Good morrow to all ‘ee Pirates out there ’tis nearly Brixham Pirate Festival time again!
In around three weeks time if the weather’s set fair the good ship Hooligan’s Rule will be sailing to Brixham for to entertain the folks there with our brand of songs of the sea and piratical shenanigans.
‘t all starts on Friday afternoon of 2nd May at the Pearl and Oyster bar – like it says on the poster above – from 4 o’clock
Then we will be in Brixham Town Centre carpark at 1100 hrs on Saturday 3rd May and again on Sunday 4th May at 1100 hrs for more….
Now I suppose it may not be obvious but to put on a festival like this is no mean feat – a small bunch of dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to get it all up and running and you would be astounded at how many dubloons it takes to get all the stuff in place that’s needed – health and safety arrangements, equipment hire, staging, road closures, events, even portaloos! And nobody does nothing for free nowadays – except for the volunteers of course! It all takes a heap of treasure to make it happen – all for YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.
So we’d ask you two favours!
One – yes, my friends, support our local traders! Buy things from the market and our shops. As you will know many small town traders are facing stiff competition from the big boys …
Two – Pirates are not known for asking nicely. But here goes: Please Please Please donate to the Brixham Pirate Festival to ensure that we can continue to make the festival a success this year and into the future. We are very proud here in Brixham that we host THE BEST PIRATE FESTIVAL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. Let’s keep it that way – and the only way to hang on to such an accolade is – well, MONEY MONEY MONEY. And a bit more MONEY. It can only happen year on year if the volunteers that organise the whole Festival cover the overheads. A Spanish galleon full of gold would hardly cover it! So please donate whatever spare dubloons you can afford.
All we want is for you all you ladies, gentlemen and kids to come along and enjoy. Come and sing along and laugh until your sides ache; get you ice cream and your chips and your souvenirs of our beautiful town, and if the grown ups fancy a few drinks (responsibly and peaceably of course), I’m sure you’ll be made to feel most welcome. Then when it’s all over go home with your very own treasure of rich and wonderful memories.
Who could want more treasure than that?
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