The 2019 event ran on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August, 2019.
Blessed by perfect weather, it was a tremendous success. The Town thanks the organisers and volunteers, led, as usual, by the event’s founder, Fiona Clegg.
The poster below gives you an idea of what occurred on the day. Below the poster is a gallery of photographs from the day.
GALLERY
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Rich Clifford and the Young Once – here is Julian ‘Rich Clifford’ May belting out Summer Holiday. © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
The Prisoners… © 2019 Nick Skeens
What goes up… © 2019 Nick Skeens
Fair enough © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Artist Sue Spiers begins work on her Quay Day watercolour. © 2019 Nick Skeens
Yup. Looking good… © 2019 Nick Skeens
Livvy English tearing the souls out of each passer-by, and thereby contributing to the day’s pirate theme… © 2019 Nick Skeens
Legacy. © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
People rounding Prior’s Dock. © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Blimey. © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
You can just make out some hands in the mouth of the shark, one clutching a pirate sword. © 2019 Frances Franklin
Prior’s remembering when Britain rules the waves… © 2019 Frances Franklin
The union flag displayed the wrong way round or upside down is usually a sign of distress… I guess it’s down to where you are looking from… © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Frances Franklin
A gang of pirates amazed by 21st century horsepower… © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Don’t you hate it when that happens, and there’s a photographer behind you… © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Cycling on the quay proved impossible today. © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nigel Teather
Councillor Fiona Clegg , centre, Quay Day’s impresario. © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nigel Teather
A gorgeous launch named Trivial Pursuit. © 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
Royal Burnham One Designs racing through the town as part of Quay Day and Burnham Week. © 2019 Frances Franklin
Like a scene from Swallows and Amazons – this could be Nancy and Peggy Blackett in a Burnham Scow. © 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
A tight finish in a rowing race © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
© 2019 Nigel Teather
A victorious youth team © 2019 Mandy Richardson
Sofia Richardson, Alfie Chase, George Parker and Lara Richardson. Cox Kay Tavinor is holding the trophy.© 2019 Mandy Richardson
And more mature victors… © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
The Anchor has reintroduced medieval punishments for anti-social behaviour… © 2019 Frances Franklin
cheer up old bean, it’s a lovely day! © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Crabbing to the music on the Town Pontoon © 2019 Frances Franklin
Captain Jack Sparrow arriving at the Town Pontoon, courtesy of the Crouch Harbour Authority © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Mayor Wendy and the pirate Captain © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Photographer, artist and Marine Biologist Frances Franklin, Captain Jack and her Marine Biologist husband, Andrew Franklin © 2019 friend of Frances Franklin…
© 2019 Nigel Teather
Angela Gardner and Jon ‘Greavsie’ playing unplugged at the Anchor
© 2019 Nick Skeens
The Nieuport 17 was a French fighter that fought during World War I. The lower wing is less than half the area of the upper wing, making it a sequiplane rather than a full biplane, where the wings are of similar size. It flew here for Quay Day from Stow Maries Aerodrome . © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
Livvy English, having moved eastwards by popular demand © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
Dan Mells, Nick Skeens and Baillierae Sedgwick entertaining the drinkers at the Star © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
Piratical Darren singing his guts out, terrifying the natives. © 2019 Nick Skeens
Lovely old steam tug at Prior’s Pontoon. © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Nigel Teather
It was hot, but was it that hot? I suppose once you’ve jumped off the pontoon, this might appear, at first glance, the easiest way to get back out… © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
Mobility Scooter in a VW Combo – just the ticket for journeys along the Quay. © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
You put your right foot in… © 2019 Frances Franklin
and shake it all about © 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
© 2019 Frances Franklin
OL© 2019 Frances Franklin
And festivities continued into the night… © 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Nick Skeens
© 2019 Frances Franklin