Hundreds take part in Gawthorpe coal-carrying race

At the annual World Coal Transport Championship held in the village of Gawthorpe, near Ossett, 240 participants hauled sacks of coal a distance of 3,320 ft (about 1,000 m). The men carried the 7th 12lb (50kg) sack of coal, while the women racers carried the 3rd 2lb (20kg) sack from the Royal Oak pub to the village’s Maypole Green.