Tetbury Woolsack Race to return after four year hiatus in Gloucestershire (UK) 18/May/2024

Woolsack Racing will return to Tetbury over the May Bank Holiday after a four-year hiatus triggered by Covid. The annual contest involves competitors running 280 yards (about 256 metres) up and down a steep hill carrying heavy sacks of wool. Because they have been left for so long, some of the sacks have split and a volunteer is working to repair them. Organisers say there has been lots of interest already with 50 people confirmed to take part. Danny Toft, 48, and Kirsten Toft, 49, who have lived in Tetbury for 11 years, decided to help start a new committee when the old one broke up. Kirsten competed in the race on Gumstool Hill in 1992, and won the Guinness World Record for the fastest female time of one minute and six seconds. #woolsackrace There is a “People“ playlist on the channel if you are interested.