|
|
The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race
® was dreamed into
life by Simon
Thackray as he stared out of a window at his local
pub one sunny Sunday afternoon back in the early 90s. As waitresses
glided past with plates of roast beef and yorkshire puddings,
he mused on the idea of sailing down the river in a giant yorkshire
pudding boat. Very soon, like Jack and the Beanstalk, this small
seed of an idea grew into something much bigger..."soon
it'll be like Woodstock: people will pretend they were there
- people will want to say, 'I was there when it all started'"
Independent on Sunday.
 Next Sailing: (all
being well) on a high tide in 2008! |
Conceived and produced by Simon Thackray Copyright © Simon Thackray
(Sponsorship and media enquiries here)
As the title suggests, these are giant Yorkshire pudding boats made from flour, water and eggs. Now part of folklore, Yorkshire Pudding Boats were originally baked to use as rescue boats in times of severe flooding. Several coats of Yacht varnish prevent them from going soggy.
The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race was first presented by The Shed in June 1999 on Bob's Pond in Brawby. The boats were launched during a perfectly-timed thunder storm as poet Ian McMillan read the the Yorkshire Pudding Boat Songs and M People saxophonist Snake Davis and the children of the Yorkshire Pudding Orchestra provided musical sound effects. A legend was born.
"Certain men are notorious for what they get up to in their sheds. Simon Thackray runs an arts centre in his. For the past 15 years, The Shed, near the market town of Malton, has been responsible for some of the smallest and most inspired art events in the country." Alfred Hickling Guardian
Read these amazing stories:
The
Yorkshire Pudding Boat Songs by Ian McMillan - Part
1
The Yorkshire
Pudding Boat Songs by Ian McMillan - Part 2
"It's as bizarre as a Dadaist event from 1930. Tristan Tzara would feel very much at home." Independent On Sunday
Try cooking these:
(No
1 search result for 'Yorkshire pudding recipes' on GOOGLE!)
New Recipes for Yorkshire Puddings by
Sarah Beattie
Independent On Sunday
Review
of The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race®
| MEDIA ENQUIRIES |
|
The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race attracts considerable interest from media companies and programme makers - from Country Life to Richard and Judy. If you would like to discuss future sponsorship and / or filming opportunities, please contact Simon at The Shed. 'For the past 15 years, The Shed, near the market town of Malton, has been responsible for some of the smallest and most inspired art events in the country.' Alfred Hickling Guardian Trademark: The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race is a registered trademark of Simon Thackray. |
MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE YORKSHIRE PUDDING BOAT RACE®
SKY NEWS, BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Big Breakfast Channel Four, ARD Germany, BBC Radio 5 Live, Armed Forces Radio, BBC Radio One's Newsbeat, BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright In The Afternoon, 3 Counties Radio, BBC Radios York, Sheffield, Humberside, Cleveland, Leeds, Minster FM, BBC North FM, Yorkshire Coast Radio, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Daily Express, Daily Star, Yorkshire Post, Northern Echo, Yorkshire Evening Press and Gazette & Herald. Ryedale Mercury, Artscene, The Week, Sunday Times, AOL 'Out There'. BBC 1 Newsround + Christmas Special Review of the Year, BBC Children In Need, TES. Independent on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph, Galaxy Radio, Tyne Tees Television, The Guardian.
Trademarks
and Copyright TOP
The Shed® and The Yorkshire
Pudding Boat Race® are registered trademarks
of Simon Thackray T/A The Shed. © Simon Thackray 1992 -
2007.
Yorkshire Pudding Boat™ is a trademark © Simon Thackray.
Address,
Telephone
The Shed, Brawby, Malton,
North Yorkshire YO17 6PY
Telephone +44 (0) 1653 668494
The Shed is supported by Arts
Council England, Yorkshire
and Ryedale District Council.
Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race Photo © Tony Bartholomew