The event was run over a 120-yard course – two lots of 60 with a pancake toss on the turn – with police holding up traffic. Taking part were: Mrs J. Whitehouse, of Algarkirk; June Holmes, of Wide Bargate; Mrs J. Scholes and Mrs A. Merk, of Monteith Crescent; Miss C. Roddis, of Harewood Close; Freda Taylor, of Meridian Road; June Hardwick, of Hospital Lane; Mrs Piggins, of Kings Crescent; Mrs Hudson, of Kings Avenue; Mrs P. Kimson, of Skirbeck Road; Mrs S. Tucker, of Haven Bank, and a Miss Briggs.
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Twenty-eight-year-old Chris Roddis, of Harewood Close, (pictured left) was quickest overall in a time of 18.8 seconds – the best across the four towns by 0.1 seconds. | JPIMedia
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Pictured (from left) Roy Sykes, mayor's secretary; timekeeper Roger Piggins; former mayor Coun C. H. Atterby; and the then mayor Coun G. Whitehead. | JPIMedia
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Mrs Roddis had prepared for the event with a late-night practice in Monteith Crescent with a friend, running under the street lights with a slice of bread acting as a pancake in a frying pan. | JPIMedia
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As the winning town, Boston was to be presented with a trophy, while Mrs Roddis would receive a fireside chair. | JPIMedia