Knob-tossing contest forced to cancel as it has grown too big
A KNOB-tossing contest has had to be cancelled as it has grown too big.
Organisers also say they are having trouble getting hold of their knobs — a type of hard biscuit.
The annual Dorset Knob Throwing challenge involves people tossing the county’s traditional cookies across a field.
But officials who run the event in the village of Cattistock, near Dorchester, say it has swollen in popularity in recent years.
They also admit it has taken them longer than anticipated to find their knobs.
The event was originally due to be held on May 1 alongside the Frome Valley Food Festival.
It also includes knob-eating, knob-painting, a knob and spoon race, guess the weight of the big knob, knob darts and a knob pyramid.
The family fun attracted thousands of people when it was last held in 2019.
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But its rise in popularity has proved too much of a handful for the small village committee that organises it.
An update on the event’s website reads: “We had over 8,000 people attend the 2019 event, meaning it has reached such a size that it simply cannot be run by a small village committee.
“We’ve looked at various options but sadly couldn’t make any of them work for this year for many reasons.
“We also sadly lost the support of our event management team late in 2021 and agreements with Moores Biscuits to provide the biscuits for the event’s games also took much longer than anticipated.
"We hope the event can return in years to come.”
