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THE 13th Skipton Waterway Festival kicked off this weekend, bringing the great and good of the canal boating world to North Yorkshire.

A participant in the 13th annual Skipton Waterway Festival [GETTY]

The annual three-day event saw swarms of boaters descending on Skipton to enjoy the May sunshine.
The theme for this year's festival was cycling - in honour of the Tour De France, which is set to be held in the county later this year.

The theme for this year's event was the Tour de France... [GETTY]

... and even the Wombles got in on the action [GETTY]

Around 70 boaters and 10,000 visitors attended the festival on the Skipton canal basin.
Stalls laid on for the event included homemade crafts, charity stalls, vintage engines and heritage boats.
A race is due to be held tomorrow.

Around 70 boaters attended the event [GETTY]