A conventional yard of ale ingesting contest in a seaside city has been cancelled by the RNLI amid fears it might encourage binge ingesting.
Locals in Lyme Regis, Dorset collect outdoors the Cobb Arms pub yearly to see who can down a yard glass of beer within the quickest time.
The enjoyable and common competitors is held as a part of Lifeboat Week, a collection of charity occasions to lift funds for the RNLI.
However the lifesaving charity has cancelled the yard of ale contest as a result of it despatched out the fallacious message about ingesting giant portions of alcohol close to the water.
Locals in Lyme Regis, Dorset collect outdoors the Cobb Arms pub yearly to see who can down a yard glass of beer within the quickest time
In addition they cited well being and security issues about giant crowds gathering within the highway outdoors a pub for the occasion.
In 2006 Conger Coddling, that concerned individuals knocking rivals off a wood block by swinging a lifeless conger eel at them, was banned after 32 years following complaints of animal cruelty.
The pram derby, which noticed groups of ‘moms and infants’ race round a course ingesting half pints at each pub on the route, was additionally cancelled because of well being and security fears.
Gary Valentine, landlord of the Cobb Arms, stated: ‘That is the primary I’ve heard about it being cancelled. The yard of ale contest is a part of Lifeboat Week and is likely one of the highlights.
‘It attracts an enormous crowd and we have now by no means had any hassle or issues earlier than.
‘Everybody stands outdoors to observe, half the highway is closed for it.
‘There’s not many individuals that truly handle to drink the entire yard of ale anyway, the bulk spill half of it down their shirts.
‘It is an actual disgrace. It has been going for at the very least ten years and this yr’s was vastly common.
‘I am unable to see the logic behind it. It is unhappy they’ve come to that call.’
Chris Higgs, the reigning yard of ale champion who drank his yard in 9.5 seconds, stated: ‘Such a disgrace in regards to the information of shedding the final true lifeboat week occasion. I’m proud to say I am a number of time and reigning champion.
‘It was so nice this yr to see so many new faces having a go and such a terrific ambiance.
‘Let’s hope this is not the top of one other nice Lyme custom.’
Native resident Lisa Blake posted on-line: ‘How did we ever survive our childhood and teenage years? PC angle has gone bonkers.’
The Lifeboat Week has been held in Lyme Regis each summer time because the early Seventies.
The 2020 occasion needed to be cancelled as a result of pandemic, and so this yr’s celebrations proved vastly common.
This yr’s occasion raised £36,000 for the RNLI and the yard of ale competitors attracted a report variety of 25 individuals participating.
Till now, the RNLI had backed to yard of ale occasion.
However a spokesperson stated it was now not applicable for the lifesaving charity to assist it.
They stated: ‘The choice to take away an occasion known as a ‘Yard of Ale’ from the programme of occasions included within the Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week was made after contemplating the security of huge crowds gathering within the highway outdoors a public home.
‘As well as, the RNLI has all the time been an advocate for accountable use of alcohol on or round water and now not felt that it was applicable to encourage the consumption of huge portions of alcohol at an occasion elevating funds for the lifesaving charity.’