In 34 pictures: Hastings Carnival Week Seaboot Race

Large crowds gathered at Courthouse Street, in Hastings Old Town, on Monday evening, to cheer people on as they attempted to gain the fastest time running in a pair of large rubber seaboots.

The popular Hastings Old Town Week event takes place at Courthouse Street and is held in memory of Peter Trickett, an Old Towner who died in 2002. It is a challenge to find the fastest runner, wearing seaboots and a top hat around a lobster pot and back in Courthouse Street. Times certificates were presented to all entrants and there were adult and children’s races.

Pictures by Roberts Photographic.

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