Kenilworth Boxing Day tradition that's 'a bit of fun'

[dutchman]

More than 1,500 plastic yellow ducks are thrown into a brook for a race



One town's popular Boxing Day tradition which sees crowds gather around a small brook will be taking place again this year.

The annual charity duck race at Abbey Fields in Kenilworth, Warwickshire sees more than 1,500 plastic ducks being released into Finham Brook.

Organised by the Kenilworth Lions Club, the tradition has carried on for more than 25 years and all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to a local charity.

"We want to give people a bit of fun, it's a fairly gloomy world we live in at the moment and a bit of fun on Boxing Day will lift the spirit," co-organiser Sim Connor told BBC CWR.

This year, 71 businesses from across the town will be taking part in a corporate race which sees decorated ducks also being released before the main race at 12:00 GMT.

Co-organiser Helen Keast added: "People are up for the fun, the community, the challenge of decorating a duck that supports their business and just the whole community spirit."

Last year, £8,145 was raised and handed to the Special Care Baby Unit at Warwick Hospital to help buy equipment.

[dutchman]

I thought the two men sitting under the bridge were plastic gnomes at first!