Page 70 - Phonebox Magazine April 2012

WINNING DAY FOR OLNEY
On the most perfect early Spring Day, with bright sunshine and clear blue sky, Olney saw one of its new young talents give a masterful display of 400m running. Devon Byrne won the annual Shrove Tuesday Olney Pancake Race in a time of 58.5 seconds the third fastest time ever run by either Olney or Liberal. The good news is that this time beat the Liberal time this year by 10 seconds.Their winner Kaela Krugar finished in a time of 68.6 seconds, closely watched by
Olney victory is celebrated in Liberal, Kansas
The winner, Devon Byrne, crossing the finishing line.
Francis Jackson Homes Ltd and DuPont Teflon and for all the sponsorship from companies and individuals from both within the town and further afield. We are grateful for the cooperation of the Town Council for the use of the Market Place for two days, and to the very many volunteers, many of whom give up a days holiday to help marshall the event, and a special thank you to the team who man the road closure of the busy A509 through the town for the duration of the race.
The whole trip was a veritable Journey of a Lifetime and was proof positive of so much good in the world. Mike and Susan Hughes
We should not forget that Shrove Tuesday is an important day in the Christian calendar, and the Shriving Service held
in our wonderful Parish Church immediately after
the race is the highlight of the day, and we thank
all those involved for making it so special.
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Mike and Susan Hughes who had travelled to Liberal to be our representatives there.
This year was a very good year, as the song goes, for Olney with our Pancake Race winning runner coming home in a blistering time of 58.5 seconds. No one was more delighted than the whole of Liberal Kansas and when this intrepid reporter announced the Olney time to the assembled audience of maybe two thousand people, it was
sentence, as everyone went crazy with applause and cheering at the point of saying “the Olney time was 58.........”.
140 young people from our three Olney Schools ran in the very popular childrens races which
impossible to finish the
precede the main race with crowds of enthusiastic supporters lining both sides of
the track. The new DuPont Teflon marquee made a very grand centre piece for the
The people of
Liberal are the most
generous lovely
people, full of
inclusivity and
commitment and
as many of you
are aware, the Pancake
Race is of the utmost importance to the people of Liberal. Their efforts for their entire event are many and varied over a four day period. The celebration begins with a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast for around three thousand people, moves on to the Races and then to the Presentations, continues with the Shriving Service, on to the Grand Parade and in the mean time, in the preceding days there has been a Christian Rock Concert, a Miss Liberal Pageant, a Talent Show, all of which were incredible and countless other events, exhibitions and gatherings. The whole Pancake Event leaves one breathless!
Market Place activities, which this year included a big involvement from young
people from Ousedale School Olney Campus.
As ever The Pancake Race Committee are very grateful to our two principal sponsors
RAFFLE pRiZEs & winnERs
The 2012 Pancake Race Raffle winners are listed below and once again the Pancake Race Committee would like to thank the many people, organisations and businesses who have so generously provided prizes for the Raffle and to Alistair Scott of Captain Carpet who, once again kindly sponsored the raffle tickets.
Local ladies, prove it is all in the technique
Lastly, a very big vote of thanks to all the runners who took part and to all the Pancake Race Organizing Committee who have all worked so hard to put on another excellent day for the Town.
1st Prize: £400 voucher which can be used against functions, a meal for a large group or it can be divided into individual vouchers of £50, to be used against meals at The Bull, kindly donated by The Bull Inn, Market Place, Olney. winner: mr & mrs Evans – parents of Elly Willard, one of the Pancake Race Competitors
2nd Prize: Stellar 3000 black 5 piece Cookware Set, kindly donated by Horwood Homewares, Bristol.
winner: mrs s woolston - olney
3rd Prize: £500 Discount on House Selling Fees, kindly donated by Van Weenen Estate Agents, Weston Road, Olney. winner: mr Victor hornby - olney
4th Prize: 2 Places on the Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy Course at Wellingborough School, kindly donated by Wellingborough School, Wellingborough. winner: mrs Judy mann –olney
5th Prize: £50 Voucher from Allen’s of Olney & Janey’s Fashions, kindly donated by Allen’s of Olney & Janey’s Fashions, Market Place, Olney. winner: mr Adrian wood – Leighton Buzzard
6th Prize: Ready Steady Cook classic 3 piece Cookware Set, kindly donated by Imperial International Ltd, Leicester. winner: mrs nicky cooper - olney
7th Prize: Voucher to the Value of £50 from Aubergine, kindly donated by Aubergine, High Street South, Olney. winner: ms Alexandra Aitken - olney
Tony Evans
8th Prize: Sunday Lunch for 2 with a bottle of house wine at Donzella, kindly donated by DONZELLA, Stanley Court, Olney. winner: mr Alastair Fleming - olney
9th Prize: Hamper to the Value of £20 from the Co-operative Group, kindly donated by Co-operative Group, Stanley Court, Olney. winner: mrs Bernice mann – Lathbury
10thPrize: Framed Print of Olney, kindly donated by Alan Richardson. winner: mrs Lamb – Bedford
11th Prize: 5L Keg Fruit Case Beer, kindly donated by Hopping Mad Brewery. winner: mr Arnold mann - Lathbury