Thousands of people attended the third Newark Dragon Boat Festival, raising thousands of pounds for two charities based in the town — Beaumond House Hopsice Care and The Children’s Bereavement Centre.

Thirty-four crews from local businesses and organisations took part in the event. The winners were UMC Architects 1, with Future Cloud Accounting in second and United by Football third.

The charities thanked all involved, including many volunteers.

The 2021 festival raised £46,000, which was shared by the two charities, and organisers hope this year’s event will have made a similar amount.
The head of fundraising and marketing at Beaumond House, Catheryn Lowe, said: “Thank you so very much for everyone who gave their time support and donations to support this year’s Dragon Boat Festival.

“It takes a lot of people to make this event the success it is and each one of you has played a vital role in helping to support two local charities who are so dependent upon this type of support to ensure they can continue to offer their services.

“We are so very grateful. Beaumond House needs to raise around £1m every year to ensure that it can continue to aim to deliver outstanding hospice care to enable local communities to live and to die well.”

The fundraising and marketing manager for the Children’s Bereavement Centre, Rachel Wilson, added: “We are absolutely overwhelmed with the support we have received from all areas of the local community for this year’s Dragon Boat Festival.

“We are proud to organise this event, which enables us to bring the local community together, and Newark did what Newark does best and came out to support us.

“To the sponsors and teams that took part, the local acts, activities, and food stands that kept us all entertained and fed all day, the many amazing volunteers we had on site, and, of course, the thousands of people who came out to watch, a heartfelt thank you.

“The Children’s Bereavement Centre is here to support local families through one of the most devastating times in their lives and the vital funds raised from the Dragon Boat Dragon Boat Festival will help make it possible for us to be there and continue to support the local community for many years to come.”

The charities thanked all the teams who took part, sponsors GXO, and event partners Motorfinity, Ringrose Law, and Lindum Group, as well as the event supporters, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Newark Town Council, Greenzone Facilities Management, Security2, Grey Monkey Toilets, and Simply Sweet.

To take part in Newark Dragon Boat Festival 2023, email [email protected] or [email protected]. Further details of the event can be found at www.newarkdragonboatfestival.co.uk

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