Contrary Life

Contrary Life is a website covering quirky events across the UK.

  • Home
  • About
  • Events by region
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East
    • London
    • South East
    • South West
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
Home > Alternative Sport > A daring downhill dash at the Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby

A daring downhill dash at the Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby

By Caroline King - June 17, 2016Posted in : Alternative Sport

Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby 2016 - Batman & Robin

Batman and Robin in their soapbox.

When: 25th June 2016, from 9am

Where: Hessle

£: Teams raise sponsorship money for charity.  Free to watch

What is it?

The Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby is an annual community charity event.  The derby will see amateur teams competing in handmade carts, racing from one of the country’s iconic landmarks.

This year’s event will take place from 9am on Saturday 25th June, and organisers say they have been inundated with applications already.

This popular racing event will see local teams drive handmade carts down a 450m slip road to the Humber Bridge viewing area in Ferriby Road, Hessle.  Forty five teams, from local businesses and schools, are expected to take part.

Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby 2016 - Specsavers Soapbox

The Specsavers soapbox.

The carts can be made from all kinds of materials, and competitors often let their imaginations run wild when coming up with ideas and designs. All of the soapboxes are powered by gravity, not an engine in sight!  Quirky designs for past soapboxes have included the Batmobile and Postman Pat’s van.

Competition categories in this year’s Soapbox Derby will include the most innovative design, the best turned-out soapbox crew, the fastest single-run of the day, and the overall winner.

During the day there will also be children’s rides, stalls and refreshments.  Over 2,000 people turned up to watch the event last year, and it likely to prove just as popular this year.

Every penny raised on the day will go towards Hull and East Yorkshire (Hey) Smile Foundation.

More info: www.humberbridgesoapbox.co.uk

Related Posts

  • A festival of brass in Whiston
  • Flaming flowerpots set Harrogate ablaze for three nights

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google

Tagged With: Family events, Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby, Yorkshire

Curiosity of the Week

Wimborne’s Chained Library
Curiosity of the Week - Wimborne Chained Library - Dorset

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is one of the oldest and most unusual libraries in the country. The Chained Library at Wimborne Minster in Dorset was founded in 1686 and is the second largest library of its kind in the country…

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google

Top Story

Dress up as a scarecrow and break a world record at Wray’s quirky festival
Wray Scarecrow Festival - Contrary Life

For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google

Categories

  • Alternative Sport
  • Art
  • Cabaret
  • Cinema
  • Classes, Workshops & Talks
  • Club Night
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Exhibition
  • Fair
  • Festival
  • Food & Drink
  • Heritage
  • Interview
  • Literature
  • Museum
  • Music
  • Review
  • Science and Technology
  • Theatre
  • Walks

Newsletter Sign Up

Copyright © 2018 · Contrary Life