{"id":2506,"date":"2022-12-25T20:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thame.net\/discover\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=2506"},"modified":"2024-06-18T00:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T23:53:20","slug":"duck-race","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.thame.net\/discover\/event\/duck-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thame Duck Race is hosted by Thame &amp; District Round Table 753, you can have a chance to cheer your duck on in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very excited to announce the return of the Duck race on the 16th June at 11am, with the infamous Captain Ducky, Lowland rescue, Thame fire brigade &amp; 1000 rubber ducks. <br>The race starts on the old town bridge, which is accessed from the bottom of Priest End, behind St Mary&#8217;s church. <br>Gates open at 10.30am and the race will start at 11am, finishing around 12pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buying Tickets in Thame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Duck Race has gone digital. If you want to buy tickets in person Thame Round Table will have a presence at Thame Carnival, which is held the day before the race. However you will still need to purchase your tickets online. There will also be details of how you can purchase your online tickets from the start-line on the day. But they recommend you buy your tickets in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All proceeds from ticket sales will go to local charities and worthy causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The individuals who have the first, second and third duck numbers to cross the finish line will win \u00a350, \u00a330 and \u00a320 prize vouchers respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quackers available on the day!<br>Get your digital tickets here <em>when they are available<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/duckrace.thameroundtable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/duckrace.thameroundtable.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Duck Race<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year on the morning after Thame Carnival, Thame Round Table takes to the river and stages their annual duck race. The event, which takes place on the river in Thame itself, has become a family favourite in Thame\u2019s calendar over the years and regularly attracts a good crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race is effectively a giant floating lottery, which involves dropping more than 1,000 individually numbered rubber ducks into the River Thame. If you have bought a ticket with a number that matches one of the first three ducks over the line, you win a prize. All other proceeds from the ticket sales are donated to local causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the fun is the irrepressible pirate, Captain Ducky. A children&#8217;s favourite and housewives&#8217; choice (albeit quite often his choice, not theirs). Over the years he has followed the ducks down river in a variety of craft, but has ended up in the drink often enough to qualify for an RNLI loyalty card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parking and Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that there is no car parking available at this event. The nearest car parks are in Thame Town Centre. <br>At the event children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race co-ordinators decision is final. If you have a winning duck ticket you must have a verified ticket confirmation email to confirm your prize. All winners will be contacted directly via email with their prize voucher. Prize vouchers cannot be exchanged for cash. Every effort will be made to run the duck race on the date specified, however in the unfortunate event that the race can not take place on the specified date a randomised draw will take place to determine the 3 winning duck numbers. All ducks are property of Thame &amp; District Round Table. No ducks or pirates will be harmed during the running of the duck race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Keep up to date with them on the following sites:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThameDistrictRoundTable753\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thame &amp; District Round Table 753<\/a> on Facebook<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thameroundtable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thame Round Table&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thame &amp; District Round Table 753, Registered Charity 1066938<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2508,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"event_listing_category":[136],"event_listing_type":[118],"class_list":["post-2506","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-game-or-competition","event_listing_type-game-or-competition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Duck Race - Discover Thame - Thame.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thame.net\/discover\/event\/duck-race\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Duck Race - Discover Thame - Thame.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thame Duck Race is hosted by Thame &amp; District Round Table 753, you can have a chance to cheer your duck on in 2023. 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