THE traditional Blessing of the Boats service proved one of the highlights of this year's Teignmouth Harbour Festival.

More than 200 people turned out for the multi-denominational service, led by the Rev Sue Astbury, which saw a fleet of fishing boats take part as well as the Teignmouth lifeboat and Teignmouth and Shaldon ferry.

Money is still being counted from the two-day event, which was revived three years ago, and so far £831 has been raised, far exceeding last year's total.