PIC BY GEOFF ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY 07976 880732.<br /> <br /> PIC SHOWS CHOIR BOYS FROM ELY CATHEDRAL ON MONDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 3RD  PRACTICING FOR THE ANNUAL PANCKE RACE WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE CATHEDRAL TOMORROW ON SHROVE TUESDAY.(MARCH 4TH)<br /> <br />  Choristers have been practising today (Mon) for their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.<br /> <br /> The boys, aged 10 and 11, wore their red cassocks as they flipped pancakes to mark Shrove Tuesday.<br /> <br /> The annual event sees about 20 choristers race down the nave of the 12th Century Cathedral after Evensong. It is the third longest nave in the UK, measuring 75 metres.<br /> <br /> &quot;Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember,&quot; said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral.<br /> <br /> &quot;It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for the boys to do, they really enjoy it.&quot;<br /> <br /> SEE COPY CATCHLINE Choristers practice for pancake race
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