EGGESFORD Hunt Supporters Club Duck Race and Hound Racing took place at Nymphayes Farm, on the road from Stopgate to Zeal Monachorum, by kind permission of the Harris family, on August Bank Holiday Monday.

More than 250 people went along to enjoy the pleasant summer evening and watch thrilling races and activities.

Bets could be made on the hounds and prior to the hound races were children’s and adults races.

Sarah Ayre was winner of the adult race.

The duck race is certainly the biggest in the area and was a spectacle with thousands of ducks, each sold for £1 to prospective winners from across the county, floating down the river.

Duck Race results were: 1 Helen Dunn, 2 Richard Elliott, 3 Mary Burrough, 4, Max Bright, 5 Victoria Stoker, 6 Keith Tucker. Last ducks – Callum Drayton and Chris Burrows.

In addition there were stalls and games, a barbecue and bar.