And we have gained two new committee members and lost one. Many thanks again to Simon Robert who has worked extremely hard for the raft race, but has had to retire through work commitments. And indeed special thanks to Kay McDonald who moved to Edinburgh this year. Kay restarted the raft race again and it's due to her drive that this charity event exists. We all wish Kay and Alastair all the best in their new pub. We shall meet as a new committee next week. More news then.

Our Annual General Meeting is on Friday 27th August, at 7:30 in the Marykirk Village Hall. Everyone is welcome.

At this event, we:

• Review the raft race day, prize winners, etc
• Publish the annual accounts
• Vote for and accept a new Raft Race Committee

As always, we always are looking for new committee members to help out. If you have a few evenings a month spare, and want to help create a fantastic charity event, come along and introduce yourself.

Tonight is presentation night - where we hand out the money to the deserving charities, and award prizes for the rafts. At the Marykirk Hotel from 7pm sharp.

See you there!

The Marykirk Raft race was held on the 16th May - a warm, partially sunny day.

22 Rafts entered, 21 rafts finished. The new start-line at Pert proved to be a success with far easier access to the bankside (the previous accessway is now shut due to storm-damage during the winter).

Over 500 people attended the park event, the bar and burger stall did a roaring trade, and Scotland's largest inflatable slide proved to be a hit. 

The race results are available on the results page here. 

Prizes will be given at the presentation night on the 18th of June at the Marykirk Hotel - 7pm sharp. This is also when we announce the total raised for charities, and present those charities with their cheques.

(Some pictures are now available on the Photos page. If you have some you are willing to share, feel free to contact us)

Some video has now been provided by Vernon:

 

 

We had 18 cars, and raised over £180 on the day. Many thanks to everyone who participated.