We have some great event planned for 2012 check back soon for details.
River Ramble 2011 - SPONSORED WALK ALONG THE WATER OF LEITH WALKWAY on Sun 24th July
Thank you to all who joined in the event we had a great day and raised over £450.
Duck Race 2010
The 2010 Duck Race was a great success around 500 visitors came to watch the spectacle and take part in the races. In total over 2000 ducks were raced along the river plus 16 GIANT Corporate Ducks. The winners are listed below and everyone has been notified. We raised in excess of £3000 which was amazing and we have so many people to thank for there support. First and foremost our thanks goes to the prize givers for their generous support; Diageo, The Kitchin, Hunter, Martin Wishart Cook School, Ian Macleod Distillers ltd, Pizza Express, Greens Gym, The Dell Inn, Deep Sea World, Our Dynamic Earth, The Camera Obscura, Butterfly and Insect World, Murrayfield Ice Rink, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Scottish Mining Museum, and the Royal Botantic Gardens
BLUE RACE
All 300 Blue Ducks were sold and took to the water for this special ‘only available on the day’ race. The winners received tickets to local visitor attractions including Our Dynamic Earth, Deep Sea World, The Camera Obscura, The Scottish Seabird Centre, Scottish Mining Museum and The Botanics
YELLOW RACE
The Yellow Race was a phenomenal success with nearly 1900 ducks racing. Over 1400 ducks were sold in advance of race day, with the reminder sold to the visiting public. It was quite a spectacle to see this many yellow blobs floating along the river. We had great prizes for this race and would like to thank; The Kitchin Restaurant, Hunter Wellies, Martin Wishart Cookschool, Pizza Express, Deep Sea World, Greens Health and Fitness and The Dell Inn.
Corporate Race also hotly competed with Pendland Landrover’s Duck winning the race, the Tall Poppy Duck came second, with Tallulah Hairdressers coming in third. The main prize was a dozen bottles of champagne generously donated by Diageo, We would like to thank all 16 local business who stumped up £50 for a GIANT Duck and took the time to decorate there entry. The public voted on the ‘best dressed duck’ and Hypostyle Architect firm in Leith won this accolade
Thank you the following for their sponsorship:
HYPOSTYLE ARCHITECTS
PENTLAND LAND ROVER X2
THREEBRAND
COLINTON PHARMACY LTD
MALONE OF EDINBURGH LTD
BOOKER WHOLESALE
TALL POPPIES
THE WATER OF LEITH HONORARY BAILIFFS
NICKY ALEXANDER LTD X2
GRAHAM BURN
GORDON MUNRO - SOUTH WEST CONSERVATIVES
SCOTTISH BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY
COLINTON DENTIST
TALLULAH HAIRDRESSERS
