BUDE Art and Music Festival returned for its second year drawing hundreds of people over the three days.

Live music, comedy, art and children's entertainment took place within the Castle grounds from Friday evening to Sunday.

Organiser Anna Worthington said there was a 'brilliant festival vibe'.

"Despite the rain there was a brilliant turnout to our salsa night and the crowd danced the night away.

"On Saturday day, despite the miserable conditions, there was another fantastic attendance and the crowds packed the circus marquees for Squashbox Theatre in the children's tent, Circo Kernow and Universal Beat Youth Project had a record-breaking drumming workshop.

"In the acoustic tent we had Exmay Grace Jopling, the Worry Dolls, Thomas Ford and the Smokey Mountain Boys who performed to another packed tent."

The crowds enjoyed fantastic food markets and craft stalls. There was a Pom Pom workshop by Coastal Yarns and the 'It's Not Rubbish' art show stunned the crowds in the Blanchminster Rooms, which displayed the creativity of the local community using marine litter found on Bude beaches.

On Saturday night up to 300 people turned out to see Lionstar and the Breaks Collective. On Sunday the sun shone and the crowds streamed down to the festival site and basked in the sunshine to listen to Taking the Piskies, Louis McCausland, Izzy and Amelie, Gary McCausland, Roseanna Ball, Jim Crawford and Chris Wood's Groove wowed the crowds with his incredible guitar one-man band performance.

There was a dance routine from Bude Beats Dance Performance, which thrilled the crowd, meanwhile, children enjoyed a juggling workshop and disco provided by Disco Kernow. In the evening, Kernow King performed his brand new show to a packed audience.

For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.