A boat featuring the slinky dog from Toy Story springs into first place at Matlock Bath Illuminations.
By Malia Carty and Caroline LowbridgeA boat featuring the slinky dog from Toy Story has sprung in to first place at this year's Matlock Bath Illuminations boat contest.
The annual illuminations were first held in the Derbyshire town 126 years ago to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. There are 11 boats parading on the River Derwent this year, with themes including Doctor Who and Peppa Pig.As well as being lit up, the boat contracts and expands like a real slinky spring.
"In boat form, it's a large model with a head that nods, a tail that wags, the whole thing contracts and expands and the legs walk so there's a lot of movement in there," said Pete Hartshorn, who rowed the boat.Ian Page was placed second with his boat Doctor Who - 60 Years in Time and SpaceSlinky the dog was made from corrugated plastic on a wooden frame, and he moves thanks to windscreen wiper motors and an electric gate motor.
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