The annual Nailsworth Festival drew in the crowds with Saturday being a celebration of dance, music and tradition.
Highlights included a parade through the town to celebrate Vyshyvanka Day – an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing the ethnic embroidered shirts called Vyshvankas.
The parade concluded with an exhibition that featured a Ukrainian workshop, food, music and dancing in St George’s Church. The event was promoted by the Stroudwater Textile Trust in association with Cotswold Canals Connected.
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The popular Nailsworth Primary School duck races returned, where plastic ducks are dropped into the stream.
Popular Punch & Judy puppeteer Mark Poulton, who is based in Paignton, Devon, returned to his home roots to entertain young and old alike in the Mortimer Gardens.
The 2025 festival runs until Saturday, May 24.
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