SUNDAY, final day, produced another first for the W3 weekend: air frost. The Water Weekend has never experienced that before. The ice on cars had gone before most people were awake. A bright start to the day didn't last, and the rain came, drizzly at first then heavy.

But brave souls still queued for free boat tickets, and bought things from the stalls. And there were two musical treats in the morning. First on, High Peak Jazz Orchestra, a large ensemble of youngsters. Then Whaley Bridge Band, back in uniform after the short trousers for oompah day on Saturday, cheered up damp spectators. They were followed by Acoustic Collective and Whaley Bridge Choir.

While all the entertainment was going on, steward Simon Booth amused himself in the HQ tent, arranging bottles of Buxton water into the W3 logo. Elsewhere, a cake stall had made cakes with the logo in icing and cream .

And all the time the boats kept sailing up and down through the 'green tunnel' of the canal. Passengers kept dry inside the boats, but the crew got wet. W3 thanks all the volunteers - nearly 40 - who made sure so many people had an enjoyable sail.

The visitors' book was popular, with entries from as far away as Bedfordshire, Cheltenham, Barnsley and Rotherham, with more from the region such as Stockport, Glossop and Macclesfield.

High Peak mayor David Lomax, who lives in Whaley Bridge, wrote: "Well done - great day." Other messages said: "Fab for community … Great … Wonderful ,,.
 Lovely afternoon … So cool … Excellent - best one yet."

THANK YOU FROM W3 - NOW LET'S START ORGANISING W3 2012!