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The idea of a perfect spring bank holiday for many involves lazing around at home and barely lifting a finger. For a select number of daredevils flocking to Gloucestershire, however, the day is spent chasing a wheel of cheese down a hill.

The annual tradition, thought to date back to 1826, sees competitors sprint, trip and tumble down Cooper's Hill near Brockworth to try to win an 8lb wheel of double gloucester.