Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Shanties in Ellesmere Port

Delicious meal at the Bunbury Arms!
Hissyfit on board the barge Bigmere

Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham
Bob Conroy and Hughie Jones








Evening at the Boat Museum

The first Easter Maritime Festival at Ellesmere Port Boat Museum was a great success over the Easter weekend. The warm sunny weather helped a lot in attracting crowds to come and enjoy days out among boats of all sizes. It was a very enjoyable social occasion too; good for meeting old friends and making new ones.



There were some great performances over the weekend, but the highlight for me was the Saturday evening concert with Shantyjack, Trim Rig and a Doxy, the Enkhuizen 4 who sang some lovely Dutch songs, Hughie Jones with Bob Conroy, Nine Tenths Below on a very successful first outing, and a magical performance from Hissyfit.

Congratulations to Derek and Julia for organising this event, and I'm looking forward to next year already!
Shantyjack

Trim Rig and a Doxy (Derek and Julia)
Matthew

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