Breeze to Guildhall yard

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We will cycle up to Guildhall yard via Peckham and Walworth. The roads may be busy and this is not a ride for cyclists unaccustomed to urban conditions.
The Inter Livery Pancake Race hosted by the Worshipful Company of Poulters is one of the most visually spectacular pancake races. Teams, each of four competitors and wearing either fancy dress or full regalia or perhaps a combination thereof, race around the Guildhall Yard tossing their pancakes and the victors receive, fittingly, frying pans as well as a trophy. Each of the participating trades have their own appropriate role in the proceedings, for example the Gunmakers start each race literally with a bang, Clockmakers time the heats and Fruiterers provide lemons to accompany the pancakes. The competition has been running annually for over 15 years and proceeds go to charitable causes.
Pancakes are available on sale at the event (mixed, I'm assured, to a different recipe from the more robust racing pancakes). There are several heats so if we don’t get a decent view at first, we'll wait for the crowd to thin. The races last until around 1.30.
Timings are approximate as it depends how long we spend at Guildhall.