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The market town of Olney in Buckinghamshire claims to hold the oldest annual pancake race in the world, dating back to 1445. Open to the "ladies of Olney only", the race has endured a friendly ...
LIBERAL, Kan. (KWCH) - A tradition since 1950, the town of Liberal, Kan. has competed in a friendly competition against Olney, England in the International Pancake Race.
OLNEY, England — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town.
Olney Town Council's deputy mayor, Debbie Whitworth, is now campaigning to have the services reinstated or for a new operator to run buses from the town. Mrs Whitworth, 63, said: "The impact has ...
Archaeologists examining the proposed site of a new Aldi supermarket in Olney, England, just came across an unexpected find: a sprawling mosaic that dates back to the Roman occupation of Britain ...
The "ladies of Olney" embark on the annual race in an undated archive photo The market town of Olney in Buckinghamshire claims to hold the oldest annual pancake race in the world, dating back to ...
OLNEY, England — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town.
Olney Town Council's deputy mayor, Debbie Whitworth, is now campaigning to have the services reinstated or for a new operator to run buses from the town. Mrs Whitworth, 63, said: "The impact has ...
OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English ...
OLNEY, England — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town.