Thank you to all of our supporters

2024 Soap Box Derby supporters and helpers

  • The marshalls, support staff and volunteers for the event
  • Phoenix Events (East) Limited - Road closures
  • The Plough - Venue
  • John Barleycorn - Venue
  • Greystones cafe - Venue
  • GT Trax – Road closure sponsor
  • Cooke Curtis & Co – Advertising boards
  • Kieran James - Walkie talkies
  • Adrian Powter – Photographer
  • Neil Alger – Photographer
  • Steven Illingworth - Photographer
  • Louise Hulland - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
  • Glenn Jones - BBC Radio Derby
  • Andy Lake - Star Radio
  • Keith Heppell - Cambridge Independent
  • Adrian Peel - Cambridge Independent
  • Dominic Byrne and the Chris Moyles Show - The Chris Moyles Show, Global Media & Entertainment
  • Red Graphic Ltd - Leaflet design
  • Jim Welch & team at Welches Transport – Car parking, race support & auction prize
  • Tony Bridgeman – PA System, staging and catering at the Plough
  • Russel Smith Farms/Savour Smiths – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Scudamores Punting – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Jems Hair – Auction/Raffle prize
  • The Carpenter Arms, Gt Wilbraham – Auction/Raffle prize
  • The Chequers, Fowlmere – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Sawston Sports Centre – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Scotsdales – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Cambridge United FC – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Football Fun Factory – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Victor Victoria, Sawston – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Tranquillity, Duxford – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Red Lion, Hinxton – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Xtreme 360 Trampoline Park – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Parkside Pool, Cambridge – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Northampton Football Club – Auction/Raffle prize
  • The Plough, Duxford – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Daisy cakes – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Puddleducks Cambridge – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Wylde Sky Brewing, Linton – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Lucy’s Blooms – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Classic wings Duxford – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Bassingbourn rifle and pistol club – Auction/Raffle prize
  • Leicester Tigers - Auction/Raffle prize
  • Everards - Auction/Raffle prize
  • Bill Johnson - Auction/Raffle prize
  • Molson Coors - Auction/Raffle prize
  • Kingsway Golf - Auction/Raffle prize

We especially thank BBC Radio Cambridgshire, Star Radio, Cambridge Independent, Radio X, Gerry Weatherhead and Paul Ellwood for their coverage of the day.

2023 Soap Box Derby supporters and helpers

  • The marshalls
  • Gerry Weatherhead – Photographer
  • Paul Ellwood – Photographer
  • Glenn Jones - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
  • Louise Hulland - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
  • Andy Lake - Star Radio
  • Keith Heppell - Cambridge Independent
  • Alison Fearon - Innovate Media
  • Dominic Byrne and the Chris Moyles Show - The Chris Moyles Show & Global Media & Entertainment
  • Cooke Curtis & Co – Sign board printing
  • GT Trax – Road closure sponsor
  • The Plough - Venue and auction prize
  • John Barleycorn - Venue
  • Greystones cafe - Venue
  • Jim Welch & team at Welches Transport – Car parking, race support & auction prize
  • Tony Bridgeman – PA System, staging and catering at the Plough
  • Classic wings Duxford – Auction prize
  • Rob Cowling and Invictus Fire Safety - Auction prize
  • Pam Hill and Clive Smith - Auction prize
  • Mr Toombs & Jardine BMW Milton Keynes – Auction prize
  • Bassingbourn rifle and pistol club – Auction prize
  • B and M Seafood - Auction prize
  • Jackie Dean and Barry Dean - Auction prize
  • Leicester Tigers - Auction prize
  • Bill Johnson - Auction prize
  • Scotsdales - Auction prize
  • Claire Stribling - Auction prize
  • Liz Taylor - Auction prize
  • Kingsway Golf - Auction prize
  • Scudamores - Auction prize
  • Tranquility Beauty Salon - Auction prize
  • Holyroyd Components - Raffle prize
  • Beth and Andy Yates - Raffle prize
  • Nick and Katie Dickson – Raffle prize
  • Nic Hill and Leah Hill - Raffle prize
  • Jems Mobile Hair - Raffle prize
  • Graystones - Raffle prize
  • Maureen Havil - Raffle prize
  • Peter MacDonald - Raffle prize
  • Margaret Stribling - Raffle prize
  • Jennifer Blackaby - Raffle prize
  • Annette Gibson - Raffle prize
  • Everards – Raffle prize
  • Red Lodge Karting - Raffle prize
  • Sawston Sports Centre - Raffle prize

We especially thank BBC Radio Cambridgshire, Star Radio, Cambridge Independent, Your Local CB22, Radio X, Gerry Weatherhead and Paul Ellwood for their coverage of the day.

