A FUN-FILLED family festival in Dawlish celebrated the sea and how to look after the ocean.

Turn The Tide attracted crowds to a packed programme of music, entertainment, activities, stalls, demonstrations and talks. 

There were also workshops, speakers, events for children and wellbeing practitioners. 

Organised jointly by Dawlish Town Council and Turn The Tide Teignbridge CIC, the event was to ‘celebrate’ the sea and recognise the important of the ocean. 

Mermaids were on hand to tell tales, using the Lawn’s oak tree seat as a venue, joined by pirates.

Steve Templemen from Dawlsih Against Plastic with a phial of plastic nurdles.
Steve Templemen from Dawlsih Against Plastic with a phial of plasticnurdles. (Steve Pope / MDA)

The day also featured a sea-themed fancy dress parade and circus skills workshop.

Organisers said: ‘Thank you to everyone who was at our event.’

Town councillor Linda Petherick congratulated the organisers.

She said: ‘What a brilliant event, well done.’ 

Fellow town councillor Rachel Hardy added: ‘It was a great event.’

Turn the Tide environmental day
(Photo by Bob Simpson)

Singer songwriter Amy Hopwood said: ‘Thanks for the huge amount of work that must have gone into organising this brilliant event.’

Luna Barge, an indie folk band, said: ‘We had a great time, Dawlish is a lovely place and full of amazing people.’ 

Peter Sillifant told organisers: ‘You did Dawlish proud, the town was buzzing.’