William made an outstanding effort in his selection of 24