Wimborne BID are organising and sponsoring the pancake race as a virtual competition. Although a physical race cannot take place due to the coronavirus restrictions, Wimborne Minster has invited people to film themselves tossing a pancake for 30 seconds and posting it to Facebook between 15 and 20 February. Chairman of Wimborne BID, Martin Pate, said: “The pancake race is a huge part of the town and something that brings the whole community together. We didn t want to lose that. Rector of the Minster, the Revd Canon Andrew Rowland, said: “In twenty years of running around the Minster the best I have ever managed was second.