The battle to find Ryde's best pancake tosser is back for its eighth year.
Ryde Mayor, Michael Lilley, established the annual event in 2016 and it has to date raised more than £10,000 towards aiding food insecurity and poverty.
This year's challenge takes place on Tuesday February 21 at Pickle and Dill on Union Street at 3.30pm.
Cllr Lilley has two food projects in his ward of Ryde Appley and Elmfield — Ryde Foodbank and Oakfield Primary School Community Pantry.
The Pancake idea was created by Cllr Lilley, and Erica Manley, a Ryde Foodbank volunteer.
Sadly, Erica died recently and this year’s event will be held in her memory.
Cllr Lilley said:
“Going hungry and not having the money to feed your family and children, is the most desperate state to be in.
"To also have the humiliation of having to go and seek free food is devastating for some people.
"Erica and all the volunteers of local food projects, have always greeted people with food with dignity, and are totally non-judgemental.
"This year’s event is in Erica’s memory and to all the volunteers who give their time to help others not go hungry.”
The Ryde Pancake Day event includes children from Oakfield Primary School and volunteers from Oakfield Community Pantry making and flipping pancakes with the Mayor from 12-2pm.
This will be followed by the “Open to All Challengers” flipping event at 3.30pm at Pickle and Dill where Bob, aka “the chef”, will be hoping to retain his title.
Each challenger has to flip as many pancakes as they can in a minute.
From 5pm the Mayor will be visiting the High Street and popping into Crepe Lovers and The Star.
Veteran high-heeled campaigner, Peter May, and popular entertainer Quivers will be taking part in the challenge.
Cllr Lilley added:
"Please come and join in but more importantly give generously to the cause of preventing food poverty."
All donations will be split between Ryde/IW Foodbank, Oakfield Community Pantry, Ryde Aspire and Oakvale Foodshare.
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