PIRATES, animals, fried eggs and more took part in this year's Rotary pancake race.

More than 40 teams from businesses and organisations across Winchester, competed in the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race outside Winchester Cathedral, organised by Winchester Rotary Club.

Many teams chose fancy dress, while others opted for a smart uniform.

The overall winners of this year's event were the Winchester Royals, made up of staff from the Winchester Royal Hotel.

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Pablo Ramirez, of the Royal Hotel team, told the Chronicle: “It feels really good to win. We were running for a good cause, to raise funds and support a charity, and to help those who need it. So, I’m more than happy that we could help for that purpose.”

Other winners during the day included the team from Tesco, who managed to win the best name prize for their team’s name “Pirates of the Carrot-Bean-Aisle”, and the Winchester Round Table who took home best costume.

To see more pictures from the day, click through the gallery at the top of the article.