| Where: | Ramsbottom, Lancs outside the Oaks pub on Bridge Street |
| When: | 2nd Sunday in September |
| Time: | 11 am- 4pm with bands noon onwards until late at The Oaks |
In this annual competition the ancient grudge between Yorkshire and Lancashire is played out again – this time by hurling Black Puddings at a pile of Yorkshire Puddings on a 20-foot high plinth. Competitors have three turns in an attempt to knock down as many Yorkshire Puddings as possible (they are arranged in a pile of a dozen) and must throw underarm from a purpose built stand called the oche. The competition dates back to the 1980s but the Yorkshire-Lancashire rivalry is lost in the mists of time, and allegedly during the Wars of the Roses the two sides exchanged fire with foodstuffs when their ammunition ran out (if you believe that….). Expect a lively, fun atmosphere and hundreds of puddings!
Helpful Hints
In 2025 it should be on Sunday September 14th.
If you’d prefer to eat rather than throw them, Black Puddings are on sale at the event. Anyone can have a go at the competition and the entry fee is £2 for 3 tries. It (almost- 2020 excepted!) always goes ahead at the set time.
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Hi would you like to have a reciprocal agreement to mention each other’s events in the publicity crerated? I would love to see some more interesting evenst on our festival guide!
Hi Jan!
Thanks for the message – I’m happy to have reciprocal links but think you might be mistaking me for the person who actually plans the Black Pudding Throwing. My site lists lots of annual events all around the UK but I don’t organize any of them – the aim is to help people find the right event at the right time and place. Good luck with it!
Kind Regards,
Averil
Could you please supply the details of next years competition and what you need to do to enter ie 2014 thanks john
Hi John,
Calendarcustoms isn’t directly connected to the organisation of any of its featured events so I can’t definitely confirm all the details for you. However, I fully expect the competition to be held on Sunday September 14th 2014 and if it’s the same as in previos years you just need to turn up at any time on the day to enter. I’d try contacting the pub a bit nearer the time just to double- check that it’s running the same way in 2014.
It’s a good day out – you’ll enjoy it!
Best Wishes,
Averil
Averil
It’s the 2nd Sunday in September every year bar 2020 and you need £1 to pick up 3 Blackpuddings and have a go at knocking off the 12 Yorkshire Puddings stacked on the Adult of Junior plinths. Good luck. Starts 11am and closes at 4,bands on behind the Pub from 12 noon…ish. All free. Phil
Thanks Phil – always good to have confirmation!
Averil
Averil. This year we are having to put it up to £2 a go and introduce a card reader.
Still Second Sunday in September 10th this year, from 11 am to 4pm and bands on at the back of the Oaks Pub from 12 till late. If you need to contact me try this website I am a Memeber or you can message Chris who is also an Organiser.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/104268720885/members
Thanks Phil,
I’ll tweak the post with the new info- everything else is more expensive now so it’s no surprise you’ve had to put the price up. Still good value though!
Best wishes,
Averil
Hi – We make and produce six one hour progs. a wk.for our 4-6M Expats in The Arabian Gulf States. Philip has been making and producing such progs. for the past 35 yrs. plus. We talk about anything & everything of interest for our listeners – a little bit of home & best described as a spoken glossy magazine. We would love to chat to someone (organiser) about this unique event in September. Feel it would be good to chat about it sooner rather than later. All our chats are pre-recorded and obviously on a down the line in your case. Please do make contact and give us details as to whom we may speak with. Happy to let you have a cd copy of the prog.it would go out in. We look forward to hearing further.
Pam Worth/Philip Jay – GULF RADIO SERVICES
Hi Philip and Pam,
Thanks for getting in touch with us at Calendarcustoms. Sadly we haven’t any connection to the organisation of the event – we just visited as part of the crowd.However I’ve found the contact details from the pub website at http://www.thwaitespubs.co.uk/the-oaks-ramsbottom/
:
The Oaks, Ramsbottom
39 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, BL0 9AD
Licensee(s): Susan Ashworth
Telephone: 07791 336022
So hopefully they’ll be able to help you out,
Best Wishes,
Averil
Always a good day out for the family lots going on, music craft fair and love a visit to The sweet shop, full off yester years sweets 🙂 Helen and Joe
I am the 2017 jr champion
Hi do you have to preregistration to lob a black pudding?
No need to book ahead – just turn up on the day!
As one of the Organisers of this event for the last 20 years we are happy for you to publish the dates and times. But it’s never been called The World Black Pudding Lobbing Championships. It has always beed as on the banner The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. Turning up and watching is free, as is PUDFEST music festival at the back of The Oaks Pub. Having a go cost £1 for Charity and you chose 3 Black puddings then one foot on mthe Golden Grid” and an under arm lob at the stack of 12 Aunt Bessies Giant Yorkshire Puddings (4 stacks of 3) aiming to knock the most off. Whoever has done that by 4 o’clock becomes the Champion unless there is a tie (It does happen) and then we have a “LOB OFF” but it’s still a Throwing not Lobbing Championships! We use Chadwicks Black Puddings from Bury Market!
Hi Phil,
Many thanks for getting in touch. Funnily enough, I only changed the title for the event from Throwing to Lobbing when that name was used for the short-lived Facebook page connected to the event which has now vanished ( I think I only changed it just over a year ago, though the event has been on the site for over a decade- and if you scroll down the comments section at the foot of the page there’s one from you in August last year- presumably before I alter4ed the title!). I’ve changed the name back now- hope it’s a great success, and thanks for the updates,
Best wishes,
Averil
Here is the Bands and Dj list for 2022
Pudfest Sunday 11th September 2022
(Memories Courtyard to the rear of the Oaks)
1 pm Cotton Panic Blues
2 pm Rooster Rebellion
3 pm The Impromptunes
4.10 pm Pud Awards
4.20 pm Ben Read
5.10 pm Das Ringmeisters
6.10 pm MSixSix
7.10 pm 3 Guys&aBox
Ramsboogie DJs Mart & Baz throughout the day.
Hello, just been up there for the first time. Great fun and eccentricity, two quid in a bucket and miserably fail to knock anything off the shelf 🙂 Great atmosphere and long live Bury’s finest creation, the East Lancs heritage railway can take you there by steam so make it a jolly day.
Tis God speed to Henry the rightful king 🙂
Thanks for sharing Roger- sounds like you had an excellent time! It’s good to have up-to-date info as it’s a few years since I went- I’m definitely due for a revisit 🙂
Best wishes,
Averil