00:00Welcome everybody to the world famous Paddyham Duck Race. I'm Kevin, your host
00:06and the live host for the race itself.
00:09Hi, I'm Alan, I'm the town mayor of Paddyham and I'll be the one chucking the ducks in the river.
00:14Alan, there's loads of exciting things going on for the duck race itself.
00:17Paddyham is going to be bustling with young people, enjoying the fun.
00:20But what have they got to look forward to? I know there's a fun fair.
00:23Yeah, there's a fun fair on, there'll be face painting, crazy golf,
00:28there'll be a tombola inside the town hall.
00:31We'll also be selling some toy ducks this year to go along if you want a souvenir from the duck race.
00:37So lots of things for kids to enjoy.
00:40Yeah, and then as you said, there's face painting also.
00:42Scott Walker's come in to do DJing at the back of the town hall,
00:46so there's loads of things to do during the day.
00:48And the actual day itself will start from 11 o'clock and go on until 4,
00:53and apparently the ducks are in the water at 1 o'clock.
00:56The theme behind all of this is to raise money for your charity.
01:00Yep, that's right.
01:01So it all raises money for the Mayor's Community Fund.
01:04That's basically a fund that we raise throughout the year.
01:06At the end of the year, local community groups, they get to bid into that,
01:09and so everything goes back into Paddyham to help local people.
01:13And people can sponsor a duck, or buy a duck, or bet on a duck,
01:16because ultimately the winners do win cash prizes.
01:19But you can put your money on your duck by popping into one of the local pubs.
01:24Many of the shops and retailers are also selling what we could call raffle tickets.
01:28And actually, you can still buy whatever you...
01:32Sponsor your duck on the actual day, because just outside the town hall they've got marquees,
01:37and people have given the time to volunteer and take your cash off you,
01:41and then you can choose your duck.
01:43That's right. Only a pound to sponsor a duck,
01:46and you can win a cash prize if you're lucky enough to win, and it's great fun.
01:51And you can sponsor more than one duck.
01:53And talking of fun, we will be filming this live across the world,
01:56but also the live broadcast itself will be being beamed into the town hall on the giant screen.
02:02So if you've got any kids and you're a little bit worried about going too close to the water,
02:06because of course this duck racing can be dangerous at times.
02:09Yeah, it's not really dangerous.
02:11But anyway, you don't have to go near the water.
02:13You can watch the whole thing happen live right here in Paddyham Town Hall,
02:17which is going to be a first for the town hall, which is fantastic.
02:20Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, I've bumped into Charlotte from Culture Burnley,
02:25and Charlotte has been helping these ducks train for the big duck race.
02:30We're here at the finish at Paddyham Rapids, as I think it's called.
02:34Charlotte, you're a champion for the community events that are based around culture.
02:39What does duck racing mean to you?
02:42I am so excited about duck race. I have even got my duck race earrings in.
02:47I've never actually been to duck race before, so I am super excited.
02:52Events like this in the community, they're as much a part of culture as going to the cinema, going to the theatre.
02:58It's just a fantastic community event where people come together and have a great day.
03:02Lovely. Well, I look forward to welcoming you, and you're going to help me co-present the live broadcast,
03:08the live internet stream on the day.
03:10So you'll see Charlotte knocking about with her duck earrings, and maybe a duck t-shirt or two.
03:15Bring down your duck paraphernalia, support us.
03:20You can buy the ducks while you're here as mementos, but maybe you've already got a duck outfit.
03:24Come down, dressed in theme, we're looking forward to seeing you.
03:27Can't wait to see you.
03:28You'll be quackers to miss it.
03:30The official start, where the ducks will be launched into the water, will happen at one o'clock.
03:36The ceremonial countdown will take place at the Iron Bridge.
03:41Now, this is an event with great history.
03:43As I say, it's world famous.
03:44It's known across the planet because it's been beamed over the internet for the last few years.
03:49But this event is just, it's such a nice event.
03:52I love being involved in it.
03:53It's a joyful event for the citizens of Paddyham, isn't it?
03:57Oh yeah, it's great to see everybody out and enjoying themselves.
04:00That's why we put this on, really.
04:02It's just a nice event to involve the local community.
04:05People come out.
04:06They don't have to spend a lot of money if they don't want to.
04:08And they can enjoy some plastic ducks floating down the river.
04:12Yeah, let's not forget, it's free.
04:14So it's real, you know, it's great kids entertainment.
04:16It is great fun.
04:17And we look forward to seeing you there.
04:19Please share this video.
04:20Let's get lots of people down to our town centre and enjoy Paddyham in its glory,
04:25and it's summer and flowers are out and in all its glory.
04:31Great.
04:32Great.
04:33See you there, everybody.
04:34Bye.
