Scores of teams from across Cheshire are gearing up for the city’s annual Raft Race. 2011’s theme is “The good, the bad and the downright ugly”. Competitor’s raft ideas from the past have included the Batmobile, a horse and cart and even the Titanic!
The event is in aid of the Hospice of the Good Shepherd and spectators are encouraged to sponsor and donate in order to raise money for the charity.
There will be 35 competitors who will attempt to be the first to cross the finishing line on the picturesque River Dee.