Fakenham Corporate Duck Race 2023
Fakenham Corporate Duck Racesponsored by local businessesSunday 18th June 2023
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.
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The event will be widely promoted across a range of media including the local press, social media and our websites.
• Your “Duck” will be included in the https://www.activefakenham.org.uk/fakenham-corporate-duck-race-2023
• 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 Fakenham Info Hub in the Town Centre until the day of the race.
• We hope to 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.
• Your “Duck” will be included in the https://www.activefakenham.org.uk/fakenham-corporate-duck-race-2023
• 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 Fakenham Info Hub in the Town Centre until the day of the race.
• We hope to 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.
Winners prizes include
1. First Prize TBC
2. A bottle of Champagne
For more information and to download the entry form
Active Fakenham would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring a duck in the 2023 Giant Corporate Duck Race. Any funds raised will go to local events and local charities and schools.
Aldiss
Butcher Andrews Solicitors
Carben Construction
Daly (Group) Ltd
Dempsey Heating
Des Cooper Hairdressers
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham & District Rotary Club
Fakenham Community Centre
Fakenham Garden Centre
Fakenham Infant School
Fakenham Junior School
Fakenham Race Course
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre
Fine and Country
First Focus
GJL Animal Feeds
Grove Veterinary Hospital and Clinics
H Banham Ltd
Hayes and Storr Solicitors
Inkroom (private tattoo studio)
J Metcalfe Jewellers
Jack Richards
Larking Gowan
MD Williamson Carpets Ltd
Nod Butcher and Son
Original Factory Shop
Pensthorpe Wildfowl Trust
Phoenix Events
Sculthorpe Primary School
Soil Fertility Services
Stephenson Smart
The Home Bird
UPP
Wensum Pools
Inkroom (private tattoo studio)
J Metcalfe Jewellers
Jack Richards
Larking Gowan
MD Williamson Carpets Ltd
Nod Butcher and Son
Original Factory Shop
Pensthorpe Wildfowl Trust
Phoenix Events
Sculthorpe Primary School
Soil Fertility Services
Stephenson Smart
The Home Bird
UPP
Wensum Pools
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Fakenham Riverside Community Day
Sunday 18th June 2023
Goggs Mill Road
(in the field by the bridge)
Music and picnic area will be open from 9.30 to 2.30
Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic or visit our food and other stalls. Listen to the live Music
10.00 Rafts on display field for viewing
10.30 Rafts assembled on land for judging “best dressed raft”
11.00 Raft Races
12.30 Local business sponsored, Giant Corporate Duck Race
1.00 Great Fakenham Duck Race
1.30 Music, stalls and food by the river
2.30 Close
10.30 Rafts assembled on land for judging “best dressed raft”
11.00 Raft Races
12.30 Local business sponsored, Giant Corporate Duck Race
1.00 Great Fakenham Duck Race
1.30 Music, stalls and food by the river
2.30 Close
Please note there is no parking or toilets on the site. Parking in Olivet Way (10 min walk)
Through the day/morning
Food and stalls
Cakes, Tea and Food
Bouncy Castles + “grab a duck”
Fakenham Country market's
homemade cakes and sandwiches etc.
Hog Roast
Fesh coffee
Solar Scoops
Locally made Norfolk ice cream served the environmentally friendly way
Stalls
First Aid
Active Fakenham is supporting Fakenham First Focus and three local schools with this event
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