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The best of the Summer’s
It really has been a memorable summer for two main reasons. Firstly what a sporting year with the European Football Championships and of course the Olympics. Secondly, the weather, need I say more! However, the most important sporting event is yet to happen. It is The Olney Duck and Raft Race, which had to be postponed from June. It was a difficult decision to delay the competition but there was just too much
Sporting events water! The river level was very high and flowing too fast.
The new date is Sunday September 16th where you will see competition unlike anywhere else, move over the Olympics! Two thousand plastic ducks battling from the weir to be first under the bridge
are still to come with the first prize of £100 - much better odds than the National Lottery and all the proceeds go to our local Scout group. The main event is Raft
Race, which for teams can be anything they want, trying to be first or raising money by sponsorship or just in it for fun. I know that the Olney Runners are desperate to take the course record having missed out by
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