CROWDS descended on Maryport's waterfront for the Taste of the Sea festival at the weekend.
The new 'bigger and better' format saw two sites, two stages and more family entertainment.
Jack Stein, son of TV chef Rick Stein, gave a cookery demo for the crowds, as did Cartmel’s Masterchef winner Irini Tzortzoglou.
They were joined over the weekend by Scottish seafood ambassador CJ Jackson.
Separate to the demo stage, there was live entertainment including sea shanty singers and storytelling, and the Teenage Market and the TEG Retail entrepreneurs market.
Over on the Marine Road showfield, there was a producers’ market, the main music stage, Maryport Round Table’s Rum Bar, and the fairground.
Throughout the town there was a postcard trail featuring scenes from old Maryport and the chance to win a Samsung tablet, a free family pass to the forthcoming Maryport Maritime Museum, and a Maryport print by talented young artist Chloe’s Chateau.
As in previous years, it's expected the event brought a significant boost to the local economy.
Taste Cumbria events are organised by Cumberland Council and Taste of the Sea’s major sponsor is Maryport Town Council. Other 2025 sponsors were Milburns Solicitors, Grants Oak Smoked, Thomas Armstrong Construction and Forth Engineering, and supporters included Maryport Business Group, Maryport Round Table and Maryport Harbour Authority.
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