IT might be a long way from Honolulu to West Hagley, but when it comes to dragon boat racing the staff at Webbs Garden Centres are on the crest of a wave.

Last year a team from the business based at Wychbold, near Droitwich, and Hagley, near Stourbridge, took top spot at Pershore Phoenix Dragon Boat festival and is in training to repeat the feat this September.

The charity event will take place on the River Avon at Pershore on Sunday, September 7 with crews arriving from all over the Midlands.

Mark Goddard, the Webbs team leader, said: “We are ready to defend out title and have put in some training for the big day. It’s a great team building event, good fun and helps raise money for charity, so we are all looking forward to it.”