Audlem RNLI Festival programme

The programme for the Audlem RNLI Festival, a free weekend charity event promising waterways fun for the family, is now available at £1.

The Audlem RNLI Festival is being held on 1st and 2nd June at the award winning Overwater Marina in Audlem. On the fun side the 'around the island' raft race on the Sunday, with homemade rafts promises some fierce, but friendly competition and on the serious side Cheshire Fire and Rescue will be demonstrating water rescues and promoting safety.

There will be craft and boating stalls; fishing demonstrations by Coole Acres Fishery; pony rides; narrow boaters talks and 'question time' sessions as well as narrow boats and a widebeam boat on display and boats for sale – and much more.

Rodney Cottrell of the Audlem Lass Boat Service and event organiser, says: "We are so pleased to be able to bring all these people together for a fun event at such a wonderful marina and I hope it raises loads of money for the RNLI so they can carry on their valuable job of saving lives."

Nantwich vets are holding a pet show with any and all pets welcome as well as a dog agility course and bird of prey and falconry displays.

Wychcraft Swing Band will be performing on the Saturday evening and on Sunday the twenty two piece Rode Hall Brass Band will be playing in the afternoon.

It is free admission with a car park pass in return for a £3.50 donation. The Festival is open from 12noon on Saturday 1st June and from 10.00am on Sunday 2nd June. Full details are in the programme.

Over the last two years, Overwater Marina and the Audlem Lass Boat Service has raised a grand total of £8,500 for the RNLI and look forward to this exciting event raising even more.

Audlem Lass will, of course, be operating today and tomorrow between Lock 15 and Overwater Marina and will also be a popular way to reach the Audlem RNLI Festival on 1st and 2nd June, just three weeks away.

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