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Day Of The Dead Festival 2018...Westward Ho!

  • by Peter Sawyer
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  • 27 Oct, 2018
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OMG...Beautiful singing, skeletons, Manic Jammerz, fire, Merlin and Fire works...Westward Ho! you beauty...

October 20th 2018...The Day Of The Dead festival in Westward Ho! was a day that really did make memories. We were so lucky with the weather, calm, still, even warm plus we were treated to a nice Sunset too.
The Festival started outside Seafield House where Tamsin Ball sang some enchanting, mysterious songs in front of a crowd 100-150 skeletons while the sun went down. Her voice, fire from Merlin and Peter, sunset and an amazing crowd....What a start to the night.
A procession was assembled and we made our way to the village green picking up people as we went, the route was led by Merlin and Harvey. Thank you to the Chivenor Air Cadets who marshalled the route for us all and helped keep everyone on the straight and narrow.
In the village we were treated to a multitude of activities and music. The Manic Jammerz (Kurt and Nathan) took to the main stage with an inspiring, energetic set that was perfect for the evening. You could get your face painted, hit a Pinata, grab some food, watch Merlin perform, there was a fire show too...It was a really family friendly feel, some amazing fancy dress and a lot of smiles. 
We brought the evening to a wonderful climax with a firework display from SB Pyrotechnics...This was the first time there had been fireworks at a public event for many years....To have them going off over the wet sand created a beautiful spectacle, made even better with Tamsin Ball singing a 2nd set in the village...Her voice, fireworks, family, skeletons, lights, fire...OMG what an evening, enjoyed by about 450 people. Our best event so far.

Massive thanks to- Robert Braddick for use of Seafield House (and the guided tour), Tamsin Ball, Merlin Cadogan, Kurt Hammond, Nathan Hutchins our performers for the evening, Chivenor Air Cadets for marshalling the parade, Steve Barnes for an amazing Fireworks display, Lucy Lowe, Mike Ford and Harvey Sawyer for helping with the organizing and Peter Sawyer for putting it all together and running the night. It truly was a wonderful time to #visitwestwardho

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

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