The people of Medway and Kent are expected to come out in their numbers for the Dragon Boat Challenge on Sunday.

What do Dragons, Food and Drink have in common? Well they will all be at Basin 2 in Chatham Maritime over the May Spring Bank Holiday!

As part of the three day Chatham Maritime Food and Drink Festival, Medway Sunlight Rotary Club are running a charity Dragon Boat Challenge on Sunday 28th May.

Teams of up to 16 paddlers and a drummer beating the pace will be battling it out in 40ft long Chinese war canoes.

Chief organiser – “Captain ” Bill Parkinson is very pleased with the tremendous amount of interest from teams wanting to take part:

“It has amazed me how people have entered into the spirit of what has become an annual fun and colourful event.”

“We will have up to 30 teams out on the water battling it out for the prestigious trophy.”

“We are hoping to raise a significant amount of money from the event towards local, national and international charities, having raised over £12,000 last year.”

It is hoped that members of the public will come on down over the Whitsun Bank Holiday, sample the delights of the Food and Drink Festival and on Sunday cheer on the teams paddling for glory.

It promises to be a marvellous spectacle with teams wearing fancy dress and colourful flags flying high from the boats with racing starting at 10:30am through to 4pm.

More details can be found on the Club’s website www.medwaysunlightrotary.org.uk.

Further information on the Chatham Maritime Food and Drink Festival can be found on https://www.facebook.com/chathammaritimefestival ).