The Shrove Tuesday Inter-Livery Pancake Races in Guildhall Yard

BGUK_3172402 - Every Shrove Tuesday, dozens of Livery members split into teams and race around Guildhall Yard for the Inter-Livery Pancake Race. Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Poulters, this is one of the most visually spectacular events of the year in the City. Teams wearing either fancy dress or full regalia, race around the Guildhall Yard tossing their pancakes and the victors receive, fittingly, frying pans as well as a trophy. This is also an example of City Livery companies coming together to raise money for charity. Organised by the Poulters, the Gunmakers provide (and fire) the starting gun, the Clockmakers time the races and the Fruiterers provide the lemons to go with pancakes, which were on sale from stands in Guildhall Yard during the racing. The competition has been running annually for over 15 years and proceeds go to charitable causes. The races started at 12pm. Photos of the races, the winner of the Fancy dress ( the knight ), the overall race winner tossing a pancake outside The Guildhall doors.