The renowned Oggy Oscars are returning to the Eden Project on Saturday, March 3 with the staging of the seventh annual World Pasty Championships, it has been announced.

Entries are now open for the event. 

In a first for next year, the championships will be the climax of the inaugural Cornish Pasty Week (February 25 to March 3) inspired by the Eden event and delivered by industry membership body the Cornish Pasty Association.

Eden chief executive Gordon Seabright said: ‘We’re very excited about the return of the World Pasty Championships, an event which brings Cornwall and the wider world together in a great celebration of our signature dish.’

The championships will be welcoming back one of the major winners from last year. Gerry Ramier (pictured), who is from St Catherine’s in Ontario, Canada, in the shadow of the Niagara Falls, won the Cornish Pasty Professional category last year.

To enter the World Pasty Championships 2018 or find out more about the competition go to www.edenproject.com/pasty