"Waterways Pageant" replaces National Festival

The IWA has announced that this year it will hold a Waterways Pageant at Saul Junction. This promises to have a very different feel from the National Festivals of the past. For a start, this will be free for everyone to attend. Scenes like the one below, from last year's Festival at Cassiobury Park, should, thankfully, be put behind us.

Despite the sunshine there were not enough people there to make it viable. So free entry should create a much better atmosphere, especially as the focus promises to be on boating rather than the commercial aspect.

We intend to go.