As the Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race fast approaches, the team has revealed more about what paddlers – and spectators – can expect from this adrenaline fuelled day!
When: Join in the fun on Sunday 23rd June 2024, with the first race earmarked to start at 10:30am
Where: Grendon Lakes, Northamptonshire.
Set in 150 acres of stunning Northamptonshire countryside, Grendon Lakes features 12 lakes, two of which are devoted to watersports with the remaining 10 making up some of the finest fishing water in the area. The complex is also home to ‘Hostile Fire’ - the Midlands' premier paintball site. The on-site Alpine clubhouse overlooks the main watersports lake and houses a fully licensed bar, café, toilets, showers and changing rooms, making it the perfect location for friends and families to join in the fun on the day.
Team info: The Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race can accommodate up to 14 teams, each made up of 10 paddlers and one drummer.
To date, the YPHA, the AMES Companies, Evergreen, Westland, British Garden Centres, Deco-Pak alongside GIMA, and Woodlodge have signed up to battle it out on the water.
Don’t worry if you have a smaller team or want to enter as an individual, subject to numbers there may be the option to create mixed teams to ensure everyone can join in the fun!
Cost: Team entry is priced at £900, with the Greenfingers Charity asking each team member to raise a minimum of £100.
Linda Petrons, Director of Fundraising and Communications at the Greenfingers Charity, said: “The Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race is just one of the events we will be running to celebrate our forthcoming 25th anniversary, so we hope that supporters will come together to make it yet another superb occasion. The response has, so far, been great, with teams already ramping up the sense of competition! As always, interested parties are urged to book their place now to avoid disappointment, and for those already signed up – we’ll see you on the water very soon.”
Anyone wanting to secure a spot at the Greenfingers Charity Dragon Boat Race is invited to register by emailing Linda Petrons via linda@greenfingerscharity.org.uk
In the meantime, you can follow all the latest updates from Greenfingers on social media - @Greenfingerscharity on Instagram and LinkedIn, https://www.facebook.com/Greenfingerscharity/ and @GreenfingersCha on Twitter.
