2008 Race - Who benefited?
Presentation following the 2008 Straw race took place in December at the
Leeming Wells Hotel in Oxenhope
2008 Pictures!
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David S Brett (Click on the Oxenhope Straw Race 2008 link)
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Kevin Campbell-Wright (A collection of photos in Flicker)
2008 Prize Winners
Runners
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Male Athletes - Shane Green & Stephen Bottomley |
16 minutes |
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Female Athletes - Helen Glover & Fiona Raby
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20 minutes |
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Mixed Athletes - Kim Robinson & Jack Cawood
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26 minutes |
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Male - Thomas Davis & Richard Snowden
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20 minutes |
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Female - Laura Greenham & Kaisleigh Greenham
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21 minutes |
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Mixed (joint) - Angela Holmes & Robert Holmes , Chas Stansfield & Francesca Young
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30 minutes |
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Male Vets - Mick Berry & Colin Moses
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19 minutes |
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Female Vets - Jean Gough & Jane Schofield
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31 minutes |
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Mixed Vets (joint) - Geoff Hayes & Linda Grainger, Simon Hassell & Deborah Hassell
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34 minutes |
Fancy Dress Winners
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Male - Jarod Gray & Tim Charlton |
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Female - Jane Hargreaves & Sarah Wasley |
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Mixed - Gemma Carlisle & Michael Godfrey |
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Combined - Adam Balderstone, Ross Balderstone, Lisa Richmond & Julia Brown |
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Combined - Richard Wood, Karen Cobb |
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Combined - Jarrod Stoney, Amanda Stoney |
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Combined - Liz Hutchinson, Stephen Ashworth |
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Combined - Martin Lonsdale, Jurgen Brau |
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Combined - Derick Johnson, Christine Johnson |
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What is the Oxenhope Straw Race??
The Oxenhope Straw Race takes place every summer in the Pennine village of Oxenhope,
near Keighley. It was started by two men who, made a bet about racing from one pub
to the next carrying a bale of straw.
It has gone from strength to strength, raising around £300,000 to date.
The money is raised by teams collecting sponsorship for completing the course, often
in fancy dress, whilst carrying a bale of straw and visiting each of the local pubs
in the village. It is great day out with a real carnival atmosphere!
The sponsorship money is collected in by the Straw Race committee, and in November it is distributed to local charities. Various other fundraising events take place throughout the year
to add to the total money raised.