Cheddar Vale Lions Club

An Awesome Event in Cheddar Gorge on August Bank Holiday Monday.

Cheddar Vale Lions Club held their annual Duck Races on August Bank Holiday Monday, 28th August 2023. After great care in planning how we sold the Duck Race tickets with an early selling point on our website, we had incredible support from our community and visitors. All our regular visitors and more came out for the spectacle, watching 1,000 ducks come down the river, the cheers were fantastic, the children loved it as always. 

As per previous years, a major part of the funds raised will be donated to Children’s Hospice SW and the remainder towards our work in the community. We have yet to tally up the money raised but, having sold out the first race (1000 tickets), and then most of the second race, we know it will be a good amount. 

Now all the old ducks have been retired, the ducks were in good condition for the races thanks to Hanson’s helping us to purchase brand new last year!   

The event is always popular, and the crowd joined in the fun. We thank everyone for the fantastic support over the years and helping us to keep the Children’s Hospice going with the amazing work they do.      

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