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On Sunday 15th May 2011 the annual Dragon Boat Regatta was held at Gloucester Docks in aid of the charity CLIC Sargent, supported by Gloucester Severn Rotary, which helps children with cancer throughout the UK. CLIC Sargent Gloucestershire has held the regatta at Gloucester Docks for 14 years now to help raise funds to support the charity. Up to 30 teams were competing in this year’s event, the morning final being won by Tradeteam Warriors, with Steam Ship Painswick coming a close second.  The afternoon race was won by Barnwood Pirates, Heli Angels coming second.

Your reporter was lucky enough to win a prize draw and it was a pleasure to donate the winnings back to the charity funds, which led to a very informative chat with two of the CLIC Sargent committee organisers, Pete Shaw and Clive Amos, shown here holding the winning ticket. The MC of the event was the very able Steve Markham who kept up a running commentary to inform the crowds which boats were currently racing and who the winners were.

Gloucester Docks has several events planned throughout the year and with recent improvements to the surrounding area it is fast becoming a good shopping venue with lots of historical interest. The weekend of the 28-29th May will see the "Tall Ships" festival taking place.

DM - 18 May 2011