Gloucester Docks & Sharpness Canal: Saul Canal Festival 2004

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Saul Canal Festival 2004

Record numbers of boats, campers and day visitors attended the annual Saul Canal Festival and Folk on the Water Weekend on 3 & 4 July 2004.

Visitors could see a wide variety of boats, browse the trade and charity stands and enjoy a range of musical and theatrical entertainments. The event was organised by the volunteers of the Cotswold Canals Trust to raise money and support for the restoration of the canal link to the Thames at Lechlade.

Boats and visitors at Saul Festival 2004

NB Bletchley arriving on Friday evening	Colourful boats beside the towpath	NB Nuneaton loaded with sacks of coal
A new feature of the event this year was a parade of historic boats
NB Amsterdam leading the parade	NBs Squire and Ditton in the parade	Tug Bittell in the parade