Clouds over Paignton

First of all, apologies to all those who came to the Green to see the Parachute Regiment's Red Devils display team in action.
Low cloud meant it would have been unsafe to jump, and the display was cancelled right at the last minute. We were gutted, and we know many of you were, too.
All we can do is to apologise, but you can't beat the weather.
Everything else went like clockwork, though.
The owls and the parrots declared peace on one another and the Torbay Lifeboat looked magnificent riding on the high tide in Paignton Harbour.

Entertainer Dan Brazier juggled fire and dispensed wisecracks from the saddle of a tall unicycle, while on two wheels two of the country's top cyclists made light work of the wind and drizzle during the cycle race.
Tour Series racers Ianto Barker and Chris Opie of the Pendragon-LeCol team wore numbers one and two on their backs, and finished in those positions, having led and then lapped the entire field during an hour of high-speed action.


Barker and Opie crossed the finish line together.
Saturday sees yet more action on the Green, with the dog show, all the usual stalls and sideshows, the Valhalla Show of Strength, Bays Brewery's Bar@The Beach and live music from Lesley Presley, The Accused, Fire For Effect and The Humanitarians.
All that, plus the Round-The-Pier Swim.
Click the programme top right for all the details.