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News of the 2012 Bed Race
Entry forms will be available from 1st January 2012 and have to be submitted by 29th February 2012. The theme for the next Bed Race year is ‘Olympic Nations’.
Interest in the Race is at an all-time high. The Great Knaresborough Bed Race was a finalist in the 2011 Where Else But England awards of the English Tourist Board. Recent TV coverage has included Look North, Songs of Praise, CBBC’s All Over the Place, Sky Sports News; Stray FM and BBC Radio York have done much to enhance awareness of the event, and newspapers and magazines report on Bed Race both here and abroad.
Bed Race is organised by volunteers led by the Knaresborough Lions. It is staged for charity and good community causes. Since being first staged in 1966 it has grown to be one of the largest community events in the North of England.
Tourist organisations have reported an upsurge in bookings for accommodation and local businesses are in touch with questions about how they can help. For further information on sponsorship, advertising or commercial support contact nigelahperry@hotmail.com
The organisers are extremely grateful to organisations for their help in ensuring a happy and family-friendly event:
North Yorkshire Police
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Knaresborough Fire Brigade
St John’s Ambulance
North Yorkshire County Council
North Yorkshire Highways
Harrogate Borough Council
Knaresborough Council
Northern Rail
Piranha Productions
HPL Printing
GSPK and Knaresborough Technology Park
The Divers
Raynet
We also thank our sponsors, Gillette, HACS, Piccadilly Motors, G H Brooks, S&B Utilities, Logic Fire and Security and Belzona; as well as programme advertisers, supporters, friends in other Lions, Rotary and Round Table clubs, our marshals and other volunteers, our caterers, our helpers and those who wish us well.
Category Winners in 2011:
- Overall Fastest Team Harrogate Harriers
- Fastest Ladies’ Team HPL Flyers
- Fastest Mixed Team Logic Fire and Security
- Fastest Junior Boys Piccadilly Men
- Fastest Junior Girls Ice Maidens
- Fastest New Team Belzona Bullets
- Best Dressed Bed Lido Loonies (Second were Meadowside Maidens, third were Churches Together)
- Most Entertaining Team Proctor and Gamble 1
- Sandra Bradley Trophy for Most Money Raised for Charity and the Piccadilly Motors Trophy for Most Money raised by a non-Corporate team Both awards won by St John’s Juggernauts
- Brian Hiscoe Trophy for individual Bed Race contribution Alan Walgate, an organiser of Bed Race for many years
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