I-Cooper & apos; s Hill isondela phezulu ecaleni kwendlela u-A46 eGloucestershire, ngaphambi nje kokuba uphawu olukhanyayo kunye noluphosayo lundizise kwindlela ephantse yahlekisa. Umgaqo ojikelezayo ubaleka udlula izindlu ezimbalwa kunye neenkomo ezi-rusting. Ezinyaweni zokunyuka, indawo yokupaka encinci enesiqingatha semoto kuyo phantse igcwele; ngomso abantu abangama-2 000 ukuya kuma-5 000 kulindeleke apha kwi-Cooper & apos; s Hill Cheese Roll kunye ne-Wake.

Abantu bebesoloko belandela iimveliso zobisi ezantsi kule meko ithambekileyo emazantsi-ntshona eNgilane okoko nje kukho inkumbulo. 'Ungabuzi apho ivele khona / Uyazi ukuba yinto yakudala kwaye yakudala' iya kudityaniswa. Ndiyaqala ukunyuka, kwaye kucacile ukuba i-Cooper & apos Hill iyinto engafanelekanga: kwaye i-apos; Ukwehla kwindibano kungama-60 degrees; emva kweeyadi ezingama-300, iithambeka ziye kuthi ga kwiidigri ezingama-40 kuphela. Sebenzela oku kwiprosesa yakho kwaye uza kubona ukuba ukuleqa itshizi ezantsi kwale nduli kunento yokwenza nokuzijula ​​kummango.

Ngaphezulu kweenkulungwane, isithethe sitshintshe kancinci. Kwiholide yeWhitsun Bank ngoMvulo (ngoMvulo wokugqibela kaMeyi), amavili amane eephawundi ezisibhozo zeDouble Gloucester ayaqengqeleka. Akukho namnye owakha wabamba itshizi, ethi ibhule ngesantya esingaphezulu kwe-30 mph. Uhlanga ngalunye kwezi luphelile ngemizuzwana; phakathi, kukho ukufudumala. Ngokubhekisele kwishumi elinambini okanye ngaphezulu kokuhla kweedarevils, 'Ngexesha abaza kuthi ngalo benyuke induli, bona & apos badideke ngokupheleleyo, abanako ukulawula iingalo nemilenze yabo, kwaye abanakuma, utshilo uDavid Brown , omnye wababambisi kumgca wokugqibela ogcina iiracers zingqubana nesihlwele, ucingo, okanye indlu encinci yamatye emazantsi enduli. Amavolontiya e-ambulensi kunye nooncedo lokuqala bathabatha abathathi-nxaxheba abahlisiweyo ngaphambi kokuba ugqatso olulandelayo luqale. Akukho zandla zokubambelela endulini, akukho kukhwela phezulu, akukho zimuncumuncu okanye iitawuli zeti zethengiso-ezithengisayo-akukho nto inokwenza isithethe-sibenobubele. Ngokumalunga nee-racers-ke, cinga lo msitho eMelika. Banxibe iminqwazi yokuphahlazeka, iiphedi zengqiniba, oonogada besihlahla. E Cooper & apos; s Hill, wena & apos; ngokwakho

Ingozi, nangona kunjalo, iyinyani-i-racers ezingama-33 zenzakala ngo-1996; 27 kunyaka olandelayo. Kwakukho intetho yokuthintelwa komsitho, kwaye yarhoxiswa ngo-1998 ngelixa amanyathelo okhuseleko — ababambisi abaninzi, abezokhuseleko abaninzi — babekwa.

U-Anthony Peasley, injineli edla umhlala-phantsi, uhlala kwi Cooper & apos; s Hill kwaye wakhonza kwiKomiti yokuTshiza iCheese iminyaka engama-44. Umfazi wakhe, u-Iris, uyintombi yowayengusihlalo weCRC kunye nomtshana we-MC eyadlulayo yomsitho. Bandibonisa imuvi, Ukuleqa itshizi, olo lubhala ugqatso luka-1992, xa itshizi yangena kwisihlwele yaphula intombazana eselula nengalo. Kwifilimu, abantu abadala bakhumbula (ngexesha leMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi, iqhekeza elixabisekileyo laqengqeleka ngaphakathi kwitshizi eyenziwe ngomthi!), Kwaye abantu bacingela malunga nemvelaphi kunye ne-apos (imvelaphi yamaFenike, mhlawumbi, okanye iCeltic?) Kunye nenjongo (isithethe sokuzala? umsitho werekhodi?).

