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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Dorset knob-throwing festival cancelled after becoming too popular

Moores Dorset Knob Biscuits
The Dorset knob started life sometime before 1860 when the Moores family began baking in West Dorset, according to Moores biscuit-maker. Photograph: Alicia Canter/Alicia Canter/ Observer

A “knob-throwing” event has been cancelled because the size has become too much to handle for the organisers.

The Dorset knob-throwing contest involves competitors hurling a traditional Dorset knob – a hard biscuit – as far as they can. The record throw of 29.4 metres (96 ft) was set in 2012.

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