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Centuries old custom of Blessing of the Waters at Brightlingsea Hard. Starts at 11.30am with colourful robed procession of Cinque Port & Essex Mayors & others to Town Hard. At noon open air Blessing of Waters & boats by Bishop at Hard. Then at 1pm historic boats covered in bunting & flags set off along Brightlingsea Creek, accompanied by the "Din" to "Beat the Bounds" (boundaries) of Brightlingsea & its Waters. A great traditional annual event.

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Brightlingsea's Blessing of the Waters

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Town Hard, Waterside, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0GD

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