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GLASSON EASTER MARITIME FESTIVAL LAUNCHED!

20/3/08: The Easter Maritime Festival at Glasson Dock got off to a roaring start last night with her Majesty's pressgang roaming the Village Hall (though I notice they didn't stray all that far from the rum barrell!-) and a rousing set from traditional sea-shanty band Stormalong John.
Participants were invited to shy balls at the perfidious French (bearing in mind that the whole thing is set during the Napoleonic wars) and several gentleman managed that (a task slightly easier than hitting the proverbial barn-door).
The festival runs throughout the Easter holiday, from Friday evening (21 March) all the way through til Monday night 24 March), with dozens of free performances by nationally renowned musicians, theatre performances and a panoply of other maritime-related events with a Georgian flavour.
A free bus shuttle will run between Glasson and the nearby Stork Hotel - venue for numerous continuous performances, and a vintage coach service will run between the maritime Museum on Lancaster's St George's Quay (another festival venue) and Glasson. With hundreds of free events you will need the full festival programme and you can download it here!
Special thanks go to Seatruck Ferries, the festival's main sponsors, whose Technical Director Andy Askham heard about the festival's financial difficulties and stepped up straight away to save the day. It's great to see business contributing to local cultural life.

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