North Canterbury News: October 22, 2020
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NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Flotilla of plastic ducks goes with the flow<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Silverstream’s resident ducks had to<br />
make way for abunch of colourful<br />
visitors racing along their river last<br />
Sunday.<br />
The small, yellow, smartlydressed<br />
rubber ducks were part of<br />
the popular annual Silverstream<br />
Duck Race held along the Kaiapoi<br />
River between Butchers Bridge and<br />
the Hayson Drive Bridge.<br />
The event was organised by<br />
Charlotte Hickling, from the<br />
Silverstream sales office, and the<br />
Silverstream Social Club, to<br />
encourage community spirit.<br />
‘‘It is all about building oldschool<br />
values of community and<br />
connection. That is why we do it,’’<br />
Charlotte said.<br />
There were three races, and four<br />
bestdressed categories at the event,<br />
which was also afundraiser for the<br />
Community Wellbeing <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Trust.<br />
The ducks were available for $2<br />
each, or adonation of nonperishable<br />
food, from Urban Revival<br />
cafe in Silverstream or the<br />
Silverstream sales office.<br />
‘‘We raised more than $200, plus a<br />
huge amount of food was donated,’’<br />
Charlotte said.<br />
Two longtime friends of<br />
Charlotte’s who were visiting from<br />
Wellington, Brigit Kerr and Amy<br />
Maddock, were pleased to be asked<br />
to judge the bestdressed section of<br />
the event and ensure impartiality on<br />
the decisionmaking.<br />
Great care was also taken to<br />
retrieve all the ducks at the end of<br />
each race so each one could be<br />
returned to its owner or reused in<br />
next year’s event.<br />
Riveraction... The finishofthe first raceofthe Annual Silverstream Duck Race on the Kaiapoi River.<br />
Fashion sense ... One of the<br />
entrantsinthe bestdressed section.<br />
Worth ago... Scrooge McDuck<br />
in the bestdressed section.<br />
PHOTOS:SHELLEYTOPP<br />
Eye for ducky style ... The Wellington judges at the Annual<br />
Silverstream Duck Race, Brigit Kerr, left, and Amy Maddock, select<br />
the winners of the bestdressed sections before the racing began.<br />
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