I-Peasleys ayinalo uvelwano 'ngabavukeli abavukelayo,' ababonakalise kwi-Cooper & apos; s Hill e-Whitmonday kunyaka apho iintlanga zarhoxiswa ngetshizi lakwa-Edam. Edam! Isonka samasi sisiseko saso sonke isiganeko, nokuba sithini na, kwaye itshizi elungileyo ibalulekile.

I & apos; ndilahlekelwe kukufika kubisi lwe-Diana Smart & apos; e-Churcham. Okokugqibela, umqokeleli werhafu undikhokelela kumbi-kumgaqo-welizwe elincinci-ngaphandle-kokungabonakali-kokumakisha endikudingayo. Okwethutyana, ndabelana ngendlela yomhlaba kunye neenkomo ngaphambi kokuba ndiqhubeke ngenyawo ukuya kwiqela lezakhiwo neeshedi. Inenekazi elineenwele ezingwevu elinxibe iiWellingtons ezimhlophe kunye nomnqwazi omhlophe omncinci uvelayo, undixhawula, undazisa kubazukulwana bakhe ababini kunye nekati yabo, iqanda elibotshelelwe.

USmart nomyeni wakhe babengabalimi bemveliso yobisi iminyaka, kodwa akazange aqalise ukwenza itshizi kude kube ngo-1986, xa wayeneminyaka engama-60. Ithuba laye lavela lokuthenga le mveliso yobisi kwaye bafunde urhwebo, kwaye akazange akwazi ukuxhathisa. Ngoku itshizi yakhe eshinyeneyo, efana ne-cheddar, iidiski ezinobunkunkqele ezimiliselwe kumaxesha eVictorian kwaye sele zikhulile ukuya kuthi ga kwiinyanga ezili-18, ziphumelela amabhaso kwaye zithengiswa kwi-Yal & apos; Yard, eLondon foodie mecca. UNkosikazi Smart ukhetha i-Cooper & apos; s Hill Double Gloucester uqobo. 'Ndizama ukukhetha ezincinci' — ii-intshi ezili-10 okanye ububanzi. 'Ngaphandle koko, izinto zinokuba yingozi.' Ndiyabuza ukuba uziva ewongekile ngokuba kukhethwe umsebenzi wakhe wezandla kumbhiyozo wamandulo. Akonwabanga. Njengomnye wabenzi babini kuphela bamasi emveli eGloucester ashiye eGloucestershire, unebango elisemthethweni lokufumana imbeko, kodwa kunye nethuba elibonakalayo ngaphezulu kokuveliswa ngobuninzi kweGloucesters. Uyacacisa, 'Eyam yeyam. 'Ezinye azizizo, niyabona.'

Ngomhla we-31 kaMeyi ngo-1999, iholide yebhanki ngoMvulo, isibhakabhaka sisezantsi kodwa azivuleki. Kulo nyaka itshizi iqengqeleka emini emaqanda endaweni yentsimbi yesi-6 emva kwemini, ke ngoko ababaleki baya kuba nexesha elincinci lokunxila. I-Cooper & apos; s Hill inyanzelisiwe, yafakwa amakhonkco, kwaye yajikeleza ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zolawulo. Kuyo yonke indawo, iimpawu ziyakukhumbuza ukuba UKUQHUBA INTSHUKUMO YINTO ENOKWENZEKA EYINGOZI.

Isilumkiso esifanelekileyo, isihlwele sihlala sizolile, nokuba sinyuka endulini. Apha, bezama ukufumana indawo yokuhlala, abantu abali-1 500 baxhoma ubomi babo obuthandekayo kwiingcambu ezimtyibilizi nangokubiyela ngocingo. Kundithatha isiqingatha seyure ukunyuka intaba. Ngaphezulu, ndibona ibhinqa elihamba ngeentonga kunye nomfana othe kratya kunye neflegi yaseSweden kubhaka wakhe. Iimbaleki zijonga ngapha komda, uncume ngokungothuki, sela ibhiya.

Kukho isiphithiphithi esinjengoRob Seex, umfama wobisi nowayeyi-MC iminyaka elishumi, ethatha isikhundla sakhe kwinduli yenduli, emana enxiba ibhatyi yakhe emhlophe ethwele umnqwazi ophezulu. U-Anthony Peasley, ongaphezulu kwe-PA, usothula isihlwele. 'Gcina iso lakho kwisonka samasi lide lidlule kuwe, utshilo. Ivili lokuqala liqengqeleka ngumhlolokazi welungu lekomiti ende. Abagxeki bayaphakama, kwaye uninzi lwabo luye phambili kwangoko, bebonisa oko uSihlalo weKomidi yeeChizi u-Tony Pither andixelele kona: 'Nje ukuba bashiye iinyawo zabo, yiyo loo nto.'

