Black pudding throwers battle for World title

Throwers hurled black puddings at Yorkshire puddings as they took part in the world championships

Hundreds of people cheered on as entrants competed in the official Black Pudding Throwing World Championships, at The Oak pub in the village of Ramsbottom, Bury.

Contestants battled it out to see who could knock as many Yorkshire puddings off a 20ft ledge by lobbing traditional blood sausages at them.

The tradition has its roots in the Lancashire/Yorkshire rivalry and has been taking place for more than a century.

It is thought to date back to the War of the Roses, when opposing armies are said to have run out of ammunition during a battle in 1455, and then threw food at each other.

The contest has been running for more than 100 years, and was revived in the 1980s.

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