Here on the eve of Shrove Tuesday is a tasty selection of pancake race and tossing challenge photos from 1970 onwards. Enjoy!
5. 1989
Pancake tossing competitors in The Galleries, Wigan, in 1989. Photo: STAFF
6. 1998
Asda carpark Wigan was the place to be on Saturday for a charity pancake race. Tracy Pilling in full flow in 1998. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBAROW
7. 1988
The pancake tossing champion of the Coral Social Club, Wigan, demonstrates her art in 1988. Photo: STAFF
8. 1999
Anthony Shaw, 11, one of the the winners of the Pancake Day race at Asda in Golborne in 1999. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON