The Wivenhoe Society was delighted to support Wivenhoe Annual Crabbing Competition organised by Jody and her friends in support of our local schools.  As Jody Holmes says:

A great day at Wivenhoe Crabbing Competition was had on Saturday 7th September. The sun was shining and the tide was very high. Both the jetty and West Quay were full of people enjoying the competition.

Over a 150 people came to Wivenhoe Quay to register for the event. This involved catching (what they believed) was the heaviest crab and getting it weighed by the officials running the competition.

We had a great variation of weights.  The winner was six year old Emilia whose crab weighed in at 78g.  The second place was shared by 3 people - Tommy, Gabriella & Esmae with crabs weighing in at 77g and finally the third prize was won by Mercedes with a weight of 74g.

The smallest crab we weighed was 11g.  A few people had caught fish and one little boy came with a jellyfish!  Unfortunately, these didn’t count.

Thanks again to all who took part in this successful Wivenhoe event raising over £200 for our local schools.