Teams competed in a friendly and doughy pancake flipping competition to raise money and awareness for a mobility charity in the Eden Shopping Centre in High Wycombe on Shrove Tuesday March 1.
Around 100 people cheered on the Pancake Race teams - who risked the drizzle and a slippery surface outside M&S in support of Shopmobility, a charity helping to make people’s lives more mobile.
The charity's annual Pancake Race was halted because of the Covid pandemic, and everyone was excited to see who had the best moves for pancake flipping.
Ed Tang, the head of West Wycombe School in attendance with the school’s ‘Tigers’ and ‘Sharks’ teams, said:
“We didn’t know what to expect, but the event is so well organised, the kids are having so much fun and it’s all for a really good cause.
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Because of the past two pandemic years “we’ve forgotten what it’s like to be outside and have fun flipping some pancakes in the rain.”
“Honestly I can’t explain how much fun it’s been, the kids have loved it, it’s been great.
“I’m glad we can raise some money and awareness for Shopmobility, it’s an important charity.
“It’s a win-win for us, some pancakes were flipped and money raised for a good charity.
“While I’m talking my children are winning the race against the mascot, so I’m very happy.”
Both West Wycombe School teams went into the finals, with the ‘Sharks’ taking home the Pancake Race champion title.
Also watching the Pancake Race was the Wycombe Mayor Andrea Baughan: “It’s great to see this many people here despite the weather, giving visibility to this charity that makes lives more accessible not just the elderly but for anyone who faces mobility issues.
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“Tomorrow it could be any of us."
Shopmobility not only offers elderly and less mobile people mobility scooters, but enables them to do banking, shopping and visit the library.
The founder and a trustee of Shopmobility David Griffin said:
“We’re here to make peoples’ lives more mobile, we try to give them a little bit of their freedom back, that’s the idea.
“It’s great to see the children run and compete, shame though it’s not in the summer but it’s a great day out.
“We’re here to help people and their elderly relatives.”
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