Rubber Duckies…the sequel!
Further to my last post, it would seem that rubber ducks the world over are making desperate bids for freedom, as sixteen hundred of the bath toys made a break for it during an annual charity duck race on the Water of Leith in Scotland.
“The heavy rain meant the currents on the Water of Leith were so strong the ducks shot straight past the event’s 20 volunteer “catchers” on Sunday.
Race co-ordinator Stevi Manning said: ‘We usually lose a dozen or so ducks every year, but we’ve never seen anything on this scale. They just picked up speed and kept going’. Staff at pubs and restaurants in Leith described seeing a “bizarre” parade of ducks passing by.
Steve Legget, bar manager of Cruz on the Shore, said: “It was unbelievable. It looked like there were thousands of them coming down the river and people were trying to get them out from under the bridge.
‘We didn’t have a clue what was going on, but we’ve got a couple of them on show in the bar now.’
The charity duck race has been running between Dean Village and Stockbridge since 1988. Despite the setback, this year’s event raised £2930, which will be split between the Sick Kids Foundation and Lifecare, a care centre built at the former Stockbridge House community centre.”
Source:-Scotsman.com news
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I don’t think I’ll look at rubber duckies in quite the same way. Cool posts.