Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2012 | страница 88

ON THE WATER

Old Gaffers' Festival
through the streets of Yarmouth
in a horse-drawn carriage prior
to opening the event, which will
reflect the 6o years of HRH’s reign.
The opening ceremony will be
performed at noon on the Friday,
and security will no doubt be
high, and the paparazzi will be
chasing around trying to get the
The popular Old Gaffers’

best possible shots. But there

Festival at Yarmouth promises

will still be plenty of space for

to be a right Royal occasion

the thousands of visitors who are

this year.

expected to converge on Yarmouth

The Festival is being held
from May 25 to 27, a little

to witness one of the highlights of
the Island calendar.

earlier than other years due
to the special celebrations

Radio One DJ Rob da Bank will again be
the star attraction on the Friday evening,
with his Bestival Sombrero sound
system disco, and acts will include
The Cuban Brothers, Skinny Lister and
musical comedy act Abandoman.
Then on Saturday evening there will
be musical tribute acts for Queen – of
course – known as Queen Bee, as well
as Abba’s Angels, and ‘Rod Stewart’.
Tickets will be £8 each.

at the beginning of June
for the Queen’s Diamond

For every programme sold
£1 will be donated to the
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Cancer Trust which takes
young people sailing on
their way to recovery from
cancer, leukaemia and
other serious illness.

Jubilee.
However, the Festival
organisers have made
sure they will be getting
in on the Royal occasion,
and there are strong
rumours that Her Majesty
the Queen – or maybe
perhaps lookalike Mary
Reynolds– will be parading

Pictures by Roger Cox

Boogie Woogie Festival fu n
The Boogie Woogie
Pianos, accompanied by
the Team LeRoc dancers
will also be springing up
throughout the Festival,
along with Juke Box Jenny.
There will also be an
international market in
Yarmouth Square, while
out on the water there are
expected to be more than
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100 gaff-rigged vessels
and some will race in The
Solent on the Saturday,
from 10.00am.
Other popular attractions
include food stalls and
craft marquee, a real
ale bar (The Britannia),
veteran and classic vehicle
display and Air Sea Rescue
demonstration with the

RNLI Lifeboat. St James’
Church will host the
wonderful and colourful
Flower Festival and the
children’s fun fair will
be on The Green. For
further information see
the Festival website www.
yarmoutholdgaffersfestival.
co.uk