Warwick Dragon Boat race a roaring success

CRIES of delight and despair echoed around St Nicholas Park in Warwick last Sunday as teams battled it out in the Dragon Boat race.

Local residents and businesses entered teams or turned out to support those taking part in the gusty conditions.

A total of 13 teams took part this year, all raising money for various charities.

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Francesca Hanikova, from one of the Wolseley teams, said: “The wind made it hard going at times but a great day was had by all.”

For the second year running Squab Heroes of Britannia Squab came in overall winners and they were closely followed by Blind Sports Celtic Warriors which was made up mainly of fire fighters.

Organiser Pip Lightbody said: “It went very well. The winds were quite strong and gust and two teams did capsize, but they went for showers and carried on with the rest of their races. The weather was a bit wet but the spirit on the day was tremendous.”

Neil Raiseborough, of the Alsters Kelley team that capsized, said: “We may have got a little wet, but we showed great determination to carry on and a great day was had by all.”