Thousands of people converged on Morecambe at the weekend for We Do Like to be Beside the Sea, a two day feast of seaside fun.
Morecambe Visitor Information Centre reported a bumper weekend with more than 1,500 people passing through its doors with the Festival attracting people from far and wide.
Glorious sunshine provided the perfect backdrop for a packed programme of traditional seaside fun and frolics organised by Lancaster City Council, which included music and daredevil antics and the Bradford to Morecambe historic vehicle run.
Unfortunately a planned Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which was due to take place on Sunday afternoon, did not take place. High winds at the point of departure, RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, meant it was unsafe for the planes to take off.
“The festival is one of the highlights in our events programme and this year was no exception,” felt Coun June Ashworth, Cabinet member with responsibility for Cultural Services at the city council.
“Morecambe was packed with people and I’m sure that those people who attended the festival who are not regular visitors to Morecambe will have seen what we have to offer and come back on a more regular basis.
“It was obviously a disappointment that the flyover did not take place but hopefully the other entertainment that was on offer provided more than enough fun to go round.”
The entertainment marquees helped create the perfect seaside holiday atmosphere with acts including Punch and Judy professors, escapology and sword swallowing, a flea circus, sea songs and shanties, a pierrot troupe and a seaside variety show.
Visitors to the festival were asked to complete a survey. Two thirds of those who took part were from outside of the district and almost all rated it as “very enjoyable”.