Despite a wet start, the Royal Naval Dockyard Family Festival brought hundreds of people to the West End yesterday.

The event, organised by the Committee of Five in collaboration with Wedco and Chewstick, was originally meant to take place on both Saturday and Sunday, but rainy weather forced the first day of festivities to be cancelled.

However, yesterday’s sunny weather was able to draw a crowd, with organisers and vendors agreeing to open early to make up for lost time. More than a dozen vendor booths were set up on the Clocktower Lawn, where visitors listened to live entertainment, played carnival games and enjoyed the atmosphere.

The Victualling Yard proved a popular spot for children thanks to laser tag, a zip line, a small petting zoo and several bouncy castles.

James and Donna Richmond, who took their two children to the event, said the entire family were having a great time.

“It’s just a lovely day out,” Mr Richmond said. “The sun is out, the kids are laughing and having a great time. I think being cooped up all yesterday might have helped.”

Their eight-year-old son Peter also gave the event his seal of approval, saying: “The bouncy castles are fun, and I like the pizza.”

Janae Ford said she was pleased to see people attending the event, despite the washout on Saturday.

“It was a bit slow in the morning, but now it seems everyone’s coming out of the woodwork,” she said.

“I see a lot of tourists out here as well, which is great.

“A lot of these events only seem to attract either tourists or locals, so it’s good to see everyone out together.”

Eugene Dean, of the Committee of Five, said that while it was disappointing to have to cancel the events on Saturday, it was really rewarding to see the community come out in force yesterday.

“Everyone seems to have had a positive experience and it was a blessing to see the weather and the turn out by the community,” he said.

“It was great. People have been asking when we’re having the next one, if we can do this every weekend.

“This was really something that we put together for our people who are really starving for opportunities to come together as a community and celebrate family.

“This was a positive example of what can be accomplished when we set out to do all that we can to support one another.”