Friday, 24 May 2013

Cheese maker warned against supplying Gloucester cheese rolling


A cheese maker has been told by police she may be liable for legal action if she supplies Gloucester’s famous annual cheese rolling.

The traditional event involves revellers chasing a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester down Cooper's Hill.

Diana Smart, who makes the cheese for the event at her Churcham farm, said she had been warned by police about her responsibilities as organiser.

She said: “It made me feel pretty angry... there’s not a lot we can do.”

This is nonsense don’t blame Mrs Smart, blame the crazed lunatics that think chasing a wheel of cheese down a ridiculously steep hill at clearly dangerous speeds constitutes a good way to pass the time.

If they want to risk breaking their ankles, legs, arms, neck etc. then that’s their prerogative, and if someone were to seriously injure themselves I don’t see how the blame lies with anyone other than that individual.    

And frankly if someone does seriously injure themselves then it serves them right for being stupid enough to take part. 

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