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Oxfordshire Heritage Boat Journeys

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19th - 20th June 2004

21st - 23rd June 2004

24th - 26th June 2004

Finale performances and Boat Procession

Photo Library from the boat journeys week


The canal boats lying peacefully in sunshine at Sandford on Thames © Paul Azzopardi
The sounds of a Kora played by Somalian harpist Fily Cissokho © Paul Azzopardi
Benji had performed along the canal journey with Giles Shearing - and gave his final performance at Sandford © Paul Azzopardi
Literally hundreds of fish were made in schools and community groups around the county and some were brought to the celebratory boat procession © Paul Azzopardi
..and if the schools and community groups weren't making ordinary fish - they were making jellyfish. © Paul Azzopardi
It's not quite so much fun on a river procession in a comlplete downpour - where was the sun !! © Paul Azzopardi
Canal and river boats joined the Saturday boat processions when the two journeys merged © Paul Azzopardi
Schoolchildren and community groups joined in on organised boat rides during the afternoon © Paul Azzopardi
Despite the weather rowing boats and canoes joined in © Paul Azzopardi
..But the terrible weather forced the musicians to play inside the boats - not quite the planned effect ! © Paul Azzopardi
Plover B had fought bravely up the Thames from Henley through the week © Paul Azzopardi
The musicians in Sol Samba gather on a wet towpath before joining the procession © Paul Azzopardi


   
   
Finale performances and Boat Procession
 Location: Oxfordshire

Finale performances and boat procession. As the boat journeys linked in Oxford the boats moored up at the Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford on Thames, on the evening of Friday 25th June. The sun shone for the finale performances as some of the best of the weeks performers linked with newly invited guests such as calypso artist Alexander D'Great. Unluckily the weather didn't hold for the boat procession on the afternoon of Saturday 26th June. The rain just poured down all day. Despite the weather rowing boats and canoes joined in







 


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