But after seven years without mishap, the event has been banned from a community’s annual festival over fears that there could be legal action if anyone is injured. Organisers claim the compensation culture has led to soaring insurance premiums which have put the activity off limits. Despite the event attracting more than 2,000 young contestants each year, they say they have no alternative but to cancel it. The insurance bill for the fun day has risen from £400 to £600 in a year and would double if traditional events including the sack race, three-legged dash and egg-and-spoon were still included. This is London 7/2/07.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Bags of no fun
WHEN children tumble over in the sack race, they tend to suffer nothing worse than wounded pride. 
But after seven years without mishap, the event has been banned from a community’s annual festival over fears that there could be legal action if anyone is injured. Organisers claim the compensation culture has led to soaring insurance premiums which have put the activity off limits. Despite the event attracting more than 2,000 young contestants each year, they say they have no alternative but to cancel it. The insurance bill for the fun day has risen from £400 to £600 in a year and would double if traditional events including the sack race, three-legged dash and egg-and-spoon were still included. This is London 7/2/07.
But after seven years without mishap, the event has been banned from a community’s annual festival over fears that there could be legal action if anyone is injured. Organisers claim the compensation culture has led to soaring insurance premiums which have put the activity off limits. Despite the event attracting more than 2,000 young contestants each year, they say they have no alternative but to cancel it. The insurance bill for the fun day has risen from £400 to £600 in a year and would double if traditional events including the sack race, three-legged dash and egg-and-spoon were still included. This is London 7/2/07.
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