Pangbourne Dragon Boat Racing raises £6k for local charities

Pangbourne Rotary Club has celebrated another roaring success with its Dragon Boating Racing.

A record 12 crews competed in the race, hosted at Pangbourne Fete on Saturday (June 14), to raise £6,000 for charity.

Four new entrants included children’s disability charity Dingley’s Promise and three teams from the Royal Berkshire Hospital (ICU, Emergency Medicine and Radiology), which competed for a special trophy.

The racing was competitive, but previous winners Humphrey’s Furry Friends pipped Autism Berkshire by a whisker.

The RBH trophy was won by ICU, which finished third overall. But everyone was a winner and enjoyed a great fun day out, say the organisers.

West Berkshire Homeless and the Purley Park Trust were the beneficiary charities for this year’s event, as well as the Rotarians’ own charitable trust, which donates to worthy causes throughout the year.

Rotarians wish to thank Henley Dragons for running the racing. the crews which took part, its sponsors Purley Park Trust, PR Motors, Pro-Tar Surfacing, Jubilee Day Nursery and Green Parlour Florists, and the many local business who donated prizes to the raffle.

The crews and more than 20 Rotarians and their families left for home exhausted but already buzzing for next year’s event.