Sat 16th May
Ricky Festival
We had been allocated 18A as our mooring, which was close to
Bridge 174 and the entrance to the Aquadrome.
We were alongside the towpath, and there was space by the boat to put
some chairs and tables. This was ideal.
We went to collect our boater’s pack and the brass plaque
from the event office in a gazebo at the far end, past the historic boats. We looked around the site separately, so
that we could spend a fair time on duty by the boat. There was a wide range of fast food outlets, and lots of bands
booked to perform.
The weather was perfect, and we chatted to quite a few
people and gave out some leaflets.
Mooring allocation
Plaque
Traditional boats
Morris
Our festival mooring
Hazel in action by
the boat
Live bands
No boating today
Sun 17th May
Ricky Festival
We went to the lock for what we hoped would be a service led
by Soul Survivor. It turned out to be a Gospel Choir, who sang a mixture of
gospel songs and secular songs.
There was a flypast by a Spitfire, which was
entertaining.
We wandered round the stalls again and took in a folk band
in one of the tents. At the end of the
day we returned to the lock for a performance by “Sitting Ducks” which included
Paul Clevett from Tafelberg, playing mandolin. Previously we have only
seen him play bass.
They had a “Lock Jam” in the area below the lock, with
several historic boats clustered together, forming another area for invited
guests to watch the show and get a little more inebriated. It was a great
atmosphere, and a fitting way to end the festival.
Gospel choir
Spitfire flypast
Main stage and food
stalls
Floating Jazz band
The Sitting Ducks
Lock Jam
No boating today
Next week: heading north to Milton Keynes
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