There are pioneering moments which have such an impact on humankind that they become immortalized in our collective memory. The moment Thomas Edison patented the lightbulb, or Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, or Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Then there are other, quirkier, lesser-known world firsts from the Cotswolds which could be just likely to stick in people’s minds if only they heard about them.
World Woolsack champion In 2007, Pete Roberts set the world’s fastest men’s time in the World Woolsack Championships in Tetbury with 45.94 seconds. Competitors raced up and down Gumstool Hill with 27kg of wool on their shoulders, starting near the Royal Oak pub and finishing at The Crown – around 240 yards.
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National Yorkshire Pudding Day was not marked with a competition due to the current lockdown regulations and ongoing pandemic. For the last three years some of the Cotswolds finest chefs and dining venues have done battle on the nationally celebrated day, which is the first Sunday in February. Last year saw Mark Lindesay of The Golden Cross Inn, Cirencester, crowned King of the Batter. Judges included Countess Bathurst, Standard reporter Sam Krayem-Wood, 2019 winner Rob Groves of the Relish Group and chef Ethan Rodgers, formerly of Lucky Onion. Mark, not a chef himself, is the landlord of the Arkells Brewery pub on Black Jack Street and makes his own puddings for the pub service to an old family recipe that he does not even share with his chefs.