Great Duck Derby
Every summer, the Lions Club of Sidmouth stages a Great Duck Derby on the River Sid and this event usually takes place on the third Sunday in July. In 2018 it will be on Sunday 15th JulyThe events will start around 2.00pm, by Sid Park Road bridge in the Byes, with the children's ( and parent's ) 'Duck & Spoon' races. These are followed at 2.45pm by the start of the Corporate Duck Race with little red ducks. The main Duck Race starts at 3.00pm when hundreds of yellow plastic ducks enter the River Sid from the Sid Park Road bridge and "race" downstream, jostling to be the leader. The first yellow duck to reach the 'finishing line' at the weir by Waterloo Bridge, Salcombe Road, earns its owner the winner's prize. Last year the 1st prize was £400, the 2nd prize was £100, 3rd prize was £75 and there were six £40 and ten £20 "swimmer-up" prizes. Each year, the values of the prizes for the yellow duck Race 'winners' , are printed on the Race tickets .
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