SMURFS, VIKINGS AND MINIONS DESCEND ON WHITBY FOR REGATTA

 

Teams of smurfs, Vikings, minions, Romans and even Dennis The Menaces battled it out on Whitby’s coast as part of a charity regatta.

The light-hearted contest was put on by Yorkshire Water and raised over £2,500 for the international charity WaterAid, enough to give more than 150 people lasting access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

A total of 19 teams took to the water, rowing out of the harbour and racing back in traditional wooden rowing boats in aid of the good cause. The winning team was the ‘Out of our Skulls’ crew with ‘The Pillage People’, dressed as a team of Vikings, winning the all important best fancy dress honour.

Helena Stocks from Yorkshire Water said: “We had a fantastic day in aid of such a good cause and it was a real pleasure to see so many people turning out and throwing themselves into the spirit of things.

“I think the people of Whitby must have wondered what was going on when these armies of oddly dressed people were descending on their town but we got lots of support despite the grey weather and it was a really enjoyable day.”

A petition has been set up to make sure that water and sanitation make their shortlist after they failed to prioritise it back in 2000 when it was last discussed. You can sign the petition at www.wateraid.org/uk/YorkshireEE

Yorkshire Water is encouraging its customers to help make a difference to people across the wider developing world by donating just £3 to WaterAid with a text of SAFEWATER to 70300.