Dragon Boat Racing and the East Anglian Festival

The East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival is one of the largest charity dragon boat events in the country and the largest corporate team event in East Anglia. Each year it attracts up to 52 teams, over 5,000 spectators and has to date raised more than £100,000 for charity.

Gable Events has joined with St Elizabeth Hospice to bring you the eighth East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival. Taking place on Sunday 2nd June 2013 at Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, the Dragon Boat Festival is open to everyone and over 40 teams are expected to battle it out over the 200m race course, watched by several thousand spectators.

With plentiful on-site parking, great facilities and ample land space for viewing and side activities, Oulton Broad and Nicholas Everett Park offer a superb venue for the Festival. As well as the colourful and exciting races, a wide range of continuous bankside entertainment including funfair, inflatable games, children's activities, food stalls and bar guarantee a fabulous day for all the family!

Standard entry to the East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival includes:

• Dragon boats, qualified helms and all racing equipment.
• At least 3 races per crew.
• Family entertainment.
• Souvenir programme.
• Trophies for the top three crews, the best-placed mixed crew (minimum 5 ladies), the crew raising the most money for St Elizabeth Hospice and the ‘best dressed’ crew.
• Medals for the top three crews.
• Use of the spa and gym plus lunch at the Marriott Sprowston Manor for the crew raising the most money for St Elizabeth Hospice.

About St Elizabeth Hospice

St Elizabeth Hospice is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of local people living with a progressive illness and supporting their families too. The Hospice's free specialist services are available in Suffolk and South Norfolk. Patient need and choice is important; day care services are offered in Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Beccles, Ditchingham and Ipswich. There are also inpatient beds in Ditchingham and Ipswich. St Elizabeth Hospice is investing £2.2m in local services over three years. It relies on the support of the local community to do this. That is why fundraising events such as the Dragon Boat Festival really do make a difference helping to grow local services for local people now and in the future.

The Hospice also relies on volunteers who help out in all aspects of the Hospice and donations to its local shops.

To find out more about St Elizabeth Hospice services in your area call 01493 690990 or visit www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk

About Gable Events

With the benefit of over 15 years’ experience in corporate event management, Gable Events provides high quality, value-for-money activities tailored to the individual needs of our clients. We specialise in events for motivation, team building and fun and offer a full portfolio of activities including it’s a knockouts, fun days, human table football, school sports, Medieval days, team challenges, krypton maze, rafting, tank driving, treasure hunts, 8-lane giant scalextric and indoor entertainments.

To find out more about Gable Events, visit www.gable-events.co.uk, email [email protected] or call 01780 470 718