World Black Pudding Throwing Championships Explained

The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships are held annually in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, England, outside the Royal Oak pub on Bridge Street on the second Sunday of September. The event was originally held outside the Corner Pin pub in nearby Stubbins before that pub was closed and converted to offices. Money raised by the event is donated to local good causes.[1]

Local legends claim the tradition dates back to the War of the Roses. Warring factions of the House of Lancaster and the House of York at a battle in Stubbins, Lancashire, in 1455 are said to have run out of ammunition and resorted to throwing food at each other; black pudding from Lancashire and Yorkshire puddings from Yorkshire.[2]

The competition was revived by a pub landlord in 1839 and revived again in 1984 by the Stubbins Community Trust.[3] It has been a popular custom in the town ever since, drawing thousands of spectators to watch every year.[4]

Competitors must knock down the most Yorkshire puddings, placed on a 7.6-meter-high plinth, by hurling three black puddings at them.

Note: Although the popular title for this competition uses the word "throwing", the local organizers are attempting to correct this title by using the correct term, "hurling", thus calling it the World Black Pudding Hurling Championships, since according to the rules of the competition the black puddings are hurled underhand rather than thrown overhand.

List of winners

1990 Ste Thornley
1996 [5]
2000 [6]
2001
2002 [7]
2003 [8]
2004 [9]
2005 [10]
2006 [11]
2007 [12]
2008 [13]
2009 [14]
2010 [15]
2011 [16]
2012 [17]
2013 [18]
2014 [19]
2015 [20]
2016 [21]
2017 [22]
2018 [23]
2019 [24]
2020No event
2021Andrew Ferrier

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramsbottom World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. Calendar Customs. 10 July 2017.
  2. Web site: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships - everything you need to know. Manchester Evening News. 9 September 2016 . 10 July 2017.
  3. Web site: How I nearly became world champion at the Black Pudding Throwing Championships. i. 14 September 2019 . 24 March 2021.
  4. News: How far can you throw a black pudding?. The Telegraph. 6 October 2015 . The Telegraph. 10 July 2017.
  5. News: World championship black pudding throwing. The Lancashire Telegraph. 2 September 1996. 24 March 2021.
  6. News: Dave proves pudding champion. The Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2000. 24 March 2021.
  7. News: From boomerangs to black puddings. The Lancashire Telegraph. 9 September 2002. 24 March 2021.
  8. News: Pudding 'Olympics' a hit at new home. Rossendale Free Press. 2 October 2003. 24 March 2021.
  9. News: The Prince of Puddings. BBC News. 15 September 2004. 10 June 2018.
  10. News: The Great Black Pudding throwing challenge . The Bolton News. 12 September 2005. 24 March 2021.
  11. News: Anna. Youssef. Fire that pud! . The Bolton News. 11 September 2006. 24 March 2021.
  12. News: Paul. Keaveny. Black Pudding Championships in Ramsbottom . Lancashire Telegraph. 9 September 2007. 24 March 2021.
  13. News: Bury Times. Strong armed Adam is set to defend his title. 11 September 2009. 7 September 2019.
  14. News: 9 September 2013. Hundreds flock to World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom. Tui. Benjamin. The Bolton News. 10 June 2018.
  15. News: Andrew. Greaves. Black Pudding Championships in Ramsbottom . Lancashire Telegraph. 13 September 2010. 24 March 2021.
  16. News: 11 September 2011. Report: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships 2011. Lancashire Telegraph. 24 March 2021.
  17. News: 10 September 2012. Gallery: Hundreds gather for World Black Pudding Championships. Lancashire Telegraph. 24 March 2021.
  18. Web site: World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom (2013). https://web.archive.org/web/20140412065900/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyuY1vbPU4&list=TLnuLEYD4RBdYLhXiI791sWW2rO4tiuAUa . 2014-04-12 . dead. YouTube. SNTV. 10 July 2017.
  19. Web site: Wheatstone . Richard . Thousands turn out for annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships . Manchester Evening News . 15 September 2014 . 12 August 2019.
  20. Web site: British builder wins World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. Reuters. 10 July 2017.
  21. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Katie . Watch: The annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships . Manchester Evening News . 11 September 2016 . 12 August 2019.
  22. Web site: Scapens . Alex . The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships: Or, how hundreds of people helped batter Yorkshire today... . Manchester Evening News . 10 September 2017 . 12 August 2019.
  23. News: George . Thomas . The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships return to Ramsbottom . Lancashire Telegraph . 12 August 2019.
  24. News: Hundreds go for glory at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. Thomas. George. 9 September 2019. Manchester Evening News. 10 September 2019.

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