The annual duck race in aid of Wimborne in Bloom will take place on Saturday 24 August at 4pm. The plastic ducks will be launched into the river at the bottom of Mill Lane beside the Riverside Café and cross the finishing line is at the back of the Rising Sun in East Street.
Tickets will be on sale outside the Co-operative Store in Crown Mead on 17, 22, 23 and 24 August and in the Square on 22 and 23 August. First duck home wins £50. Other cash prizes. This annual fun event is in its 14th year.