Join us for the Giant Duck Race Active Fakenham, in partnership the Fakenham and District Rotary Club, is thrilled to be putting on this event. Join us to watch these ducks. Why your business should join in We hope your business decides to support this community project. We will aim to make the event as much fun as possible and encourage participation and attendance. We will also help promote your duck (and therefore your business). Any money raised will go towards community events in Fakenham and a contribution is also being made to Fakenham First Focus. We will aim to do this by: • listing entries on our website • posting on social media (we do Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) • distributing press and media releases • the event will be photographed and filmed (tbc) and these will be available to you as well as shared on social media and websites - we will arrange a photo shoot at the Bridge in Goggs Mill Road at Goggs Mill Bridge prior to the event. This will go in the local paper. Winners prizes include 1. First Prize TBC 2. A bottle of Champagne For more information and to download the entry form as a PDF HERE or as a WORD Doc HERE Active Fakenham would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring a duck in the 2022 Corporate Duck Race. Any funds raised will go to local events and local charities Aldiss Butcher Andrews Solicitors Carben Construction Dempsey Heating Des Cooper Hairdressers Eastern Daily Press Fakenham & District Rotary Club Fakenham and Wells Times Fakenham Garden Centre Fakenham Infant School Fakenham Junior School First Focus GJL animal feeds Grove Veterinary hospital and clinics H Banham Ltd Hayes and Storr Larking Gowan M D Williamson Carpets Ltd Nod Butcher and Son Original Factory Shop Ploegor UK Soil Fertility Services? Sports & Fitness Centre Stephenson Smart ✿ ☀ ♫

Photos of the 2024 event are here Fakenham Riverside Community Day Sunday 15thJune 2025 Goggs Mill Road (in the field by the bridge) Please notre we may close the road for this event Please note there is no parking or toilets on the site. Parking in Olivet Way (10 min walk) . Toilets 5 minute walk. Through the day/morning Food and stalls Cakes, Tea and Food Bouncy Castles Free Face painting Fakenham Country markets homemade cakes and sandwiches etc. Fakenham Osprey Canoe Club Rotary Club of Fakenham & District Solar Scoops Locally made Norfolk ice cream served the environmentally friendly way Stalls from local schools and community groups Hog Roast and vegatarian food First Aid More information coming soon Cardboard RAFT RACE CORPORATE DUCK RACE Great Fakenham Duck Race Active Fakenham is supporting Fakenham First Focus and local schools with this event Anyone interested in having a stall or offering to help with the event should contact us HERE We would like to thank the Fakenham & District Roaty Club for thei Support for this event.

The Great Fakenham Duck Race is a free event open to the public. The race and picnic will be held at Goggs Mill from 10.30. It is part of the Fakenham Riverside Community Festival that runs from 10.00 until 2.30. Once you buy a duck, it is entered in the duck race (you do not get to keep the duck). See if your duck is the lucky winner; there are super prizes to win and lots of fun to be had. Buy a Duck - Great Fakenham Duck Race £1 per ticket Buy a duck on the day - Ducks can be bought on the day ✿ ☀ ♫

The Easter Sunday Funday includes our 5K and 1K runs , our Toddle’n’Trike event and our Criterium races We will be taking entries on the day if the races are not full. We currently have spaces for all races but you are advised to book online in advance Criterium entries on the day at least one hour before the race closes. 5k Fakenham community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR until 10.00am 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 There will be stalls in the town centre and viewing, food and drinks around the course Download a leaflet with map and timetable See a video of our Easter event HERE People of all ages and abilities join for a fun day of being active. Many of our participants dress up for the event; you never know who may make an appearance. This family-friendly event has competitive and non-competitive events for all. We hope to see you all there! This is now the timetable for 20 April 2025 8.00am Road Closure (set up) 10.30am Running Race 5k (UK Athletics) 11.30am Town Easter Fun Run 1k (UK Athletics) Fancy dress optional 12.15pm Toddle’n’Trike (under 5s) 1pm Circuit open for riders’ warm up 1.30pm Criterium Senior (16+ ) Cat 4 Regional C+ Cat 3 (40 mins). 2.30pm Criterium Women’s E/1/2/3/4 (45 mins) 3.30pm Criterium Senior (16+) E/1/2/3 National B, (50 mins) 7.00pm Roads reopen. See the Criterium and Running pages for more details and to sign up See our Facebook event Both runs and rides are official UK Athletics and British Cycling events and are run under their rules. ✿ ☀ ♫

Easter Sunday 20 April 2025 Enter here Total Race Timing or enter through Runengland See 2024 race results HERE E ntries are now open for all races If there are spaces entries on the day 5k until 10.00am at Fakenham Community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 you are advised to enter online to ensure a place Letter to entrants (TBC) This letter gives you instructions for the day Online 5k entries will be here Our 5K and 1K runs are another part of our Easter Sunday Funday festivities. Runners/walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome to come out and join us. These lap races are on a circuit through the town centre. Everyone will receive a medal, and children will receive an Easter goodie bag. We will be taking entries on the day if there are spaces and until the races are full. You can enter online until the entry limit is reached. There may be some places available on the day for both the 5K and the 1K fun run. You should sign up for the Toddle’n’Trike on the day in the market place. All children must have a responsible adult. The Facebook event ✿ ☀ ♫

