PICTURES: Kite festival returns to seafront

Families had a ‘super weekend’ at a seaside kite festival.

Hundreds of spectators and kite enthusiasts attended the annual Burnham kite festival, which saw dozens of weird and wonderful creations take to the sky including a blue whale kite, an 80ft octopus, and a 45ft wide dragon kite.

The festival was opened by Burnham's mayor and mayoress Andy Brewer and his wife Lorna.

Organiser, Gaynor Brown, said: "We had a super weekend. We could have done with more wind on Saturday but we had enough breeze to do a fantastic illuminated display at sunset.

"Sunday was perfect weather and 'Baby' the blue whale flew all day.

"The town council funded half the costs of this year's festival with Somerset Community Support Foundation paying the rest and financing the whale for us too.

"We are grateful to both organisations for covering the costs of the event."

Weston Mercury: Bea, aged five, Monty, aged four, and Thea, aged eight, flying kites. Picture: Jeremy Long Bea, aged five, Monty, aged four, and Thea, aged eight, flying kites. Picture: Jeremy Long (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: WIll Staniascek with his teddy bear kite. Picture: Jeremy Long WIll Staniascek with his teddy bear kite. Picture: Jeremy Long (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)