Rother Raft Race 2007 kicked off at 1.0 pm at Cowdray Castle Ruins in a blaze of summer sunshine on Sunday 26th August.

MIDHURST PAGES account of the day will be published shortly. In the meanwhile enjoy our Picture Gallery and find out who won from Robin Shapland's Winners List below.

Click here for the Rother Raft Picture Gallery, - allow 15 seconds - and then click on Slide Show in the relevant portfolio. Download any pictures you want and print them out. Add comments if you like, but keep them polite! You can also take a tour of Budgenor Lodge and appreciate W.L.West's recently built fence at North St Car Park. This website - promoting Midhurst to the wider world - comes to you courtesy of Lorraine Head's Violet Designs, our generous and supportive sponsor.

What shines through in this magnificent, and under-played event, is the shear enjoyment the raft builders get in showing off their creations to an admiring public, relatives and friends.

Midhurst comes together on occasions like this as a 'family' although many participants appear to come from outside the area. Such a wonderful community spirit. Long may it last!

Coming Soon to Midhurst Pages. How to Build a Raft. Having a Raft Built. . Orienteering and Letterboxing in West Sussex. Mountain biking and Lane Cycling - The Midhurst Corker, and much more!

Here is Robin Shapland's Report of the Winners!

RIVER ROTHER RAFT RACE 2007

A 2 MAN YOUTH TEAM
1 C. U. NEXT TUESDAY 1.58.48
Sam Luxton George Groves
2 DRUNKEN MONKEY 2.17.40
Luke Cameron Harry Dimond
3 KAWASINKI 2.55.20
Henry Harris Jack Morgan

B 4 MAN YOUTH TEAM
EXOCET – THE NEXT GENERATION 2.55.10
Tori Beasley Leah Deeney Sam Beasley Ben Banbury

C 2 LADIES MIXED
1 TOWBAR 1.40.13
Phill Marjason Caroline Cotton
2 BRIAN 1.58.20
R. Luck Emily Luck
3 In The Pink 2.03.40
M MacKay Katrina Edwards

D 4 LADIES
1 OZ 1.42.04
Jill Parrott Sharon Newman Marian Cozens Helen Parrott
2 ST. DICKS CHICKS St. Richards Cancer Day Unit Appeal Committee Highest sponsored raft, Wynn Collins Memorial trophy 1.57.57
Rosie Drayson Judy Hawkins Sarah Farrier Annie Simson
3 BLACK PEARL The Pirates of Ken’s Pants 2.03.48
Lisa Davies Kathy Boyden Lisa Wheeler Emma Dale

E DAD AND THE FAMILY
1 BLACK MAGIC 2.06.25
Stuart Green Charlie Green
2 BATMAN Dexam 2.13.56
Roger Morgan-Grenville Chris Proud Will Proud Tom Morgan-Grenville

F 2 MAN TEAM
1 ICKLE KIPPER 1.15.34
Alex Stickley Adrian Stickley
2 LANCASTER BOMBER 1.28.25
Ian Cannings John Rix
3 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 1.35.28
Ashley Brunning G Edmonds

G 4 MAN MIXED
1 BARELY BOW 1.26.10
Graham Bowbrick Tina Bowbrick Keith Ely Kristian Bowbrick
2 OUT FOR THE COUNT 1.39.59
Robin Jennings Sally Woods Anne Woods Oliver Neil
3 PIECES OF 4 2.01.55
Sean Scutt Tina Scutt David Wateridge Karen Scutt

4 MAN TEAM TEAM
1 THE PLONKERS 1.29.11
Rob Bowbrick Jamie Bowbrick Rob Lawrence Andy Meadows
2 CHUTNEY CHARIOT Guildford East Scout Fellowship 1.32.28
Chris Cozens Stuart Ward Colin Parrott Michael Hancock
3 MUJIS REVENGE Jacaranda 1.57.12
Andrew Mason Paul Wilkinson Owen Bampton Dan Jenkins

I 4 MAN PUB TEAM
1 THE STAG 1.51.31
Peter Poole Dona Waterman Malcolm Douglas Jo Rendall

PASSION WAGON – THE GREYHOUND Retired sunk at the Fish Ladder
Dan Penfold Jason Till Darren Clarke Jamie Duskty

SUPER RAFT
60 HOOKS WET DREAM Holdaway International 1.10.52 Fastest time of the day
Steve Holdaway

GREASE LIGHTENING Best constructed raft
Debbie Peacock Malisa-Jo Wood Amber Peacock Megan Fuller

Fancy Dress
1 LORDS OF THE RINGS
Thomas Byers M. Parsell Bridget Newbury Paul Boland