Saturday 27 July to Saturday 3 August sees the annual Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival.

Eyemouth is a small town in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders just 8 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It gets its name from the Eye Water flowing into the North Sea, and the natural harbour, formed by the river mouth, has been used as far back as the 1200s and probably much further.

The festival, which celebrates the town’s fishing heritage, is a week long fête built around the crowning of the 69th Herring Queen. There is the usual wide range of events from a procession with pipe bands through sandcastle building and pie eating to the Service of the Sea.

There’s lots more information on the festival website at www.eyemouthherringqueen.org.uk.