The 1st Twyford Scouts Donkey Derby is one of the highlights in Twyford’s calendar and now in its 28th year, it co-insided with Father’s Day. To mark the occasion, there was the opportunity for visitors to name a donkey after their dad! It was also a week before Royal Ascot so visitors could get into the swing of betting on the races.
Scout group leader Tom Toy said: “It was a great day and proved very popular. There is a lot of preparation involved and although the weather forecast was poor it was actually better than expected. We were very pleased with how it went.”
The donkeys are brought in from the beaches at Weston-Super-Mare and are very used to giving rides. They are very well looked after with lots of shade provided for their comfort.
Photos by Paul King. For more details and photos, see July’s My Wokingham newspaper.