Join us for the Giant Duck Race

Active Fakenham, in partnership the Fakenham and District Rotary Club, is thrilled to be putting on this event. Join us to watch these ducks. 

Why your business should join in  

We hope your business decides to support this community project. We will aim to make the event as much fun as possible and encourage participation and attendance. We will also help promote your duck (and therefore your business). Any money raised will go towards community events in Fakenham and a contribution is also being made to local schools and Fakenham First Focus. 

•    The event will be widely promoted across a range of media including the local press, social media and our websites. 
•    Your Duck can be decorated with your own identifying livery.  You can either decorate it yourself or we can arrange for it to be decorated by a local school or community group.
•    Once decorated we will display the ducks in the Town Centre until the day of the race.
•    We will arrange a photo opportunity where you can be photographed with your duck.
•    You will be supporting Active Fakenham and local charities. Over the last twelve months Active Fakenham’s events have included producing and distributing the Fakenham Town Guide, The Easter Sunday Funday and races, school theatre performances for around 500 children, The Riverside Festival and Races, The Get Active in Fakenham Week with dozens of free or low cost taster sessions, Ride North Norfolk Cycle ride from the Fakenham Community Centre, free cycle services and safety checks, and more. We have also set up the Fakenham Info Hub in the Market place providing information for visitors and residents.
•    The winning company will have a cup to display for the year and there are some exciting prizes.

How it works
A payment of £75 will secure your business a place in the Fakenham Giant Duck Race, supported by local businesses- and the duck is yours to keep!  You can decorate your Duck to advertise your business……the brighter the better!  If your business already owns a Duck from a previous ‘Active Fakenham Duck Race’ the entry cost is reduced to £50. If you do not want to decorate your own duck we can arrange for a local school to do this for you.
Any money raised will go towards community events in Fakenham and a contribution is also being made to Fakenham First Focus.  We also support three local schools by donating tickets to them.

See a video of the 2025 race HERE

Winners get prizes

For more information and to download the entry form

 as a PDF  HERE  or as a WORD Doc  HERE

Active Fakenham would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring a duck in the 2026 Giant Sponsored Duck Race. Any funds raised will go to local events and local charities and schools.  Your business still has time to sponsor a duck

Aldiss

AVWUK

Boots

Building Norfolk CIC

Cera Care.    

Daly (Group) Ltd

Dempsey Heating

Fakenham & District Rotary Club

Fakenham Central Cinema

Fakenham Community Centre

Fakenham Community Shed

Fakenham Garden Centre

Fakenham Infant School

Fakenham Junior School

Fakenham Racecourse

Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre

Fakenham Sports Centre Association 

Fakenham Town Council

Fine and Country

First Focus

Grocott & Murfitt

H Banham Ltd.

Hayes and Storr Solicitors

Hays Travel

Inkroom 

Jack Richards

Larking Gowan

Linda McCartney

MD Williamson Carpets Ltd

Norfolk Roots Property

North Norfolk Glass Ltd

Safe Landing Community Hub

Stephenson Smart

Tesco

The Parachute Project

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