Ukusuka kwindawo yam, ngasemva kolutsha olunentambo yesigcawu entanyeni, ndiyabona ukuba bayadlula emva koko beve iintloko ezantsi. Ziye-apos zeSteve Brain, umakhi oneminyaka engama-30 ubudala.

Kuyangxola ngakumbi emazantsi, ndiye ndaya ezantsi. Njengoko ndisenza, itshizi inani ezimbini bounces kwiqela lam. Sonke siyakhefuzela kwaye siyakhwinana, emva koko sitsho ngesincwina esikhulu njengoko ivili ligqobhoza kuvalo olungqukuva. USteve Brain uphumelele le, nayo. Indoda eyenzakeleyo ithwalwa ngomandlalo; Ngowokuqala wosuku, kwaye akonzakalisanga. Abantu bezokhuseleko baziva kamnandi.

UHelen Thorp noSabrina Rimmer ngabo bakhuphisana bodwa kugqatso lwabasetyhini kunye ne-apos. Banesicwangciso-oko kukuthi, ukutsiba emacaleni abo kunye nokuziqengqa ngendlela ebukekayo. 'Yindlela entsha yokuqengqeleka kwetshizi!' Uyakhwaza uPeasley malunga ne-P. Baqengqa ngaphaya komgca, bayawola, kwaye bayakhwaza 'Amandla amantombazana!' Ndiyavuya ukubona ukuba iringi yenkaba kaHelen ayikhange ibambe magqabi.

Umdyarho wokugqibela wosuku yiBhongo kunye ne-apos; ibhidi yokufumana iqhinga. Utshayela i-precipice ngokunyathela ngokupheleleyo, i-ramrod-ngqo, ngelixa imizimba ibhabha macala onke kuye. Ukusuka ezantsi, umbono uyamangalisa — ngamagorha ahlasela iintshaba, okanye amaxhoba aphoswa kwintshabalalo yawo. Kwelona nqanaba likwinqanaba eliphezulu, ukuwa kweBrain, kuphela ukuya phambili ukuya phambili kwaye kugqabhuke kwiinyawo zakhe, phezulu nangaphezulu komgca wokugqibela ukuphumelela. Mpeyint eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kwaye angangena Intliziyo elikroti.

Ngeengxaki zakhe, uBongo ususa iitshizi ezintathu. 'Ndihlala ndikhupha & apos; em, utshilo. Ke yintoni eqhuba uBrain? 'Ufumana i-buzz ukusuka ekwehleni.'

Ndiyathemba ukuba uLance Townsend ufumana le buzz. I-chaser chaser iminyaka engama-20, ekubeni yayingu-14, uLance unendawo yesibini neyesithathu egqityiweyo kunanoma ubani kwimbali ebhaliweyo yomsitho. Akaphumeleli. Ukufuna kwakhe kumxabise amaqatha amathathu aphukileyo, igxalaba elaphukileyo, kunye nemivumbo emininzi. Indoda etatazelayo enamehlo adiniweyo (kodwa inokuba kungenxa yokuba & apos; yehla nje eCooper & apos; s Hill), uyayazi into ayifunayo: 'Xa ndiphumelela enye, ndiza kuyeka.'

Ngababini, iphelile. Ndincedisa uMnu. Peasley ukuphatha izandisi-lizwi ezibuyela endlwini yakhe. 'Intatheli namhlanje ibisoloko ibuza ukuba kutheni le nto siyenzile, utshilo. 'Ndimxelele ngemvelaphi yeholide, ukuba igcinwe kanjani iphilile yonke le minyaka, kodwa ebendibuza ukuba kutheni. Khange ndikwazi ukumenza aqonde. Kwaye sikuko thina. '

Iitshizi zihamba ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya, bona www.whatsgoingon.com/100things/cheeseroll ; okanye tsalela umnxeba ku-44-1452 / 425-673.

Iincwadi zika-Alfred Gingold kunye neepos zibandakanya Isikhokelo sabazali esipholileyo kuyo yonke iNew York, kunye noHelen Rogan (Isixeko & Co).