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Although there were a coupler of light rain showers in the morning, the bank holiday afternoon was nice and dry for the 2026 Open Gardens event in Packington. The exceptionally hot and dry summer did cause all sorts of problems for the gardeners, and it was very likely that there would be some diminishment in …
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Packington Duck Races – Bank Holiday Monday 28th August from 5:30pm at Lower Mill Street. Huge excitement, especially for youngsters.. Post-Event photos are here on our Packington Post Facebook page, by our Packington Post Photographer, Karn Turnbull : A series of Duck Races, from 5:30pm, with Grand Prizes. See the ducks flowing down the Gilwiskaw …
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Bank Holiday Monday – 30th August 2021 – saw intense excitement at the annual Packington Duck Race, when the coulmn of leading ducks stalled at the last ten metres of Gilwiskaw Brook – slowed, then reversed by a strong breeze from the South! Duck Steward Chris Miles had been following the leaders, and using his …
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