A DUCK race drew in thousands of visitors as the big crowds went quackers for the event in Bewdley yesterday.

Sisters Hannah Wilkes, aged eight, and Eleanor, six, triumphed in the big New Year’s Day race which saw hundreds of ducks dropped off the main bridge.

The race has become part of Bewdley’s calendar since it first made a splash in 1985 and it has grown in popularity ever since.

All money raised goes to support good causes nominated by organisers, the Kidderminster and District Lions Club.