Active Fakenham Criterium Races 20 April 2025 Enter HERE

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Our cardboard raft race is a fun family event. We are looking for some exciting and colourful boats, so why not give it a go? You must pre-book for this event. It is run in partnership with Wensum Ospreys canoe club., you can learn more about them by clicking here . Free to enter We have limited spaces so please book early. The course is about 100 metres in total. Entry form as PDF HERE or as WORD Doc HERE Rules and guidence HERE Prizes and categories 1. 1st, 2nd,3rd fastest to complete the course 2 . Most spectacular sinking 3. Best fancy dress –raft and crew ✿ ☀ ♫

New for November and December 2024 Active Fakenham is very excited to team up with Maria Fenn and Everyone Active Fakenham to support the community by offering a Beginner’s Guide to Breathwork and Meditation . Maria is a practitioner with over 20 years of experience in holistic health and energy work. These workshops are perfect for complete beginners, as well as those who have been “trying” to meditate for years without success. Each session starts with gentle movement, which can be done from a chair or mat, to stretch the body before moving into breathwork, followed by a deeply relaxing meditation. Over the course of the workshop, you'll discover simple techniques to quiet the mind, find clarity, and cultivate inner peace. Why meditation and breathwork? Meditation and breathwork are powerful tools for calming the mind, reducing stress, and improving overall wellbeing. They help you reconnect with your inner self, bringing balance, clarity, and a renewed sense of energy into your life.

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Active Fakenham’s Easter Funday and races is going from strength to strength. Despite the rain, runners, riders and spectators turned out to enjoy the town centre Easter event. Nearly five hundred people took part in the mornings runs with ages ranging from under two years old to over eighty. Three fast and exciting official British Cycling circuit races continued in wet conditions through the afternoon. Richard Crook, from Active Fakenham which organised the event said, “ we had record numbers for the runs, which were good natured, inclusive and fun. We had a 5K race, a 1K Funrun and a Toddle’n’Trike for the under five years olds.” The cycle racers reached speeds of around thirty five miles and hour despite the often difficult and testing conditions. “We have been organising this event since 2026 and this attracted people from as far away as Bristol and Birmingham, mostly it was for local people, and we kept the cost down as well as giving some free places to local children. We gave away over three hundred Easter eggs, medals and goody bags to the children who took part. It was a community event, and I would like to thank the many volunteers that gave up much of their Easter Sunday, we had over fifty people out helping on the day. We were also supported by local businesses.

Event Date: 17th to 26th August 2024 Active Fakenham Week celebrates everything that our town has to offer. Click below to view last year's programme.

Active Fakenham Criterium Races 31 March 2024 See race results HERE Entries are open on the day for all races

The Easter Sunday Funday includes our 5K and 1K runs , our Toddle’n’Trike event and our Criterium races We will be taking entries on the day if the races are not full. We currently have spaces for all races There will be stalls in the town centre and viewing, food and drinks around the course See a video of our Easter event HERE People of all ages and abilities join for a fun day of being active. Many of our participants dress up for the event; you never know who may make an appearance. This family-friendly event has competitive and non-competitive events for all. We hope to see you all there! This is now the timetable for 31st March 2024 8.00am Road Closure (set up) 10.30am Running Race 5k (UK Athletics) 11.30am Town Easter Fun Run 1k (UK Athletics) Fancy dress optional 12.15pm Toddle’n’Trike (under 5s) 1pm Circuit open for riders’ warm up 1.30pm Criterium Senior (16+ ) Cat 4 Regional C+ Cat 3 (40 mins). 2.30pm Criterium Women’s E/1/2/3/4 (45 mins) 3.30pm Criterium Senior (16+) E/1/2/3 National B, (50 mins) 7.00pm Roads reopen. See the Criterium and Running pages for more details and to sign up See our Facebook event Both runs and rides are official UK Athletics and British Cycling events and are run under their rules. ✿ ☀ ♫

Easter Sunday 31st March 2024 See race results HERE E ntries are open on the day for all races 5k until 10.00am 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 Fakenham Community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR Letter to entrants This letter gives you instructions for the day Online 5k entries can be viewed here Our 5K and 1K runs are another part of our Easter Sunday Funday festivities. Runners/walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome to come out and join us. These lap races are on a circuit through the town centre. Everyone will receive a medal, and children will receive an Easter goodie bag. We will be taking entries on the day if there are spaces and until the races are full. You can enter online until the entry limit is reached. There may be some places available on the day for both the 5K and the 1K fun run. You should sign up for the Toddle’n’Trike on the day in the market place. All children must have a responsible adult. The Facebook event is HERE ✿ ☀ ♫

Our cardboard raft race is a fun family event. We are looking for some exciting and colourful boats, so why not give it a go? You must pre-book for this event. It is run in partnership with Wensum Ospreys canoe club., you can learn more about them by clicking here . Free to enter We have limited spaces so please book early. The course is about 100 metres in total. Entry form as PDF HERE or as WORD Doc HERE Rules and guidence HERE Prizes and categories 1. 1st, 2nd,3rd fastest to complete the course 2 . Most spectacular sinking 3. Best fancy dress –raft and crew ✿ ☀ ♫