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The latest Great Knaresborough Bed Race news and updates

  1. Best Ever Pageant

    ​Keen bed race addicts agree: 2014 witnessed the best ever pageant through the Marketplace, down High Street and Bond End of the decorated beds, dressed runners and helpers...

  2. 'Most Entertaining' Tewit Youth Band

    The Tewit Youth Band, team 52, won the coveted 'Most Entertaining Team award' at this year's Great Knaresborough Bed Race, charming the huge crowds in the Marketplace...

  3. Harrogate Harriers win the 49th Bed Race

    Harrogate Harriers won the 49th Great Knaresborough Bed Race just ahead of Planet Steel, Harrogate Racers, The Wacky Racers and Piccadilly Men. Ripon runners Girls won the women's event.

  4. It's Bed Race time!

    ​It's on! The River is low; the weather will be fine; the safety barriers are in place; the rides are arriving and the excitement has reached fever pitch...

  5. Bed Race Programme Published

    ​The 2014 Bed Race Programme is now out. In 48 pages of full, glorious technicolor it covers the theme of this year, Children's TV and Film Characters...

  6. News of the 2013 Bed Race

    The Great Knaresborough Bed Race in 2013, held on 8 June was bathed in wonderful sunshine. This drew out the crowds – 30,000 visitors...