WELCOME to
Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire!
Results,
Pictures and Report of the 2008, Annual Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill.
Next event Monday 25th May 2009 - First race 12:00 Midday
If you feel the need to go
cheese-rolling before next spring, why not visit Canada?
"Dairy Farmers of Canada" is hosting its first Annual Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival
on 16th August.
Inspired by the Cheese-Rolling at Cooper's Hill, the event starts at 12 Noon
in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Have you
won the event in the past? - Do we have your details?
Press and media from time to time, ask for competitor details to enable
interviews with past winners, would you like us to have your contact details
to pass on to interested organisations?
Just email your details by
clicking this link - Thank you.
The first race of the 2009 event starts in
only:
We hope you will find all
the information that you need to enable you to come and enjoy the day.
This is YOUR event, thank you for your
attendance and for using the official Car Park.
The event is non profit making and run
by a committee of volunteers.
The official car park fees are essential to the event, as they provide main the
source of funding that the organisers have available to pay the expenses of the event (Cheeses, Insurance
etc.).
Without this income, the future of the event would be uncertain.
Media
and Press Information
Cooper's Hill, as viewed from the bottom and from the top.
Will YOU be here this year? -
Who will win? - Will there be a new record?
Volunteers
are an essential part of the Cheese Rolling construction team preparing the hill
for your enjoyment!
Would you like to participate as a volunteer in 2009?
The Official
Car Parking is only 300 Meters (easy and traffic free walk) from the
event.
Cooper's Hill is just 300 Meters up this lane from the car park, a very easy
walk!
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'Cheese Rolling in
Gloucestershire' by Jean Jefferies
is now available in paperback from all good bookshops. First published in 2007, the
book charts the history of
'Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire' through the generations.
Written and illustrated by Jean
Jefferies. |
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Are you in the book?
Only
£13.00 inc.
P&P (UK only)
Published
in 2007 & available to purchase direct from the Author
A Limited number, of hand signed
copies of the book are available to purchase direct from the author
and illustrator: Jean Jefferies.
Copies will be available to purchase direct from Jean Jefferies at the
event at Cooper's Hill this year
ISBN: 978-0-7524-4302-7
Published By: Tempus Publishing Ltd. |
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Painting depicting the
"Tumblers" by Olive Bushell © |
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'Cheese Rolling in
Gloucestershire - the e-book'
is available to
purchase and download.
(Also available on CD by post)
(Foreword by Mark Cummings of BBC
Radio Gloucestershire)
The book tells the story of Cheese
Rolling, who might have been first to roll a missile down the hill and
how it developed through the years.
View
or download a limited preview of the e-book
Here you will find over 200 photographs,
including those of past winners and 'rollers', from the 1940s to 2005.
For further information, please
email Cheese
Rolling Publications
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For the very latest information about entertainment
throughout Gloucestershire
BBC Gloucestershire have
devoted a section of their web site to
Cheese-Rolling in Gloucestershire, visit:
BBC
Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling
For the latest in news, sport, information and weather
for Gloucestershire, visit:
BBC
Gloucestershire
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For the very latest information on the weather, throughout Gloucestershire
and the UK
BBC
Local Weather Forecast for Gloucester including Coopers Hill
The
Met Office - UK Weather Forecast
The Met Office - Latest Weather Satellite Image (Visible)
The Met Office - Latest Weather Satellite Image (Infra-Red)
The Met Office - Latest Rainfall Radar
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Results,
pictures and report of the 2008, annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill. |
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Floodline
Information for The Midlands Including The River Severn In
Gloucestershire
Search
the Environment Agency web site by Town Name, Postcode or River Name
Floodline
Information for The Midlands Including The River Severn In Gloucestershire
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Audio
Visual Services of Gloucester
(avsglos)
are proud to be associated with the unique
"Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill Gloucestershire", web site,
the e-book and now..... Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire" - The
Paperback chronicling the event from ancient history to the current
day, providing technical assistance and webmaster
services.
Audio
Visual Services of Gloucester
(avsglos)
are the UK supplier
of the Carebox
Medicine Timer / Dispenser see www.carebox.co.uk
for details.
Audio
Visual Services of Gloucester
(avsglos)
are sponsors of Lushimaging,
specialist photography and image retouching by Naomi
Hudson BA (Hons.). "Naomi has progressed with her photography since studying at the University of Gloucestershire. She now is a dynamic photographer who's passion lies with people photography. Always looking at the alternative composition, her work is leading in this field." |
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