The Mayor’s annual Charity Duck Race today got off to a good (if somewhat damp) start!

There was a good turnout from the public and the rain mostly stayed away, so lots of fun was had by all!

The winners were:

• 1ST PRIZE £100 Duck 887 – Phillipa Cattemole
• 2ND PRIZE £75 Duck 177 – Angela Lawrence
• 3RD PRIZE £50 Duck 422 – Isaac Duncan
• £10 SPOT PRIZES:
• 1 DUCK NUMBER 747 – ADELLA
• 2 DUCK NUMBER 723 – ALAN – SJA
• 3 DUCK NUMBER 8 – NADINE HANLON
• 4 DUCK NUMBER 186 – PAUL ALLEN
• 5 DUCK NUMBER 69 – CHRIS BODEN
• 6 DUCK NUMBER 334 – THEO
• 7 DUCK NUMBER 62 – CHRIS BODEN
• 8 DUCK NUMBER 620 – EUNICE COLES
• 9 DUCK NUMBER 350 – CORNELL
• 10 DUCK NUMBER 86 – TRACY KINGSTON

Here’s some pics from the event:

And here is the winning duck being pulled from the water:

(Don’t worry – all of the ducks were recovered and will be stored for the race next year – No plastic left in the river, and no ducks were harmed in the making of this event!)