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Next week’s Harbour Carnival will be officially opened by Luke Shaw, the overall winner of this year’s Best Dressed Mini Duck competition. And with the competition opened up to pre-school children for the first time, it was a double sibling success with his sister Ciara Shaw winning this category. The event is organised by the Round Table and is sponsored by RBC Wealth Management.
With a brief of decorating the ducks to celebrate RBC’s 10th year of support for Harbour Carnival, the competition was open to all nursery and primary school children in Guernsey. Several hundred young Islanders got out their pens, fabric and glitter to dress the ducks ready for their participation in the Mini Duck Race at Harbour Carnival on Friday 11 August.
Dustyn Molver from the Guernsey Round Table said: ‘We were absolutely amazed to discover that the two winning duck entries were from a brother and sister. We lined all the ducks up and with the names of the entrants written on the base of the ducks, we have no idea who has decorated each duck until we pick the winners and then turn the ducks over to get the contact details. We received some very impressive entries that aptly celebrate RBC’s 10th year of supporting the Harbour Carnival. Both Luke and Ciara’s entries truly capture the birthday theme and the materials they used were very creative.
‘As part of his prize, Luke, who has just finished Year Five at Castel Primary School, will not only officially open Harbour Carnival but he has also won a sailing experience on the Model Yacht Pond with the Guernsey Sailing Trust for him and his classmates. Ciara has won herself a bumper pack of art materials. We are grateful to the schools, nurseries and young people who took part this year as all the money raised will go towards our 2017 fundraising pot.’
Lisa Barnett from sponsors, RBC Wealth Management, said: ‘This year certainly feels like a celebration of our support of the Harbour Carnival with thanks, in large, to this year’s outstandingly decorated ducks. Over the course of the last decade, more than 15,000 mini ducks have been sold with 175 local charities and organisations benefitting by over £162,000 raised at the event. This is a wonderful testament to all the organisers, participants and volunteers that make the Harbour Carnival happen.’
