IT'S Pancake Day!

No matter what you like on top, we can all agree there's not much better than a delicious freshly-made pancake.

And it's not just food - there's also the fun of a pancake race.

We had a look through our archvies to find these pictures of pancake races through the years.

South Wales Argus: swa/mike lewis 4.03.03 reporter 
FLIPPING GREAT...PUTTING IN SOME PRACTICE FOR THE PANCAKE RACE AT TINTERN ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VAROIUS HOTELS AND PUBS, FROM LEFT,MICHAEL WARD, ROSEMARY MECKLENBURGH, SHERYL LAWRENCE, BECKY ROSS, BARBARA BUTT AND SUE

Getting ready for the race in Tintern in 2003 were representatives of hotels and pubs in the area (L-R): Michael Ward, Rosemary Mecklenburgh, Sheryl Lawrence, Becky Ross, Barbara Butt, and Sue Cooke

South Wales Argus: swa/mike lewis 4.03.03 reporter 
IN THE PAN...CHEF MICHAEL WARD, (LEADING), REPRESENTING THE FOUNTAIN WINS THE TINTERN PANCAKE RACE

Chef Michael Ward, representing The Fountain, leads the pack at the Tintern pancake race in 2003

South Wales Argus: swa/mike lewis 4.03.03 reporter 
flipping great...winning chef michael ward of The Fountain tosses his pancake in delight after winning the race at tintern

...and he won! Mr Ward tosses his pancake in delight after winning the race

South Wales Argus: ARGUS-MARK    24-02-04
CWMBRAN SHOPPING'S JAMIE SULWAY AND JOHN DUKE IN THE PANCAKE DAY RACE

Cwmbran Shopping's Jamie Sulway and John Duke in the Pancake Day race in 2004

South Wales Argus: ARGUS-MARK    24-02-04
(L-R) CWMBRAN SHOPPING'S JAMIE SULWAY AND GARETH PRIEST ARE BEATEN AT THE LINE BY DEBBIE NURSE AND LOUISA HOLLOWAY OF WOOLWORTHS CWMBRAN IN THE PANCAKE DAY RACE

(L-R) Cwmbran Shopping's Jamie Sulway and Gareth Priest are beaten at the line by Debbie Nurse and Lousia Holloway of Woolworths (remember that?) in the Pancake Day race in 2004

South Wales Argus: ARGUS-MARK    24-02-04
WOOLWORTHS CWMBRAN CELEBRATE WINNING THE PANCAKE DAY RACE

Staff from Cwmbran's Woolworths celebrate winning the Pancake Day race in 2004

South Wales Argus: ARGUS-MARK   REPORTER-REBECCA   28-02-06
TINTERN PANCAKE RACE
(L-R)DAVID YEOMANS JR AND JOSH RICHARDSON JASON YOXALL AND PAUL YEOMANS AND KAY BALL AND TOM ZSIGO DURING THE THREE LEGGED PANCAKE RACE AT TINTERN

2006 now, and back to Tintern, where (L-R) David Yeomans Jr and Josh Richardson, Jason Yoxall and Paul Yeomans, and Kay Ball and Tom Zsigo took part in the three-legged Pancake Race

South Wales Argus: ARGUS-MARK   REPORTER-REBECCA   28-02-06
TINTERN PANCAKE RACE
KAY BALL AND TOM ZSIGO WINNERS OF THE THREE LEGGED PANCAKE RACE AT TINTERN

And it was Kay and Zsigo who came out on top!

South Wales Argus: ARGUS/MIKE LEWIS...28.2.06 REPORTER ANDY
OVERALL WINNERS....CWMBRAN FIRE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES JASON DONALDSON, LEFT, AND MARK YOUNG JOIN IN THE FUN OF PANCAKE RACING AT CWMBRAN

Also in 2006, Cwmbran Fire Service representatives Jason Donaldson and Mark Young took part in pancake racing in Cwmbran

South Wales Argus: SWA_CT_20.2.07
COURTNEY HEATH 4 AND JACOB RUSSELL 3 TAKE PART IN A PANCAKE RACE AT ACORN NURSERIES IN NEWPORT.

In 2007 Courtney Heath, four, and Jacob Russell, three, took part in a pancake race at Acron Nurseries in Newport

South Wales Argus: SWA NICK MORRISH 20-02-07
**CROPPED VERSION OF NUMBER 11**
(L-R)  DAVID KINNON FROM AUSTRALIA SIMON PHILLIPS DAVE YEOMANS JNR AND PAUL YEOMAN SCOMPETE IN THE INDIVIDUAL  PANCAKE RACE IN TINTERN

(L-R) David Kinnon from Australia, Simon Phillips, Dave Yeomons Jr, and Paul Yeomans compete in the individual pancake race in Tintern in 2007

South Wales Argus: SWA NICK MORRISH 20-02-07
(L-R) LEE JONES OF THE ANCHOR TEAM FALLS BEHIND SIMON PHILLIPS OF ELLAS SHOP TEAM DURING A TEAM PANCAKE RACE IN TINTERN

In Tintern in 2007, Lee Jones of The Anchor team falls behind Simon Phillips of Ellas Shop team

South Wales Argus: SWA NICK MORRISH 20-02-07
(L-R)  PAUL YEOMANS LEE JONES AND DAVE YEOMANS JNR OF THE ANCHOR WHO WON THE TEAM PANCAKE RACE IN TINTERN

Paul Yeomans, Lee Jones, and Dave Yeomans Jr of The Anchor, who won the Pancake Race in Tintern in 2007