13 Apr 2009 - Duck Race

This is usually a good Easter Monday spectacle, whatever the weather. It is promoted annually by the local Mountain Rescue Team, in aid of their funds. Between 1,500 and 2,000 small plastic ducks, each individually numbered, are simultaneously released at 3pm in the river some distance above the bridge at Glenridding - which is the finishing line. Tickets are £1 per duck. Good prizes.