The event was born out of the enthu

The event was born out of the enthusiasm of the newly-formed Knaresborough Round Table in 1966, an organisation looking for a major charity fund-raising push. They came up with the idea of a time-trial in which teams would follow a pre-determined course pushing beds around the town.

It could have been a chariot race, a tug-o-war, a raft race on the river, a soap box derby or any of a hundred other ideas. But they plumped for a bed race, and somehow that unique combination with Knaresborough's almost perpendicular climbs and cobbled streets, the swim across the Nidd and the fancy dress pageant have worked together to make this such a huge and successful community event.

Due to falling membership, the Round Table cast around for another organisation to help and the Knaresborough Lions Club became joint-arrangers in 1993, taking over the whole event from 1998. Like their predecessors, the Lions are a bunch of volunteers who stage the event for charity. Funds are raised by the Lions, by the teams themselves for their own good causes and by other charities who get involved on the day. It is thought that the total raised is between £80,000 and £100,000.

Not a bad return on a must-see event!

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The event was born out of the enthusiasm of the newly-formed Knaresborough Round Table, in 1966 an organisation looking. For a major charity fund-raising push. They came up with the idea of a time-trial in which teams would follow a pre-determined. Course pushing beds around the town.It could have been a, chariot race a tug-o-war a raft, race on the river a soap, box Derby or any of a hundred other, ideas. But they plumped for a bed race and somehow, that unique combination with Knaresborough 's almost perpendicular climbs and. Cobbled streets the swim, across the Nidd and the fancy dress pageant have worked together to make this such a huge and. Successful community event.Due to, falling membership the Round Table cast around for another organisation to help and the Knaresborough Lions Club. Became joint-arrangers, in 1993 taking over the whole event from 1998. Like their predecessors the Lions, are a bunch of. Volunteers who stage the event for charity. Funds are raised by the Lions by the, teams themselves for their own good causes. And by other charities who get involved on the day. It is thought that the total raised is between 80 pounds, and pounds, 000 100 000.Not a bad return on a must-see event!