Thanks to the generosity of several new sponsors, RiverFest 2007 was a triumph. Even the bad weather that accompanied most of the events didn't stop everyone having a great time.

The weekend of music on the water saw loads of happy Burnhamites and visitors enjoying music from the festival's very own scratch band, The River Rats. On Saturday, most of the water seemed to be coming from above so, rather than cancel the event, the band persuaded Kevin to let them play in the Anchor Hotel. We were even treated to a spot of music from The Curly Circus with their energetic and unique act. On Sunday, the River Rats were back on the deck of fishing vessel Maverick, even continuing to play while the boat motored to the other end of the Quay to help in the 999 day's simulated air-sea rescue.

The following weekend saw the launch of the Art Trail with David Hughes entertaining visitors while they admired exhibits in Burnham Museum's gallery. This year's Art Trail was even bigger and better than before with 27 artists exhibiting at 21 venues throughout the town including, for the first time, an artist's studio.

Having been forced to cancel the Millfield music weekend in 2006 due to lack of funding, the committee pulled out all the stops to ensure that 2007's event was better than ever. Several heavy downpours did little to deter the spirits of the crowds or performers and there was a relaxing party atmosphere throughout the weekend. A particular delight was the wealth of home-grown talent who appeared on both days alongside professional and amateur musicians from all over the country. On Saturday, headliners Bad Influence were preceded by up and coming band Purplemelon featuring Burnham guitarist Owen Barry (Rockin' Armadillos, Rage Machine, Fakie) who were followed by a film crew making a documentary about the band. And Automatic Slim, with Burnham frontman Tim Aves, stepped into the breach on Sunday night, taking over from headliners Tom Allalone and the Great Expectations who pulled out just three days before the event. This was a fitting finale to a great weekend with Tim, who organised the festival from 1992 to 2005, being able to relax and enjoy entertaining the crowds in 'Slim's silver jubilee year.

Click here to see the running order for the weekend.

Click here for a copy of the RiverFest 2007 programme.