Sunny Duck Races Bring Wincanton Community Together & Raises £500 VIDEO

A wonderful sunny afternoon brought out droves of Wincanton families to enjoy the Duck Races at the Recreation Ground on Sunday 18th May, an annual fundraising event organised by the PTFA of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School.

It was an afternoon of fun for all ages, with face painting, hair braiding, hook a duck, cakes, sweets, welly-wanging and refreshments. The CATCH team was also represented, which has taken such an initiative in making improvements to the River Cale environment in recent months.

The twenty duck races were the main event, however and attracted young and old alike to the riverbank (and into the river!) to cheer on their ducks. The winners were:

The winner of the final race was Julie Hibbard with duck number 20, who got to choose between a family day pass at Butlins or Farmer Palmers for her prize.

The PTFA of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School put a great deal of work into organising and promoting the event, which raised approximately £500.00 This will help towards the cost of extra resources for the children at school throughout the year, such as play equipment, school trips etc.

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