Well that takes the cake... err cheese

The merry month of May is host to some interesting festivals here in the UK and probably none more interesting (and frankly more than a little weird) than the annual cheese rolling races at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire.

Every year, at the end of May, people in Gloucestershire stand on top of a hill and roll wheels of cheese (Double Gloucester... what else?) down to the bottom. The winner gets to keep the cheese they risked life and limb to chase after. Second and third to reach bottom usually win a cash prize.

Cheese rolling 2006

Ahhh.... those weird and wacky Poms eh?