Dragon Boat Festival dubbed 'oarsome' success
An oarsome weekend of fun on the River Severn was the order of the day for a Shropshire hospice when it held its headline fundraising event of the summer.
Dozens of boats took to the waters between the Pengwern and Shrewsbury School boat clubs in Shrewsbury on Saturday and Sunday as part of Severn Hospice’s Dragon Boat Festival.
There was a carnival atmosphere as teams from across the region battled it out for the title of Dragon Boat champion.
Local and national businesses, as well as sports teams, workmates and friends, engaged in good-humoured rivalry – all while raising thousands of pounds for the charity which cares for and supports thousands of local people living with incurable illnesses.
