Organisers behind the annual Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival have announced that over £17,000 has been raised for local charities.
On Saturday 22nd July, the 20th Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival took place at Willen Lake.
Despite being a rainy day, 35 teams took to the 200m race course, watched by hundreds of spectators, to raise money for local charities while competing for the crown.
As well as the exciting races, a wide range of food stalls and fun activities were on offer for friends and families, making the competition a great day out for all.
This year, the festival was supported by MKFM, Business MK, Pulse Magazine and MK Charities.
The Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival is mainly aimed at corporate groups who are looking for a great team building day out whilst supporting and raising money for a charity of their choice.
Dragon boat racing is an ancient Chinese tradition and the fastest growing water activity in Britain today - as well as being extremely fun.
Team Unagi - Smc Corporation took home the crown, with their fastest time coming in at 56.36 seconds while Philosophical Dragons – Open University were crowned mixed crew champions.
Uni-Samurai – Mitsubishi Pencil Co UK Ltd won best dressed crew and Celestra Allstars – Celestra Ltd raised over £1,761 for RMHC Oxford, winning the charity trophy and prosecco.
You can check the results summary here and the final scoreboard here.
MKFM would also like to say a huge thank you to Fireaway Pizza for supplying the MKFM Dragons with some delicious pizza!
Video credit: DJ Hurley / MKFM
