DERBYSHIRE businesses are being urged to sign up for a dragon boat race to help a local charity.

Rainbows Children's Hospice is the official charity for the first Nottingham Riverside Festival Dragon Boat Challenge.

The charity supports children from across the East Midlands with life-limiting illnesses. The event is on Sunday, August 2, on the River Trent, at Victoria Embankment, near Trent Bridge.

Contact Gable Events on 01780 470718 or visit www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk/nottingham.