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
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