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Parade of Boats and Blessing of the Fleet

  • Parade from The Fisherman on Fiddlers Green to The Herring Girl on the Western Quay Bell Street, North Shields (map)
A photo of the unveiling of the Herring Girl statue in 2023 with hundreds of people on the Fish Quay including school children, with boats on the river behind shooting out jets of water into the air

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North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project - Blessing of The Fleet and Parade of Boats

School children parading with pipers, gathering at The Herring Girl on the Western Quay singing local songs. Joined by a parade of fishing and private vessels on the river and a blessing of the fleet, with the Fishermen’s Mission.

Fishermens Heritage Project | Remembering North Shields Fishermen

A photo of a piper in a tartan kilt leading a parade of people including school children along Bell Street on the Fish Quay in 2023 with a row of restaurants on the right and the old Low Light building in the distance, sunshine and grey clouds
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