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Last held in 2019, although the popular Knob-eating contest will no longer be held on the day. Knob throwing, Knob painting and pin-the-knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant will be among the delights on offer. One of my extended family was involved in organising the annual Knob-fest previously!
From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-68740250
"A knob throwing festival that was scrapped because it got too big is to return in July.
Organisers of the Knob Throwing Games, which last took place in 2019, will be held on 14 July at Chilfrome, Dorset.
The games, where people compete to toss the county's traditional biscuits the furthest, had expanded to include other events.
But its popular knob eating race will not take place this year due to a fear of choking.
The one-day festival, which was first held in 2008 in Cattistock, near Dorchester, will return in conjunction with Cattistock Countryside Show, organisers said.
It had expanded over the years to include numerous knob-themed events involving the very dry, spherical biscuits, such as knob painting, a knob and spoon race, guess the weight of the big knob, knob darts and a knob pyramid.
Ian Gregory, of the organising committee, said: "We are not doing knob eating this year, we don't want people choking on a knob, but you can pin the knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant.".... "
Dorset Knobs
Wired Canvas, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-68740250
"A knob throwing festival that was scrapped because it got too big is to return in July.
Organisers of the Knob Throwing Games, which last took place in 2019, will be held on 14 July at Chilfrome, Dorset.
The games, where people compete to toss the county's traditional biscuits the furthest, had expanded to include other events.
But its popular knob eating race will not take place this year due to a fear of choking.
The one-day festival, which was first held in 2008 in Cattistock, near Dorchester, will return in conjunction with Cattistock Countryside Show, organisers said.
It had expanded over the years to include numerous knob-themed events involving the very dry, spherical biscuits, such as knob painting, a knob and spoon race, guess the weight of the big knob, knob darts and a knob pyramid.
Ian Gregory, of the organising committee, said: "We are not doing knob eating this year, we don't want people choking on a knob, but you can pin the knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant.".... "
Dorset Knobs
Wired Canvas, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
