2015-05-03 Canaway Cavalcade

Little Venice, London, May 3rd 2015. After a dull, damp start to the day, hundreds of Londoners and narrowboat enthusiasts arrive at Paddington Basin at the juction of the Regents and the Grand Union Canals for the annual Inland Waterways Association's Canalway Cavalcade, celebrating the history and traditions of Britains vast network of canals and navigable rivers. PICTURED: Traveling through the moored fleet, The Blessing of the Boats is a rite proudly undertaken by Father Gary Bradley, Vicar of Little Venice.

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British English Grand Union Canal Heritage Inland Waterways Association Little Venice Paddington Basin Regents Canal barge barges barging boaters boating boats bright colours buntin canal canals colourful spring flags narrowboat narrowboats springtime May bank Holiday tradition traditional

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2015-05-03 Narrowboats gather in Little Venice, London, for annual Canalway Cavalcade.