Here are just two of the many messages received following the 2021 Festival

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"Congratulations for achieving such a wonderful return of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival. It was a very welcome restoration of normality for the Thames boating world and a chance to meet friends and talk to other organisations whom we had not seen for ages. All this in addition to the first-rate entertainment and spectacle."

 

 

"It was like a fairy tale!  You gave us all back our lives for a short period of time and we are all tremendously grateful.  The memories of the entire event are sprinkled with fairy dust.   I can hardly put into words how much I personally appreciate all of the hard work that the committee puts into each event.  After a year away, let me just say a humble congratulations on a resounding success once again."

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Another exciting and fun day out for the whole family,

a celebration of all that's best in British boatbuilding and craftsmanship

evoking the nostalgia of boating from a bygone era.

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This popular, long-running event, now offers more attractions on the water,

in the air and on the land, than ever before. 

 

featuring the fleet of

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Dunkirk "Little Ships"

 

and the largest display of traditional boats in Europe, 

amphibious and military vehicles, the Bremont WW1 air display team - and much more...