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Fish And Ships Fest Hits Whitby

It's a huge occasion this weekend in the town of Whitby with many activities taking place from Pier Road to Endeavour Wharf.

Saturday is the first day of the Whitby Fish and Ships Festival.

Events on Saturday include:

Seafood Kitchen Marquee, Dock End

10.30am Phil Akrill, The Talbot, Malton

11.30am Paul Gildroy, The Magpie Café, Whitby and Andrew Barker, Hodgson Fish

12.30pm Kath Breckon, NYES Catering and Knorr Professional Education Ambassador

1.30pm Maggie Lubaszewska, Trenchers, Whitby

2.30pm Dan Hargreaves, Embers, Scarborough

3.30pm Andrew Nightingale, The Hare and Hounds

Hawsker Fish Craft Marquee, Endeavour Wharf

Enjoy filleting and cooking demos, net mending and pot sewing, crab and lobster dressing, and hands-on activities from Whitby Lobster Hatchery.

Find out more about the history of fishing in Whitby with giant display boards, and watch a sea to plate video.

Museums Marquee, Endeavour Wharf

Get crafty! Take part in crafty workshops with Whitby Museum, Pannett Art Gallery, The Cook Museum and Whitby Library, enjoy tabletop games and test your eye for beach finds at the beach fossil hunting tray.

Dogwood Productions Dogwood Productions will be presenting two new shows –

“The Chip Shop Chronicles”. Each performance will last around 30 minutes, with puppetry workshops between shows. 10am Marquee opens 10.30am “Life, Love, Chips” 11am Collage Workshop including puppetry 12pm “Storm In A Chip Shop” 12.30pm Collage Workshop 2pm “Life, Love, Chips” 2.30pm Collage Workshop including puppetry 3.30pm “Storm In A Chip Shop” 4.15pm Marquee closes

Music Marquee, Endeavour Wharf Made in Whitby and Whitby Brewery will be bringing toe-tapping music from local bands to get you in the party mood!

11am Marquee opens

12.30pm - 2pm Old Time Sailors

2.30pm - 3.30pm Sam Lenton

4pm - 5.30pm Falsetto Frank

6pm - 7.30pm Mackie

8pm - 9.30pm Sunbeam

9.30pm - 11pm DJ

11pm Marquee closes

Organiser Richard Grainger says there's lots of internationally-renowned singers, like Roger Sutcliffe, as well as the best from the Yorkshire Coast:

Whitby Bandstand, Pier Road- full itinerary:

Sing along to sea shanties and traditional folk music with Whitby Sea Festival.

MCs: Beth Burrows, Boathook Bald and Mel Langton 11am Auckland Shanty Singers

11.40am Mel Langton

12.05pm JIB

12.35pm Men of Staithes

1.10pm Beth Burrows

1.30pm Helen Pitt & Steve Dawes

2pm Fylingdales Folk Choir

2.40pm Boathook Bald

3pm Roger Sutcliffe

3.40pm JIB

4.10pm Finish Street Entertainment

Kids big and small will be in their element with walkabout entertainment and face painting.

Animated Objects return to the festival this year with their new walkabout act, Galleons Ahoy!.

Lee Threadgold from Animated Objects is promising an entertaining experience for all the family:



There will be free live music all weekend, including local bands like Old Time Sailors and Sunbeam at the Endeavour Wharf Music Tent.

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