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Crooks Beck Ball Race
Sunday 18th July
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Refreshments and a raffle preceded the ball race which started at 2.30pm
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Geoff Wilkinson starts the balls rolling or is it floating?
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Some of the little fellas needed a helping hand to stay on the right course.
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Balls, burgers, bangers and buns were the order of the day!
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Look theres mine!
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And mine!
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Waiting patiently for the finish...........The coloured balls near their final destination..........Won't they ever get there?
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The finish!
Alan Hoyle picks the winning balls from the beck.
Win Capstick recorded the winning numbers.
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The Winning Raffle Ticket belonged to Jill Ottley from Essex.
Also in the picture are Bob and Enid Laidlow
who helped with the raffle.
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The winning BALL was 164
and the successful organising team is pictured above!
Well done -
Lindsey Arnison, Geoff Wilkinson, David Hoyle,
Colin Hoyle,Ruth Capstick,Elizabeth Atkinson,
Jean Hoyle, Alan Hoyle and Win Capstick.
Results
First - 164 James R
Second - 516 Carole Metcalfe
Third - 477 Vikki
Fourth - 108 Heather Edmonson
Congratulations.
And so....
the balls were put away for another two years
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and the ducks returned to their favourite stretch of the beck!
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Pictures - Mike Angelo Photography