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And now for the 2023 Wheelbarrow Race ! May 1st 2023
Pictured Above | Spotlights Musical Theatre Group - Winners of Best Fancy Dress
The 2022 Annual Sunninghill Wheelbarrow Race was run, for the first time, on Bank Holiday Monday , May 2nd - having for many years dragged revellers out of bed early on New Years Day ! Sticking with tradition, it started and finished at the School Road car park behind St Michael’s School in the centre of Sunninghill. The route of the race is up to the Duke, along Uand down to the High Street, up Truss Hill Road and back down Upper Village Road via the last drinks stations at the Dog & Partridge and the Carpenters. 18 teams competed for glory in the categories of Fastest Men, Fastest Women, Fastest Mixed Team, Best fancy Dress, Best family Fancy Dress and Most Sponsorship Raised. Bucket collections, raffle (superb prizes
Pictured Above | 'Clown & Country' - Winners of Best Family Fancy Dress
Pictured Above | Sunninghill's Fast Men from Maya Restaurant Sunninghill
RACE RESULTS
| Ascot Scout Beavers | 12:09:00 | 12:19:50 | 00:10:50 | 1st |
| Maya | 12:00:00 | 12:11:16 | 00:11:16 | 2nd |
| Flower Power | 12:11:00 | 12:23:53 | 00:12:53 | 3rd |
Pictured Above - Ascot Scout Beavers
Pictured Above | Spotlights Musical Theatre Group - Winners of Best Fancy Dress in Action
Pictured Above: Flower Power by Heart & Soil
Pictured Above : Angels From St.Michael and All Angels Church Sunninghill
Pictured Above: Active Solutions Physiotherapy Clinic Sunninghill
Pictured Above: 'Cops & Robbers' Who Received a Special Mention
Pictured Above: Quince Players Allo Allo Team - Showing from May 5th
Pictured Above: Dog & Partridge - Serving Meatballs & Spaghetti
Pictured Above & Below: 'Dukes of Hazard' from the Duke Team . The Duke in Sunninghill is under new management
Pictured Above: Maya Team Taking Refreshment at the Duke Drinks Station
Pictured Above: Duncan Yeardley, Sunninghill Estate Agents - 'Moving House'
Pictured Above: Race Main Sponsors - Ascot Grange Present a giant £1,000 Cheque to Rotary Ascot
Pictured Above: Ascot Scouts Beavers. Winners of Fastest Mixed Team
Pictured Above: Spotlights - Photo by Chapman Ironmongers
The aim of the race is for teams of four (men, women, children or mixed) to push a wheelbarrow with one of their number in it, around the marshalled course of just 1 mile. Along the way there are four stopping points, including three pubs and one other ‘fuelling’ station, where each member drinks either a ½ pint of beer, soft drink or water.
Teams should be given a name and one member must be over 18. Anyone under 18 is only allowed to participate on the strict understanding that he or she is only allowed to drink soft drinks or water, and identification may be sought by the publicans or marshals.
In order to qualify for the fastest team prizes, the wheelbarrow must be the traditional type with just one wheel. Those teams that have more than one wheel may of course enter and qualify for the Best Fancy Dress or Most Sponsorship Raised prizes.
The GOOD NEWS is that any drink consumed during the race by the participants is FREE!
