The Sunninghill wheelbarrow race, which for many years was run on New Year’s Day now takes place on the May Day Bank Holiday. This year sixteen teams of varying size and more or less elaborate designs ran (or walked) the race. The course is one mile long. Beer is available for adult participants at four locations along the route (children are given green arm bands to entitle them to a soft drink). The first stop is at The Duke pub a few yards from our house and not many yards from the start. The money raised is donated to the Day Centre which provides refreshments, support and lunch to pensioners.
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| The team from a local Indian restaurant |
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| This team kept things simple |
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A more elaborate approach |
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| Berkshire County Football Club |
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| The Cubs team |
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| Supporters of Arsenal FC |
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| South Ascot Scouts |
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| An agricultural theme |
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| A large prehistoric team |
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| This team was well armed |
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| The artists' team |
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| This team was not competing for the fastest time prize |
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| This team's vehicle does not seem to meet the definition of a wheelbarrow |
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| The final team was the litterpicker volunteers of the Parish Council |
Thank you, Ian. It's good to see traditional events kept alive. I lived in Bristol for a very short time and they had the cheese rolling event in Gloucester which probably had more casualties than the Grand National.
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