14/09/2026
To: John, the boys and the Fowls at Whitby Lifeboat Station, Jan and Ann for the 4,000 folded tickets, Everyone at Eighteen91 and Whitby Friendship Club, Tom Cornforth and Finlay Williams for sound, Moira Jeacock, Aidan Richards, Chris Evans at Vizualeyes for the digital work, Ammonite Printers for banners, Tony and Jan at the Crafty Cove for merchandise printing, Tim and Tobias Marples and Karl Beautyman at Barn Antiques for acting as pack horses, Archie and the Sea Salt boat, Barry Sneddon and Alan Roe at Black Pearl Boat Trips for Sunday, Paul Hogg for radios and gazebo, Reivers Gallows, The Captain’s Beard, East Town Pirates, Frankie Heartless and the Heartless Rogues, Captain Clap and the Burning Sensations, The Unlawful Men, Anya, Ravens Morris, Captain Badluck, Pirates on Deck, Elvis Idol Tendancies for amazing performances, Colin Fortune and Paul Bradshaw for Go Fund Me, compèring and childrens entertainment, Clare Bensley and all the mermaids, Tim Mcardle for looking after said mermaids, Wayne Truman alias Davy Jones, Photographers: Steven Hanley and Steven Jenkins, Paul Hobson, Paul Baxter, Paul Kent, Hollie Mayfield, Phil Miles , Paul Armstrong, Carole Mclaughlin for badges and magnets, Sharon Roberts for her donation for the new Pirate King, all the stallholders and everyone who contributed to the Bring ‘n Buy especially Jackie Roe-Lawton for over-seeing everything, Kathy Bunting for standing in, Niall Chambers, family and friends who made, assembled and assisted wherever needed, Paul and Jennifer Macintosh for assistance and early morning mental health support 😆, Julie-Ann and family for assistance and being endlessly flanned, Nick Malwah and Caroline Greenway for assistance, Elaine, our original purple pirate for the mountain of piratical paper work needed to actually run the festival, John and Isis for their unending organisation skills and help in setting up, all the Pyrate Krew for their craziness, ideas and hard work behind scenes: Charlie Park, Mark Goldsmith, Anthony Eddie Brown, Richard Hoggard, Korben Ferguson, Jamie Oldfield, Shannon Trattles, Zander Black for the Red Coat hats and Star Gaze, to all who donated raffle prizes: The Crown, The Treasury, The Whitby Way, The Magpie, Hetty and Betty’s, K &S Dryden, Raven’s Apothecary, The Dracula Experience, Black Pearl Pirate Boat Trips, Venus Trading, Squid Rock, The Tree House, Little Shop of Wonderful Things, Lobster Hatchery, Crafty Cove, Gutsy Gingers, Fuzzy Dog Bakery, Rainbow Shells, The Rock Shop, Debbie Lavender, Steve Trotter, Raven Starmer and Gwen.
If we have forgotten anyone we sincerely apologise and blame it on the rum, which incidentally has all gone…
But whether performing, helping, fetching and carrying, putting up and taking down tents, running stalls, getting flanned and watered, giving and collecting donations, you know who you are and we couldn’t possibly have done this without you all! Your Pyrate Krew loves you!
And last but not least, all the pirates who came and made Whitby Pirate Festival what it was!
Hope you’re all ready to do the same again next year! 🖤🏴☠️
