AFTER a slow start, crowds flocked to Louth Navigation Trust’s Waterway Community Festival on September 10 and 11 to enjoy live music beside the warehouse at the Riverhead Basin.
Over the weekend visitors could also see paddleboards and kayaks in action and, on the Sunday afternoon, members of the Cleethorpes Model Boat Association staged mock water battles and sailed their craft on the canal.
Town and canal historian Stuart Sizer was joined by 22 people for a heritage walk which he guided along the towpath and there were displays and refreshments inside the Riverhead warehouse which is the trust’s headquarters. Bensley’s ice cream van was also in attendance.
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Bensley’s ice creams were very popular on a warm afternoon.
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Gary Hammond, a percussionist who was with Beautiful South, and Luke Carver-Goss on accordion play their set. On the wall above, tribute is paid with a photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Stuart Sizer, right of centre, with some of the people who enjoyed his heritage walk along the canal.
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The York String Quartet providing classic entertainment on the Sunday afternoon.
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Members of Cleethorpes Model Boat Association sail their craft watched by a paddleboarder and kayaker.
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Applause for the musicians playing on the deck.