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Pole position? These women are set to scale a 25ft greasy pole - to win a prize ham

BBC News UK · 16 August 2026 at 00:46

Pole position? These women are set to scale a 25ft greasy pole - to win a prize ham

The five women will try to scale a 25ft wooden pole covered in grease and claim the prize at the top - a ham.

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