The famous Appley Bridge Duck Race is back - or should that be quack?!
A normally quiet Wigan village will go noisily quackers this weekend as a wonderfully eccentric spectacle returns.
The Appley Bridge Duck Race is a biennial event which attracts hundreds of visitors who pay to pop a numbered rubber duck in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in the hope of winning a cash prize.
The slow-motion showdown takes place at 1pm on Saturday May 9 at Heron’s Wharf although the race is just part of a family fun day, which will include a fun fair, games and stalls, food and drink plus live music.
And it is all in aid of two great causes: Appley Bridge Scouts and Cancer Research UK.
The Bridge Inn and the Boathouse are focal points of the festival while the stalls will be on the football field on Appley Bridge South.
Ducks are £2 each and there will be prizes for first, second and third, the winner claiming £350.
A raffle will also be held to boost charity coffers further.