The last weekend in July saw 14 teams brave the waters of the River Mersey to raise vital funds for St Rocco’s Hospice in Warrington by competing in the annual Dragon Boat Race. One of the competitors in the race was Lee who along with 20 others made up the team “The A Team” who went on to win the race.

“The hospice is something that I am always keen to support. I ran the Bupa Great North Run earlier this year for Warrington Disability Partnership, but when I was asked to take part in the Dragon Boat Race I jumped at the chance as it sounded like it would be a great challenge” said Lee.

This is the third year that The A Team have taken part in the Dragon Boat Race (first year for Lee), raising £4,705 in 2009 and £5,730 in 2010, this year they are on target to surpass this. “We all had a superb time and were really pleased when we won. Last year when the team entered they came third so it was a great achievement to pass the finish line first this year.”

DV8 Designs are no strangers to helping out the local community and have been working with Warrington Town Football Club on the redevelopment of the ground. They were also a driver behind the Centre for Independent Living at Warrington Disability Partnership, in helping to secure the necessary building regulations.

“As Warrington born and bred I am always keen to help out local organisations and charities as best I can. Utilising the skills that I have gained through my architecture and interior design practice has certainly helped with community projects in the past and I look forward to working on more projects in the future.”