Cirencester Scene Magazine - Supporting Local Businesses - Buy Locally! Lechlade Duck Race
RAF personnel go quackers in Lechlade on 5th May!
The personnel of RAF Brize Norton have gone duck crazy! On the 5th May they will be launching the Lechlade Duck Race in support of the Royal Air Forces Association and the Cotswold Water Park Trust.
The event will take place on the River Thames at Lechlade in Gloucestershire and it is set to be a great day out for all of the family!
There will be funfair rides, inflatables, competitions like hook- a-duck and a duck hunt, face- painting, a sweet & balloon stall, BBQ, ice cream, along with over 20 local traders running stalls. The fantastic 'Bob the Duck' mascot will also be there to pose for photos! Also look out for the giant 3-storey high inflatable yellow duck!
Olympic gold medalist Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE with 4000 numbered plastic ducks being thrown into the river! There are fantastic family experience prizes on offer for the 20 quickest ducks across the line.
The event is being held at The Riverside Wharf on the A361 in Lechlade and runs between 1000 and 1700 hours.
All in all it will be a great family day out and it’s going to be fantastic fun!
For more information find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ LechladeDuckRace or on Twitter @The_Duck_Race.
the meeting point of these three counties and the local people of the town have been fantastic in getting behind this event.
Senior Aircraftsman (SAC) Monika Dunkley.
We are very pleased that the money raised by this event will go towards the fantastic work that Royal Air Forces
All of these activities will culminate in the main duck race at 1400 hours, being hosted by four time
Association do in looking after both serving and ex- serving members of the RAF and their family members when they find themselves in a time of need.
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