The story is that in 1445 , a woman in Olney was making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday when the church bells rang .She didn't want to be late , so she ran out of her house , she was wearing the typical apron and headscarf of 15th Century housewives . She was also carrying a frying pan with a pancake in it when she arrived at church! today, the people of Olney remember that event with a pancake race every year on Shrove Tuesday