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When top DJ tried to save the under threat Dorset Knob Festival There was sadness this week when it was announced that the Dorset Knob Throwing Festival would be cancelled this year for the second year in a row. The Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome Valley Food Festival, due to be held on the first Sunday in May, is off once again because of the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic festival, which began in the village of Cattistock, is as quintessentially Dorset as Thomas Hardy, beautiful beaches and Blue Vinny cheese. It sees people throw Dorset Knob biscuits as far as possible, as well as a knob and spoon race, knob painting, guess the weight of the knob. ....
Covid-19: Dorset knob-throwing festival cancelled Published image copyrightRupert Cake/Chris Ould image captionThe savoury biscuits must be thrown underarm and the competitor must keep one foot on the ground The tradition of tossing knobs on a Dorset field has been cancelled due to fears that lives would be put at risk. The Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome Valley Food Festival features a competition to hurl the county s traditional biscuits as far as possible. Ian Gregory, chair of the Dorset Knob Throwing Committee, said it had been affected by Covid-19 restrictions. The event is scheduled to return to Cattistock in May 2022. ....