Skipping and flipping: a Photo Lookback at the 2018 Shrove Tuesday events in Scarborough

Scarborough's traditional Shrove Tuesday events take place on Tuesday 5 March 2019 - the ringing of the Pancake Bell, the seafront skipping and the pancake races.

The skipping, when Foreshore Road is closed to traffic, is a tradition that dates back to the early 1900s, while the pancake races are much more modern. This year they return to their original Aberdeen Walk home. Here's a look back at some of the fun from the past few years.

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2018's events were held on a soggy Shrove Tuesday. 180712kplaceholder image
2018's events were held on a soggy Shrove Tuesday. 180712k
Great fun in 2018 for Violet Crow, with Sonia Allen and Debbie Crow. 180712eplaceholder image
Great fun in 2018 for Violet Crow, with Sonia Allen and Debbie Crow. 180712e
Warming up for the 2018 pancake races on the seafront, Lauren Spivey and Naomi Chaplin. 180712fplaceholder image
Warming up for the 2018 pancake races on the seafront, Lauren Spivey and Naomi Chaplin. 180712f
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