RESIDENTS from Helensburgh and Lomond and further afield turned out for a day filled with fun activities at the Helensburgh Summer Festival.

The sun shone on Saturday encouraging around 3,000 people to take part in all the activities on offer and take a wander round the stalls.

The family-friendly event had something for everyone from stall with a variety of produce to bouncy castles and a climbing wall to keep the youngsters entertained.

Members of the Helensburgh and Lomond Chamber of Commerce, who organised the event, were delighted with the turnout on the day, not only from the visitors but the traders and organisations who supported the festival.

John Clark, chief executive of Helensburgh and Lomond Chamber of Commerce said: " We were undoubtedly blessed with a great day of weather which helped the public turnout considerably.

"The numbers of participating traders and organisations was up to our expectations, and provided a wide variety of interesting things for both adults and kids to enjoy. For instance the Bouncy Castle, Slide and Cadet Assault Course were kept particularly busy all day.

"I spoke to a couple of people who had come from as far as Glasgow and Linwood and I’m sure these were not just isolated instances.

"All in all, I believe the Chamber can be very pleased with the success of the event in bringing people into town and that this influx has produced a degree of additional trade for the permanent shops, pubs and cafes on the day.

"Showcase events like this have the additional benefit of highlighting Helensburgh as a nice place to visit, so some of these Festival attendees are likely to come back at other times, which can only be to the benefit of the local economy."

Councillor Ellen Morton attended the event on Saturday and thanked those involved for making it such a success.

She said: "I would like to congratulate the Chamber of Commerce and, in particular, the individuals involved directly in all the hard work, on the very successful Summer Festival on Saturday. I was there for several hours and had the impression that it was a great success. "