Whitehaven Festival 2013

Some rain didn't stop the Whitehaven Festival being hailed a big success. Around 200,000 people attended the three day annual event. Highlights included performances from McFly, Sweet and Slade as well as dozens of food stalls and maritime activities.

An estimated 200,000 people have attended the three day Whitehaven Festival which draws to a close on Sunday night. The Festival combines music, maritime events, food and much more.

Celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli said: 'The wonderful thing aboutthis festival is that it is free. I've been coming for six years and I see old faces and new ones. It is very special. But the best thing is the local produce. Cumbria is very lucky for that.'

Festival opens at 11.00 with The Bay City Rollers on stage from 13.30 – 16.30 and finishes at 17.00

Park and Ride

Energus Car Park, Lilyhall, Workington to Wetherspoons, Whitehaven

Sunday 10.30am – 17.30pm

Innovations Centre, Westlake’s Science Park to Bus Stop at Multi Story Car Park, Whitehaven

Sunday 10.30am – 17.30pm

Vehicles will run a continuous service at peak times and a 15 minute service at off-peak times

Festival opens at 10.00, with Sweet, From the Jam & Slade onstage until 22.30, fireworks starting at 22.40 and finishing at 23.00.

Park and ride:

Energus Car Park, Lilyhall, Workington - Wetherspoons, Whitehaven

09.30am – 23.30pm

Innovations Centre, Westlake’s Science Park - Bus Stop at Multi Story Car Park, Whitehaven

09.30am – 23.30pm

Vehicles will run a continuous service at peak times and a 15 minute service at off-peak times

The biggest event in West Cumbria's calendar started today.

More than 200,000 people are expected to descend on the Whitehaven Festival over the next three days.

Watch the full report from Samantha Parker below.

Gerard Richardson is the CEO of the Whitehaven Festival and he says the feel-good factor is what brings people back every year:

Children's TV presenter Steve Mould has been entertaining children at the festival, by teaching them science-based pranks:

Children's TV presenter Steve Mould has been teaching youngsters science based pranks at the Whitehaven Festival.

Children's TV presenter Steve Mould is at the Whitehaven Festival encouraging pupils and students to realise that science can be fun.

He is holding demonstrations with 800 local school children and teaching them pranks.

Steve Mould said:

"I think Science is fun and I want these school children to see that too.

"Parents will hate me after today as the pranks are ones they can do at home but if they enjoy that's what matters.

"There is a science lesson in it - they just don't know it."