SIZZLING sausages and refreshing beers brought crowds to the coast for the fun-filled Harwich Sausage Festival.

Organised by Tendring Camra, about 200 people attended the event on Saturday, which took place across the town’s Hanover Inn, New Bell Inn and Alma Inn.

There were 12 entries from butchers across Tendring, with Becky’s Butchers, in Great Bromley, winning the vote.

The highlight of the day for many however was the hotly-contested sausage flinging competition.

Richard Oxborrow, one of the organisers, said: “This year’s festival was fantastic. The flinging itself was fantastic as well, although we didn’t beat the record this year.There were quite strong winds so it was challenging - one even hit a tree.”