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School Sack Race
A school sack race, a traditional summer Sports Day race in which children stepped inside a rough old sack and then had to ‘hop’ over the ground to race each other along a short course. In this case, at Holmes Chapel, but typical of thousands of similar events across the nation each summer.
Location:
Holmes Chapel
Date:
1910
(Is Estimate)
Photo Category:
Events

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