Life in Beckworth » The Court Of Human Rights http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Goat Rolling… Still Banned http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/town-council/goat-rolling-still-banned/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/town-council/goat-rolling-still-banned/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:25:50 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=6651 Continue reading →]]> Hello all. Just to let you know that due to the ongoing judicial review Beckworth’s Springtime tradition of Goat Rolling has been cancelled again this year. We’ve now been banned by all the courts in the land and Parliament, but our final roll of the dice is by taking the case to The Court Of Human Rights. Fingers crossed they see sense and side with us so we can get back to our goats. The tradition of throwing the goat as far as is humanly possible and then rolling them down the rest of the rocky hill was due to take place as usual on Fool’s Hill on the third Saturday in March (this coming Sunday). This is only the second time in 564 years that the event hasn’t taken place. Even practicing has been temporarily outlawed, with local police issuing a warning that anyone found in possession of or just talking to a goat during March will be arrested and have their four-legged friend put down. On a slightly happier note, a compromise by the court of appeal has allowed the town to right to try Horse Rolling instead… It’s a bit more dangerous due to the animals size and weight but worth a try. So let’s give it a go… Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Mayor Gary Grimsby

Beckworth Horse Rolling

(Above) A local horse practices some rolls in preparation for this Sunday

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