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Bracknell pancake race 2009 |
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Pancake race ensures a flipping good time for local businesses
On Tuesday February 24 at the eighth annual charity pancake race, organised by Bracknell Forest Council and Bracknell Regeneration Partnership (BRP), local businesses will be racing against each other to raise money for charity. So, if you’re skilled in running the gauntlet in the kitchen, juggling food, or simply used to working under pressure, now is your chance to jump out of the fire and into the frying pan by rounding up colleagues and entering the pancake race. Dress up or dress down, it’s up to the teams to decide. There are awards for the best dressed, individual and team. Teams of four will compete against each other to win one of four trophies, running a short course down The Broadway in Bracknell town centre. The Grange Hotel, Bracknell is donating regulation pancakes for participants to toss, so each team will just need to bring a medium sized frying pan for their team. Bracknell residents are also encouraged to come along and watch the flipping good fun; the Shrove Tuesday activity is always a hit with teams dressing up to improve their flipping aerodynamics or just to get their picture in the paper. Speed, endurance, skill and determination will decide the winners. The fun starts at 10.45am in Broadway, earning victorious teams a certificate and trophy presented by the Mayor of Bracknell Forest Council, Cllr Bob Edger. Cllr Bob Edger, said: “This is a great annual event which is enjoyed by many people in the town centre. It is also a worthwhile fundraising event, supporting both my chosen charity and that of Bracknell Regeneration Partnership. “I hope as many local people and businesses in the town take part in the race as it promises to be a really good, fun event.” The entry fee is £5 per person (£20 for a team of four) and all proceeds raised from the event will be split evenly between two local charities; the Mayor of Bracknell Forest’s charity - Childline and BRP's chosen charity, the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance, which provides a helicopter emergency medical service for the people of the Thames Valley. Deadline for registration is midday on Friday February 20. To register please call Sara Morris at Bracknell Regeneration Partnership on 01344 350080 or pick up an entry form from BRP or the Council offices. |