2019 supporters

  • The Marshalls
  • Dean Howe – looks after the website
  • Simon Curtis – looks after Facebook
  • Novus – designs the programme and posters
  • Altone Printers – print the programme
  • InterCounty Estate Agents – leaflet & sign board printing & distribution
  • The Hire Network – sponsor the road closures
  • The Plough & John Barleycorn Pubs
  • Welches Transport – car park & race support
  • Hannah Martin & Louise Smythe who completed The Race For Life in aid of the Soap Box Derby
  • TWI – Donation
  • Bridgette Ellwood – Auction prize
  • BMW Cambridge – Auction prize
  • Duxford Lodge – Auction prize
  • Giess Wallis Crisp Accountants – Auction prize
  • Paintballing UK – Auction prize
  • Northampton Saints – Auction prize
  • Tilda Rice – Auction prize
  • Eastern Counties Car Care – Auction prize
  • Cost Cutter Duxford – Auction prize
  • West Ham Football Club – Auction prize
  • Ducati Cambridge – Auction prizes
  • Classic Wings Duxford – Auction prize
  • Vindis Of Sawston – Auction prize
  • Duxford Hire – Auction prize
  • Cam Rider – Auction prize
  • Adcock Refrigeration & Air Conditioning – Auction prize
  • Duxford Women’s Institute – Auction prize
  • Etech of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Browns of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Spikes & Ponies of Newmarket – Raffle prize
  • Crew Barbers of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Navy Daisy – Raffle prize
  • Syngenta – Raffle prize
  • Boots – Raffle prize
  • Rejuvenate – Raffle prize
  • Tranquillity – Raffle prize
  • County Store – Raffle prize
  • Heather Foster – Raffle prize
  • CamRider – Auction Prize
  • Paul Behan – Auction Prize

We would also like to thank Cambridgeshire Live for their coverage of the day.

Previous year’s support

  • The marshalls
  • Heidi Allen – Started the races, presented the awards and provided an auction prize
  • Paul Ellwood – Photographer
  • Dean Howe – website maintenance
  • Martin Tomlinson at Novus – Programme and poster design
  • Altone Printers – Programme and raffle ticket printing
  • Cooke Curtis & Co – Leaflet and sign board printing and distribution
  • The Hire Network – Sponsor the road closures
  • The Plough and John Barleycorn pubs
  • Jim Welch & team at Welches Transport – Car parking, race support & auction prize
  • Tony Bridgeman – PA System & Staging at the Plough
  • Hexcel Composites – Sponsorship
  • Huntsman Advanced Materials – Auction prize
  • Ducati Cambridge – Auction prize
  • Paul Bonhomme – Auction prize
  • Graystones Duxford – Auction prize
  • Duxford Hire – Auction prize
  • Tilda Rice – Auction prize
  • Cost Cutter Duxford – Auction prize
  • Cannon – Auction prize & sponsorship
  • Cambridge Assessment – Sponsorship
  • Select – Sponsorship
  • Classic wings Duxford – Auction prize
  • Tottenham Hotspurs Football club – Auction prize
  • SnoZone Milton Keynes – Auction prize
  • Gog Magog golf course – Auction prize
  • Essex cricket club – Auction prize
  • Tranquility – Auction prize
  • Cambridge City FC – Auction prize
  • Red Lodge Karting, Bury St Edmunds – Auction prize
  • Gems Mobile Hairdressing – Auction prize
  • Nick Denton – Auction prize
  • Alistair and Annette Gibson – Auction prizes

We would also like to thank Cambridgeshire Live for their coverage of the day.

Thanks To …previous years

  • The Marshalls
  • Dean Howe – looks after the website
  • Simon Curtis – looks after Facebook
  • Novus – designs the programme and posters
  • Altone Printers – print the programme
  • InterCounty Estate Agents – leaflet & sign board printing & distribution
  • The Hire Network – sponsor the road closures
  • The Plough & John Barleycorn Pubs
  • Welches Transport – car park & race support
  • Hannah Martin & Louise Smythe who completed The Race For Life in aid of the Soap Box Derby
  • TWI – Donation
  • Bridgette Ellwood – Auction prize
  • BMW Cambridge – Auction prize
  • Duxford Lodge – Auction prize
  • Giess Wallis Crisp Accountants – Auction prize
  • Paintballing UK – Auction prize
  • Northampton Saints – Auction prize
  • Tilda Rice – Auction prize
  • Eastern Counties Car Care – Auction prize
  • Cost Cutter Duxford – Auction prize
  • West Ham Football Club – Auction prize
  • Ducati Cambridge – Auction prizes
  • Classic Wings Duxford – Auction prize
  • Vindis Of Sawston – Auction prize
  • Duxford Hire – Auction prize
  • Cam Rider – Auction prize
  • Adcock Refrigeration & Air Conditioning – Auction prize
  • Duxford Women’s Institute – Auction prize
  • Etech of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Browns of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Spikes & Ponies of Newmarket – Raffle prize
  • Crew Barbers of Sawston – Raffle prize
  • Navy Daisy – Raffle prize
  • Syngenta – Raffle prize
  • Boots – Raffle prize
  • Rejuvenate – Raffle prize
  • Tranquillity – Raffle prize
  • County Store – Raffle prize
  • Heather Foster – Raffle prize
  • CamRider – Auction Prize
  • Paul Behan – Auction Prize

We would also like to thank the Saffron Walden Reporter for their coverage of the day.