World Black Pudding Throwing Championships will go ahead as planned

The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Bury will go ahead on Sunday, organisers have confirmed. The country has entered a 10-day period of national mourning following the death of The Queen on Thursday.

A number of both national and local events planned for this weekend have been cancelled as a result. Government guidance issued this morning Friday said there was "no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures, or close entertainment venues during the National Mourning period" at that it was at the discretion of the individual organisations.

And, those behind the annual charity event in Ramsbottom, say they have decided to hold the quirky contest as planned.

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One of the organsiers of the event, Phil Taylor, told the Manchester Evening News: "It's a charity event and we raise money for a of local good causes.

"It's also one where people come together and there's a sense of community as there's kind of a 'village fete' around it as well.

"Due respect will be paid. We will be having a minute's silence before it starts and letting people know there is a book of condolence at St Paul's Church if they want to sign it.

"We also have a responsibility - we have got people coming from all over the country, from Birmingham, Lincolnshire, who have booked hotels and things like that so we it wouldn't have been fair to cancel at such short notice.

"Things will start to get back to normal soon so I just think we need to carry on."

The unique event sees competitors young and old hurl black puddings at a dozen Yorkshire puddings piled on a plinth up a 20ft-high tower to see who can knock the