Leweston School had three teams entered for this year’s Sherborne Castle Country Fair Dragon Boat Race. There were 17 members to each team; Leweston Blue (Year 9), Leweston Red (Years 7 to 10), and Leweston Sixth Form.
All three teams qualified for the Youth Final, and the Sixth Form Team also qualified for the Senior Final with the second fastest time of the day. In the Youth Final Leweston took a clean sweep with Leweston Sixth Form taking Gold, Leweston Blue with Silver and Leweston Red just piping the Sea Cadets to take Bronze. The Senior Final was a close race between the first three boats, with Leweston Sixth Form recording their fastest time of the day to finish 3rd with less than a second between the teams. Well done to everyone who worked hard in the races and had a great day out at the Fair with friends and family.
Leweston would like to thank all the officials and organisers of the event who put on a great day. The Dragon Boat Event is also about raising money for charity, and this year Leweston are raising money for Sherborne Food Bank with a target of £1,000. Sherborne Food Bank feed at least 50 families a week which costs £1000 so this money raised will help feed those in need for one week. The teams have already smashed their fundraising target and now aim for £1,500. If you would like to donate please visit their Just Giving page.
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