When?
The event takes place on Spring Bank-holiday Monday at midday.
The festival was originally held at midsummer but was moved at some time to Whitsuntide, taking place on Whit Monday.
In 1967, the Bank Holiday was moved from the Church’s Whitsun Festival to become a ‘Spring Bank Holiday’ to be on the last Monday in May each year.
The ‘Cheese Rolling and Wake’ was moved to that day.
In 2005, the Spring Bank Holiday will be Monday May 30th.
Cheese Rolling will begin at 12 o’clock, mid-day.
