Coopers Hill cheese rolling contest 2012: photos

LIKE you patriots, we too marked the Diamond Jubilee by running pell-mell down Coopers Hill near Brockworth, Gloucestershire, in pursuit of a cheese. The winner and top Cheese Man was Craig Fairley. No Olympic gong for Chris, sadly, just a big cheese bedecked in the Union flag:

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ALTERNATIVE CROP. Craig Fairley lands on his head (bottom) on his way to winning the Jubilee Cheese Race during the annual Cheese Rolling competition at Coopers Hill near Brockworth, Gloucestershire.

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Posted: 6th, June 2012 | In: Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink